7. PAIRED TASKS
Advantages:
- High authenticity
- Interactional skills
Limitations:
-Role of personality, age, gender, language ability, etc
8. What should do about the
possible limitation of task?
Include a range of task types and a range of different
channels:
Question and answer
Monologue
Paired interaction
Use of analytical and global criteria and scales.
9. TASK DIFFICULTY
TASK A:
Students are given pictures about different objects and
are asked to answer a question about the best gift to
buy for a friend. They would decide which is the best
gift.
TASK B:
Students are asked about the advantages or
disadvantages of communicating in different ways, they
are given ideas and they have to decide which two ways
are the best way to comunicating.
12. OTHER FACTORS WHICH
AFFECT TASK FAIRNESS
Are the instructions clear?
Is the purpose of the task clear to the test takers?
Is there a range of tasks?
Are the items/tasks in a justifiable order?
Is the timing for each part of the test appropriate?
13. TYPES OF SCALES
HOLISTIC
. General impression
. One overall mark
ANALYTICAL
. Broken down into separate features
. Several marks – one for each assessment criterion
15. ANALYTICAL SCALES
STRENGTHS:
. Diagnostic information
. Useful in rater training
. Useful for L2 learners who have an uneven profile
LIMITATIONS:
. Time consuming