How to test grammar email

• 1. How to Test Grammar
  Discrete-Item Test1.
  2.Oral Performance Test
  Reflection
  MK.: UkurandanEvaluasi
  Pengajar: Sisilia S. Halimi, SS, MA, PhD
  DipresentasikanOleh:
  JuniatoSidauruk
  NPM 0906655282
  PascasarjanaIlmuLinguistik, FakultasIlmuPengetahuanBudaya, Universitas Indonesia, 19 Sept 2010
  

2. How to Test Grammar
1.Discrete-Item Test
The Individual components of the learners knowledge,
e.g. gap-fills, multiple choice
.: competence performance
Pre-Course Test
.: Language Testing (in general):

• Placement Test .: right class (pre)

3. Progress Test(in) 4. Achievement Test (post)In-Course Test
End-Course Test
5. E & A Factors
Efficiency & Appropriacy Factors
What to consider?
Appropriacy
Practicality
Efficacy
Reliability
Face validity
Easy
Validity
Economy
Backwash-effect
Spin-off
.: competence performance
6. Testing grammar using discrete-item test
Test 1 : fairly limited ?
Test only word order constraints on the three adverbs.Problem: bluffing. Solution : Ask to translate.
Test 2: Gap-fills (Easy to design; Extremely easy to mark; .: wide popularity)
cf. Cloze test : effective @ testing overall linguistic competence.+for placement test coz testing a wide variety of language items = competence
.: Test 1 and Test 2 form-focused meaning-focused
Test 3. Learners matchtheir understanding of the meaning against some data. = grammar interpretation task. Problem : time lag between understanding and production.
Solution:change the instruction Look at the information in the chart and make ten sentences with yet, already and still. Includeat least two examples of each.
Test 4 & 5 : tend to performance. Needs imagination (spontaneity and creativity) (Test 4). A more natural context (Test 5)
7. 2.Oral Performance Test
Testing grammar in an oral performance test
Step 1: students in pairs Student A and Student B (with picture); some writing activity. A and B leave and enter the test-room.
Step 2: Students perform and describe the picture. Examiner listens to students perform and scores each of them match the criteria on the left.
What is being tested?
Ability to use linguistic system (grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation)

• + backwash effects. Also Valid (if purpose to develop communicative competence.

Problem :

• validity of scoring system and weighing for categories.

8. Reliability of scoring system(subjective) 9. Face validity (A s score depends on Bs). 10. Spin-off. Except recorded. 11. Practicality (difficult to set up, administer, and score).