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Language Assessment Principles Activity

This document contains a chart for rating 12 assessment scenarios according to principles of practicality, reliability, validity, and authenticity. The scenarios include standardized tests, impromptu writing tests, oral interviews, quizzes, vocabulary exercises, reading comprehension items, oral presentations, note-taking on lectures, take-home essays, multi-draft essays, portfolios, and dialogue journals. The rater is asked to evaluate each scenario based on how well it fulfills the principles, using a 5-4-3-2-1 scale. The goal is to intuitively supply these evaluations for the scenarios, which lack full context.

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Language Assessment Principles Activity

This document contains a chart for rating 12 assessment scenarios according to principles of practicality, reliability, validity, and authenticity. The scenarios include standardized tests, impromptu writing tests, oral interviews, quizzes, vocabulary exercises, reading comprehension items, oral presentations, note-taking on lectures, take-home essays, multi-draft essays, portfolios, and dialogue journals. The rater is asked to evaluate each scenario based on how well it fulfills the principles, using a 5-4-3-2-1 scale. The goal is to intuitively supply these evaluations for the scenarios, which lack full context.

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Name : _________________________________ Schedule: _____________________________Date: _____________________

Decide how you would evaluate each of the 12 assessment scenarios described in the chart. Fill in the chart with 5-4-3-2-1 scores ,
with 5 indicating that the principle is highly fulfilled and 1 indicating very low or no fulfillment. Use your best intuition to supply these
evaluations, even though the scenarios do not have a complete context.

Rater Test Content Face


Practicality Reliability Reliability Validity Validity Authenticity
Scenario 1
Standardized multiple-choice proficiency test, no
oral or written production. S receives a report form
listing a total score and part scores for listening,
grammar, proofreading, and reading
comprehension.
Scenario 2
Timed impromptu test of written English, S
receives a report from listing one holistic score
ranging between 0 and 6
Scenario 3
One-on-one oral interview to assess overall oral
production ability. S receives one holistic score
ranging between 0 and 5.
Scenario 4
Multiple-choice listening quiz provided by a
textbook with taped prompts, covering the content
of a three-week module of a course. S receives a
total score from T with no indication of which items
were correct/incorrect.
Scenario 5
S is given a sheet with 10 vocabulary items and
directed to write 10 sentences using each word. T
marks each item as acceptable/unacceptable, and
S receives the test sheet back with items marked
and a total score ranging from 0 to 10.
Scenario 6
S reads passage of three paragraphs and
responds to six multiple-choice general
comprehension items. S receives a score report
showing which items were correct and incorrect.
Scenario 7
S gives a 5-minute prepared oral presentation in
class. T evaluates by filling in a rating sheet
indicating S's success in delivery, rapport,
pronunciation, grammar , and content.
Scenario 8
S listens to a 15-minute video lecture and takes
notes. T makes individual comments on each S's
notes.
Scenario 9
S writes a take-home (overnight) one-page essay
on an assigned topic. T reads paper and
comments on organization and content only, and
returns essay to S for a subsequent draft.
Scenario 10
S creates multiple drafts of a three-page essay,
peer-and T-reviewed, and turns in a final version. T
comments on grammatical/rhetorical errors only,
ad returns it to S.
Scenario 11
S assembles a portfolio of materials over a
semester-long course. T conferences with S on the
portfolio at the end of the semester.
Scenario 12
S writes a dialogue journal over the course of a
semester. T comments on entries very 2 weeks.

Source: Brown, D. (2004). Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices. Pearson Education Inc. USA.

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