Reading Assessment

Reading Achievement Test Design

• Developing Specifications
• Writing Stage
• Piloting Stage
• Construct Validity
• Reliability
• Authenticity
• Reflection

1. The Thinking Stage

1. Developing Specifications

• Test purpose
• Target group
• Skills tested
• Text selection criteria
• Test methods
• Weighting
• Timing

2. The Writing Stage

2.1 Text Selection and Modification

• Process of text selection
• Modifications to the text (many?, categorise modifications, give eg.)

2.2 Developing Questions

• Process of question development
• Example of a question that group modified

2.3 Developing the Answer Key

• Decisions made for acceptable answers for short answer questions.

3.  The Piloting Stage

3. Feedback from Experienced Teachers

• Aspects you asked for feedback about
• Summarise feedback from 2 experienced teachers, give examples
• Changes made, why? egs

Construct Validity

Construct Validity

• Strengths of your test
• Threats to construct validity

Reliability

Reliability

Reliability

• Strength of your test
• Threats to reliability

Authenticity

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• Strengths of your test
• Aspects that diminish authenticity

Reflection