Constructing Test Item Magister Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris UMN AW 5 Oktober 2024
Let’s start with the following questions Why test? The purpose of the test. What to test? The topic, the material, the scope Eg. Speaking, writing, reading etc How to test? Objective or subjective Approaches in language test How to score and interpret the test result?
Subjective Test Short answer Essay/ paragraph Oral presentation
Let’s discuss Is subjective test relevant today? What do you think students will do to answer an essay test? Do you have any idea about scoring bias? What is your opinion about Tiktok ?
How to make a good subjective test? Clear and specific instruction Well-defines rubrics Feedback
Let’s discuss this example of subjective test item Explain simple present tense and give examples! What is meant by narrative text? include in your answer the language features and the structure of it! Prepare for a presentation of 15 minutes with 5 slides explaining Passive voice! Write a 70-100 word paragraph to explain your opinion about a TOEFL Test
So when are you going to use subjective test?
Let’s talk about the promting questions! Do you construct a question by your own for midtest or final test?
Objective Item Test Appropriateness Validity: content to test and measure Ask other teachers Ask students Ask experts Reliability: Results consistency Test-Retest ( Laut , 2011; Tuckman, 1970)
Features of objective test Standardized scoring Easier to grade Less subjective than subjective tests Often used to assess knowledge and understanding of factual information
Type of Objective Tests Multiple choice questions True/False Matching Completion Fill-in-the-Blank
Terminologies in MCQs Item Item stem The best answer The Distracters
Example Item Stem: Which of the following is the capital city of Indonesia? Best Answer: Jakarta Distractors: A. Surabaya B. Bandung C. Medan D. Bali E. Jakarta
Item Stem: The students ________ the assignment when the teacher arrived. Best Answer: were doing Distractors: A. are doing B. did C. do D. will do E. Were doing
Item Stem: If I ________ enough money, I would travel to Europe. Best Answer: had Distractors: A. Had B. will have C. had had D. would have E. Have
What about reading test?
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Presentation Guidelines 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q A 6-10 slides Format of slides Introduction: Definition of terms Analysis: example; type of assessment Comments on the topic Conclusion