1. Dr. Antar Abdellah 1434

2. Types of testsThe nature of achievement testsBasic testing terminologyThe characteristics of a good achievement testDeveloping test items (in all language skills & subskills)..Measuring Validity and ReliabilityMeasuring item facility and discrimination

3. To identify the basic pitfalls in research tests To practice developing good valid and reliable tests. To avoid the common mistakes in tests To practice administering tests To practice test analysis Simply because you are going to need one in your MA.

5.  Evaluation, assessment, measurement, and testing  Assessment instruments and assessment techniques  Types of language tests  Adopting and adapting tests

6.  Developing test items for Vocabulary  grammar  pronunciation  Reading  Writing  Listening  Speaking

7.  Pitfalls in achievement tests  Poor and good test items  Sample tests for primary, intermediate and secondary stages  Test administration  Test evaluation

8.  Entering raw data, scores  Measuring average, SD, sum, descriptive data  Measuring test reliability, and validity  Measuring correlation and effectiveness  Reporting results….

10. Evaluation: is the systematic collection and analysis of data needed to make decisions. It involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness. {remedy is suggested} Assessment: it is the process of gathering information to make decisions. It is the process of observing learning: describing, collecting, recording, scoring, and interpreting information about a student’s or one’s own learning. {no remedy is suggested} Measurement: a process that uses many tools to collect numerical data about the process of learning. It includes: tests, observation sheets, interviews, questionnaires. Tests: is one tool of measurement that can be oral, written or task-based.

11. Evaluation Assessment Measuring testing

14. AchievementCriterionCRTNormNRTPlacementProficiencyDiagnostic test