Test-Specification考试规范

TestSpecification•4.1WhatIstheTestSpecification?•4.2WhytheTestSpecificationIsNecessary?•4.3WhattheTestSpecificationIncludes?4.1WhatIstheTestSpecification?•Thetestspecificationisasingleoraseriesofformaldocuments.•Itmakesdetailedregulationsforwhattoexamandhowtoexam.TheDifferencesbetweenTestSpecificationandTestSyllabus.DifferencesTestSpecificationTestSyllabusObjectTest-designer,Test-assessorExamineeTeacherContentStateallthecontentsofexaminationindetails(linguisticcategory,linguisticskill,standardforevaluation)Introducesomeaspectsrelatedtotheexaminationgenerally•Exampleofthetestspecification•考试规范.PDF4.2WhytheTestSpecificationIsNecessary?•Somepeoplemaythinkthetestspecificationisunnecessaryinthesmall-scaletest.Infact,theteachersstillmakeoutthetestspecificationinthemid-termexamination,fina-termexamination.Becausethetestspecificationcanbeusedintheprocessofproposingeachtest,whichensuresthestabilityofthetest.4.2.1TestSpecificationandTestValidity•Theirrelationship:Theformulationofthetestspecificationisanecessaryensureofthetestvalidity.Accordingtothetestvalidity,wejudgewhetherthetestisgoodornot.•Accordingtotheregulation,thetestspecificationincludesthetestingtheoreticalconstructandrelatedspecificskills.Andithastheclearandconciseexpressionofthetestingcontent.Soithelpstheteachersmakeexamquestionsinlinewiththetestvalidityandmakethetestingcontentrepresentativeandtargeted.4.2.2TestSpecificationandOverallDesign•Theproblemsindesigningatest:Inordertoreducethetaskofmarkingexaminationpapers,weuselotsofobjectivequestiontypes.•Theimbalanceoftestingitems:Maybetheexamintendstotesttheskillsoflistening,speaking,readingandwriting,butinfact,theexamlacksthetestingitemofspeaking.•Thetestspecificationcoverseveryaspectoftheeaxm.Soithelpsustoconsiderthetestvalidity,thereliabilityanditems.Anditensuresthecomprehensivenessandbalancementoftheoveralldesign.4.2.3TestSpecificationandTestingAssessment•Aformalregulartestassessemntisbasedontheassessmentofoneorseveralpiecesofpapers.•Whenassessingthecontentvalidityandtheconstructvalidity,thequalitativeanalysisisusuallyused,whichisconductedbythetestspecification.•Examples:Theassessmentofconstructvalidityfirstlyfocusonthetheelaborationoftheabilitystructure:Whetherthedefinitionoftheabilityisbasedonthetheory?Isthedefinitionisclear?Dothetestingskillsbelongtotheabilitycategory?Whetherthetestmeetsthewhatthetestspecificationrequirestheconstructvalidity?whetherthetestingcontentisrepresentiveandappropriate?4.2.4TestSpecificationandTestStability•Thoughtheframesystemofthefina-termexamremainsthesame,thepaperisdefferentineachterm.•Thedocumentoftestspecificationisnecessarytoguidethedesignthetestpaper.•TestSpecificationcoordinatesthrelationshipandavoidtheessentialthesimilaritybetweenpapers.4.3WhattheTestSpecificationIncludes?1.TestPurpose:Thepurposeofeaxm.Whytoexam?2.TestDomain(TheoreticalConstructandOperation):Thestructureofthetestinglingusticability.Whatkindofskillsarereflectedonthepaper?3.TestTaker:Thegradeofthetesttaker,theirconditionoftheacquitionofthestudy.4.TheClearDescriptionoftheTestContent:Therangeofthereadingmaterials,thetestlevel(memorization,understanding,application,analyzing)5.TestMethod:Directtest,inderecttest?Discrete-pointtest,integrativetest?Comprehensivetest,simpletest?6.TestTasksandItemTypes:Thequestiontypes,theirfeatures,therequirementsofstudents.7.TestOrganizationandWeighting:Thefullmarksofthepaper,theitemsofthepaper,themarksofeachitem.8.TimeDuration.9.ScoringCriteria.10.TestAdministration.11.TestDevelopmentChart.