2/22/2012

Standardized Tests

In this on-line activity you are expected to get familiar with the most common standardized tests, TOEFL, IELTS, and FCE.
Follow these directions for the activity:

1. Open a Word file and save it with your name.

  • Click on the following link to take a mock TOEFL. This mock test takes 30 minutes. Do all the sections and then check and save your score.
http://www.testden.com/challenge/free-toefl.asp

  • Click on the following link to take only one section of the IELTS. Choose only one of these sections (Listening, reading and writing). Please, do not choose speaking/interview section. Each section takes 30 min. approximately. Check and save your score!
http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/index.php?gclid=CMap1vPDsq4CFY9X7AodrRqFQw

  • Click on the following link to take a mocked version of the FCE test. For each paper, do only one part. Check your answers as you answer the questions of the part (1 for reading and 1 for use of English). Check and save your scores, too!
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/index.htm

2. Now, answer the following questions:
  • Why are these tests considered "standardized"?
  • With your copies of the CEFR overall descriptors, determine how these three tests (TOEFL, IELTS, FCE) match the descriptors. Think of the testee's proficiency level, language skills, language strategies, and contents/topics covered.
  • Make a chart with your scores in each test. Then analyze if the three scores determine your language proficiency level in line with the CEFR. Explain your analysis.
3. Print the answers of the previous questions. Bring them to your teacher for the next week's class Wed Feb 29.
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10/27/2011

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10/24/2011

Assessing Speaking

Explain how you see the Spanish-English interlanguage issues in the students’ oral production, and determine how it takes part in your activities to assess speaking. Watch the following video to see how interlanguage (understanding messages from language to language) can work.

10/16/2011

Assessing Listening

Explain the steps you follow when doing a listening exercise in your classes. Is this process effective? Support your view.

10/09/2011

Assessing writing...

What considerations should we as teachers take into account when designing writing assessment tasks? List and explain them.

10/04/2011

Assessing Reading

The chapter Assessing Reading by D. Brown talks about different tasks for assessing reading and some considerations for them. However, what do you think we as teachers must also take into consideration when designing or applying any of those tasks? Explain your reasons.

9/28/2011

Integrating the four skills

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