Mission of Language Testing
1. Introduction:
1.1 Background of learning context: (phải đọc sách và đây chính là phần có
references) Sườn xào me + Phương
Bài mẫu copy của final test của Mr Bằng:
English is a compulsory subject in Vietnamese education system, teaching English for
high school students help them use English as a basic communication tool in the form
of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Having general knowledge about the people
and cultures of some English-speaking countries, from which there are good feelings
and attitudes towards them. Reading comprehension usually accounts for fourty percent
of the total score on the tests, semester exams, high school graduation exams and
university entrance exams. To create the quality in language learning and teaching,
materials play an important role to create an effective educational environment (Núñez
& Téllez, 2008). Testing is a way of collecting evidence about learners' progress and
response to the teaching learning process. Chi Lang is one of the biggest high school in
Da Lat city. Each year, this school has over one thousand students who are good at
various subjects, such as mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology, but their four
English skills are not good enough. To create the quality in language learning and
teaching, materials play an important role to create an effective educational
environment. Some teachers argue that textbooks do not meet the expectations of both
teachers and learners (Núñez & Téllez, 2008). This article describes the process of
designing a reading comprehension test based on a textbook program for grade 12
students at Chi Lang High School. The purpose of this test is to identify students'
strengths and weaknesses in reading comprehension. In addition, to assess their ability
to grasp the gist, understand details, find specific information, guess the meaning of
lexical items in context and to draw inferences from a text. This test is carried out at the
end of the first semester in order for the teacher to have a clearer understanding of
students' reading abilities and take suitable curative steps to treat their weaknesses for
the second semester. Reading is one the most important language skills as it is used
quite often not only for everyday life, but also for academic purposes. Lopera (2012)
defines reading as "an interactive process in which the writer and the reader dialog
through a text" (p. 81). The reader has to interpret the 4 message posited by the writer
and they both have to create coherent meaning. Lopera (2014, p. 90) supports that the
reader needs to possess certain elements in order to understand the text: linguistic
knowledge, background knowledge, and cognitive processes. There are thirty-five
students of a grade 12 who need to develop and extend their English and get good results
on school tests. They have 3 English classes a week, each lasting 45 minutes. This
course is the entire program of the first semester starting from early September to early
December. It covers 7 units in 14 weeks. English textbook 12 is compiled under the
High School English Program of the Ministry of Education and Training on the theme
of 16 units of lessons and 6 reviews. Each unit revolves around a certain topic such as
family, friends, job, environment. The content of each Unit focuses on Grammar and
Vocabulary with Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Language Focus sections.
1.2 Current English course outline used: (Book content U1-U8) Chin Chin
1.3 Table of specifications Test Type: Final Semester Examination Chin Sườn
Bảng phân chia mức độ thực hiện các kỹ năng và ví dụ minh họa:
Mức/KN
Nghe
Mức 1
Mức 3
- Nghe nhận - Nghe hiểu được
biết được từ, từ, cụm từ, câu, hội
cụm từ, câu thoại đơn giản.
đơn giản.
- VD: Listen and
tick.
Nghe
từ
window và tick
vào đúng chữ
vừa nghe trong
các phương án
đưa ra: door,
window, table.
Đọc
Mức 2
Đọc và nhận
biết, nhắc lại
được nội dung,
thông tin của
bài đọc.
Mức 4
- Nghe hiểu câu hỏi,
đoạn hội thoại, văn
bản ngắn và xử lý
thông tin yêu cầu có
vận dụng kiến thức kỹ
- VD: Listen and năng của bản thân ở
một tình huống tương
choose.
tự với tình huống đã
Nghe câu hỏi và trả học.
lời ngắn: Who is
this? It’s my sister
và chọn 1 trong 4
- VD: Listen and
bức tranh tương
choose.
ứng: con mèo,
chàng trai, cô gái, Nghe câu hỏi What do
bông hoa.
you have for your
dinner? Và chọn 1
trong 3 câu trả lời: rice
and fish; We go to a
restaurant;
I
like
swimming.
- Nghe hiểu đoạn hội thoại, mô
tả…và xử lý các thông tin ở mức
độ khó và linh hoạt hơn như trả
lời câu hỏi, tìm tranh có nhiều chi
tiết giống nhau…
Đọc hiểu và trình
bày, giải thích được
thông tin trong bài
đọc.
Đọc hiểu và vận dụng thông tin
bài đọc và kiến thức có sẵn để
giải quyết vấn đề hoặc đưa ra
những phản hồi hợp lý ở mức độ
khó hơn.
Đọc hiểu và xử dụng
thông tin bài đọc và
kiến thức có sẵn để giải
quyết vấn đề.
- Listen and tick.
Nghe đoạn hội thoại: I can’t see
Mary. So many people here. –
Ah. Could you see a girl in black
jeans and pink …oh no, red
blouse? – Has she got long hair?
– Yes, she’s pretty. You see. HS
chọn giữa 4 bức tranh trong đó
các nhân vật nữa mặc đồ rất
giống nhau, có người mặc áo
cánh hồng, áo đỏ..để gây nhiễu,
buộc HS xử lý thông tin nhiều.
- VD: Read and - VD: Read and - VD: Read and fill in - VD: Read and choose: Micheal
choose.
choose:
the blank.
comes to the birthday party but
nobody talks to him. There are
HS đọc đoạn Iam round. I help HS phải đọc hiểu và
many cup cakes that he likes but
văn bản ngắn you to keep away điền các từ còn thiếu
John doesn’t want them. He
trong đó có câu from the rain and vào chỗ trống (có thể
stays for a while then he walks
he doesn’t like the sun
hỗ trợ bằng việc cho
home because he is not happy.
ice cream và
trước một số từ hoặc
HS chọn 1 trong 4
chọn câu trả lời
gợi ý bằng tranh)
Why does John leave the party?
bức tranh tương
cho câu hỏi:
ứng với câu vừa
A. Because he eats many cup
Does he like ice đọc: Cái ô, đồng hồ,
cakes
cream?
quả táo, mặt trời
B. Because he stays for a while
A. Yes, he does.
then he walks home.
B.
No,
doesn’t.
Viết
he
C. Because he feels sad when he
talks to nobody
Viết lại được
các từ đơn lẻ,
câu đơn giản đã
học có gợi ý.
Viết trình bày lại Sử dụng kiến thức đã Sử dụng kiến thức đã học để viết
kiến thức đã học học để viết câu hoặc về các chủ đề quen thuộc.
theo cách hiểu của đoạn văn bản (có gợi ý)
cá nhân (có gợi ý).
- VD: Complete the
- VD: Fill in the - VD: Fill in the sentence using given
blank
blank:
words.
- VD: Write a letter of about 3035 words to your friend telling
h_t
Today is Jame’s Mark/like/go
him/her about your house. You
……… birthday.
fishing/weekend/
may use:
father
+ Is your house big/small?
+ What colour is it?
+ How many rooms are there?
What are they?...
Nói
Nói tên được
vật ở mức độ
từ đơn lẻ hoặc
câu rất đơn
giản.
Trả lời các câu hỏi
đơn lẻ rất đơn giản
có một phương án
trả lời;
- VD:
Trả lời các câu hỏi về
tình huống thật nhưng
trương tự với tình
huống đã học; mô tả
tranh có gợi ý…
Trình bày một bài nói ngắn về
tình huống thực có liên quan đến
chủ để đã học nhưng không có
gợi ý; trả lời các câu hỏi đòi hỏi
tư duy, tranh luận, phản biện…
- VD: Describe the - VD: Tell me about your class?
picture, you may use:
- VD: Giáo viên
giơ thẻ màu
sắc/con vật…
và học sinh nói
tên
các
màu/con vật.
Kỹ năng
+ How are you + Who are the people? What subject do you like best?
today.
Why?
+ What are they doing?
+ What’s your
mother name?
Nhiệm vụ đánh giá/kiến thức cần đánh giá
Nghe
Mức/Điểm
M1
Listen and match
Orange juice, family, play the piano, sunny.
Listen and tick A, B or C
What do you eat for breakfast? What time do you go
to bed?; How many rooms are there in your house?
How is the weather today?
Listen and tick the box
What do you want to be? What is this? What’s your
father doing? Do you have any pets?
Tổng số câu, số điểm, tỷ
lệ %
M2
M3
3
1
3,5 điểm
0,75đ
0,25đ
35%
1
1
1
0,25đ
0,25đ
0,25
2
2
0,5đ
0,5đ
Listen and tick Right or Wrong
M4
14 câu
3
What’s your favourite season? Why do you like…
0,75đ
Summer, go for a pic, go to the beach
Đọc
Look and read. Write the correct words next to their
descriptions.
3
10 câu
0,75đ
2,5 điểm
School bag, clock, hen
Read the text and tick True or False
Robot, mice, animal,
25%
2
1
0,5đ
0,25đ
2
2
Like to,
Read the passage and write the correct word
English, write, cooks, lunch
Viết
0,5đ
Read and write ONE word in each gap for each picture
3
6 câu
0,75đ
1,5 điểm
2
1
15%
0,5đ
0,25đ
Noodle, chicken, eat
Order the word
He is…. I play… ….times a week ; My hobby is…
Nói
0,5đ
Getting to know each other
2
What’s your name? How do you spell
your name?How are you today?
10 câu
1
0,5đ 0,25đ
2,5 điểm
25%
Talking about familiar object
3
1
0,75đ
0,25đ
1
1
1
0,25đ
0,25đ
0,25đ
What’s this? What colour/shape is it?
Tell about school things
Describing picture
What are the people in the picture doing?
Are there any animals?
What does your family often do in the evening?
Tổng
2 –
5%
16–
40%
16
40%
–
6 –
15%
Ma trận đề kiểm tra trên cho thấy, bài kiểm tra kỹ năng Nghe, Đọc, Viết chỉ chiếm tổng điểm 7,5 (tương
đương 75% của bài kiểm tra), khác với trước đây giáo viên thiết kế thang điểm 10 cho bài kiểm tra Nghe,
Đọc, Viết. Như vậy giáo viên sẽ phải tổ chức kiểm tra nói để hoàn thành bài kiểm tra với thang điểm 10.
2. Test paper and marking scheme:
2.1 Test paper:
Đề mẫu xây dựng theo ma trận.
SAMPLE TEST – GRADE 3 - 2nd TERM
LISTENING
PART 1: Questions 1-4: Listen and match. There is one example.
Example:
You hear: 'I want a banana'.
A
B
D
E
C
0
1
2
3
PART 2: Questions 5-7: Listen and tick A, B or C. There is one example.
Example: You hear: ‘Good morning, John. How are you?’
In your test paper you see:
0. ______________?
A. I’m fine, thank you.
B. I’m in the living room.
C. My name is John.
The answer is (A) (I’m fine, thank you). So you tick (√) A
5. ______________?
A. It’s not good.
B. No, do not eat.
C. Bread and bananas.
6. ______________?
A. It's too early to get up.
4
B. Nine o'clock.
C. Every night.
7. ______________?
A. We have 4 rooms.
B. I like planting, too.
C. My rooms are big, too.
PART 3: Questions 8-11: Listen and tick the box. There is one example.
Example: You hear
- What does he do at five thirty in the afternoon?
- He feeds the cat.
In your test paper you see:
A
B
The answer is: C, so you tick (√) C
8. What do you want to be Karen?
C
A
B
C
9. What is it?
A
B
C
10. What’s your father doing now?
A
B
C
11. Do you have any pets?
A
B
C
PART 4 Questions 12-14: Listen and tick Right or Wrong
You hear a dialogue. Tick the box Right or Wrong according to what you heard.
RIGHT
WRONG
Example: He is talking to Kathy.
12. Her favorite season is summer.
13. She can go picnic in summer.
14. She likes summer because it’s warm.
READING
PART 1 Questions 1-3
Look and read. Write the correct words next to their descriptions. There is one example
armchair
0.
school bag
clock
hen
the moon
You can see me in the sky at night. I am yellow and bright.
_the moon_
You carry me on your back. You often put books, notebooks and
a pencil box in me. I have different colours.
___________
1.
2.
I am round. I am often on the wall. I tell you time.
___________
3.
I give people eggs. You can eat my meat at KFC.
___________
PART 2 Questions 4-6
Read the text carefully. Tick () True or False. There is an example (0).
Doraemon is a cat robot. He looks very funny because he is fat and he has
no ears. He likes to eat fried cakes but he doesn’t like mice. He has a magic
pocket in front of his belly. He puts many magic things in his pocket.
TRUE
FALSE
0. Doraemon is an animal.
4. Doraemon likes to catch mice.
5. He is fat and he has no ears.
6. He has a magic pocket to put many things in.
PART 4 Questions 7-10
Read the passage and write the correct word next to numbers 10-12. You only need 3
words from the box. There is one example (0).
School (0) teachers have a very special, important job. They get children ready for adult
life. School teachers help very young children to read and (7) ________, and to do art and
simple mathematics. They also teach older children subjects like (8) ________, history,
science, and Vietnamese. Many other people help in schools. In some schools,
(9) ________ make snacks and (10) __________ for children and their teachers.
colors
English
teachers
cooks
write
lunch
WRITING
PART 1
Questions 1- 3: Look at the pictures and the example (0).
Example: I have a new pair of
shoes. They are red and comfortable.
Now read the story. Then write ONE word into each gap for each picture.
My
food is (1)
(0) family likes going to the restaurant. My favorite
__________. My son likes
(2)__________.
We (3)
PART 2
----------a lot of ice-cream, too. The food here is delicious!
Questions 4 – 6. Order the words.
Example:
_____________________________________
4.
_____________________________________
5.
I
three
play
a
football
times
_____________________________________________
6.
week.
_____________________________________
2.2 Marking scheme: (đáp án)
3. Justification on the use and selection of all the materials and situations used
in the test sườn + Phương
I selected the first passage from Refinery29 which is a popular online magazine for
teens. This is a place where they can search for news on fashion, styles, trends,
entertainment, hot events from a multi-dimensional perspective. The language used
by the writer is very easy to understand, and informal. The rest passages are selected
from the website named English Online: Articles in Easy Understandable English
for Learners which is specially designed for English learners. The articles are
carefully selected and rewritten again, so they are much easier to understand. And
in particular three passages have content and format appropriate for grade 12
students' reading competence. In terms of content, all three readings are relevant for
students' background knowledge. The content of three passages refers to fashion,
important events and human emotions giving students knowledge of history,
geography, culture and science and making students excited to read the information
in the texts. Formally, these three documents are in length appropriate for the final
exam of high school students. They are long enough for students to answer 20
questions in 30 minutes.
I asked students to take this test to revise for the final exam of the first semester and
to detect students' strengths and weaknesses in reading. I found that students
complete well. At first, they tried to complete the test and did not skip any questions,
which showed that the length of the test is completely suitable for students to read.
They also commented that the test content was quite interesting; the content attracted
them to read all the information instead of getting bored with the text with too many
words like before.
In conclusion, I selected these three texts because of their appropriate length and
content. Besides, the language of the text is quite suitable for the ability of grade 12
students to understand. This test can assess students' reading comprehension ability,
especially that students can apply vocabulary keys and grammar rules they were
taught to take the comprehension test.