The analysis of Placement Test

1. The analysis of Placement Test E3B 陳佩琪 495410896 彭郁葳 495410804 張雅雯 495410927 張雅淳 495410472 林美瑜 495410749

2. Contents of theEnglish Placement Test

3. TheUniversity ofWisconsin of theEnglish Placement Test • The UW EPT includes three parts. English Usage, Sentence Correction, and Reading Comprehension. • The time limit of EPT is 90 minutes, about 30 seconds per test item. • It is sufficient for most students to complete the test.

4. Background of the Test • In the early 1970's, the College Writing Association which consist largely of composition teachers. • They began to discussthe increasing need for remedial work in composition on UW System campuses. DISCUSSing...

5. AgreementI: The necessity of finding quick, reliable ways to identify students needing such work for survival in college. To establish fair, uniform standards for measuring student abilities within a statewide university system. • Agreement II: Teachers of college English had very little data on the writing skills of their new students in Freshman English classes.

6. Therefore… • The Association decided that one of its immediate tasks was the construction of a placement test. • Its content and standards would suit the particular needs of the UWSystem and completely determined by practicing classroom teachers of composition.

7. Major purpose: The identification of those students who need immediate remedial help and at the other end of the scale, those students who couldjustifiablybe placed into advanced courses.

8. Test Information • Most students are required to take the placement test before enrolling in classes. • Information for students who may qualify for test exemptions is listed below. • The test schedule is available by selecting Test Schedule • Students should read the test description and sample tests

9. Test Center Rules • All cell phones must be turned off and stored away • No personal calculators, notebooks • Food or drinks • Head sets and hoods • No giving or receiving help from other • Proctors will be in the room

10. What are the characteristics of a good placement test?

11. 1. measure knowledge of the techniques 2. concepts needed in entry-level courses 3. screen potential failures, not to predict success

12. Why Use an Placement Test?

13. ensures higher success rates for students 2. Students are more satisfied with the education 3. instructors can focus on teaching the content of the course

14. English Placement Test • Students’ Level: Intermediate • Goal: This placement test is designed to give students and teachers of English a quick way of assessing the approximate level of a student's knowledge of English grammar and usage.

15. Good Test Principles: The advantages of good test questions: 1. The stems are brief and easy to understand. 2. The questions are clear.

16. For example: 1) Did you____anywhere interesting last weekend? (to test tense) a) gob) goingc) wasd) went 2) I work as a teacher and my wife _____too. (to test basic grammar concept) a) dob) isc) workd) does

17. Good Test Principles: 3.The questions have the function of misleads. It can distinguish the abilities between students.

18. For example: 3) The TV's too loud. Please, _______. (The items are similar to each other.) a) it turn downb) turn it upc) turn it downd) turn down it

19. Good Test Principles: 4. The items are arranged logically and orderly. It can save students’ time to read questions.

20. For example: 4) We haven't got ___Polish friends. a) no b)none c) any d) some

21. Bad Test Principles: • The stem is too long to read for the level of students. • It’s not good because students would easy to make a guess to the answer. • It’s not easy to assess students’ ability on this test.

22. For example: 1)Mr. Bole's recommendation was believed to be sufficient and that it would guarantee my getting a job. A) and that it would guarantee my getting a job. B), and that it would guarantee my getting a job. C), and that it would guarantee me to get a job. D) that it would guarantee me getting a job. E) to guarantee my getting a job.

23. Bad Test Principles: 4. Avoiding that the correct item is too long .

24. For example: 2) People have different ways of learning. Some are better at making mental pictures of new ideas. Others are more comfortable with writing lists of things to memorize. Certain people can learn best when listening to music, while others need silence to concentrate. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? A. Mental pictures help many to learn. B. Some people prefer lists to making mental pictures. C. To learn well you need to be comfortable. D. Different individuals have different ways of acquiring information.

25. Bad Test Principles: 5. Avoiding that the items are similar or synonymous to each other.

26. For example: 3) If she doesn't ____my sight at once, I'll scream! a) go out tob) go offc) get away fromd) get out of

27. Conclusion • We know how to make a correct test with high validity and reliability. And now, we list of five important factors to produce a good placement test.

28. 1. Give a correct descriptions of the test to students. 2. The items are related to the contextual contents. 3. Items are distributed moderate easy or difficult. 4. The test is practical. (e.g.: time-efficient, easy to score.) 5. A good test should contain moderate misleads.

29. Reference: 1. Testing and Evaluation Services http://testing.wisc.edu/english%20test.html 2. World-English http://www.world-english.org/test.htm 3. English Placement Test http://englishenglish.com/englishtest.htm 4.Test Information http://www.camdencc.edu/Testing/placementtest.htm

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