Name: Jorge Luis Yanza valdez Subject: Assessment and evaluation Nrc: 18235

1. STANDARDIZED
TESTS
Jorge Luis
Yanza Valdez

2. Advantages Disadvantages
Objectivity
Compact outlook
Opportunity to improve
Identify differences
Uses Relevant data
Inner factors (emotions
and feelings)
Influence of the
washback effect
Discrimination
Biased questions

3. Purpose of objective of
standardized tests
Compare
academic skills
and abilities
01 02 03
Determine the
level of mastery
achieved by
students.
Stablish a rank
order

4. It must be subject to a specific
knowledge domain.
Format and the scoring are the
main benchmarks.
The conditions for conducting the
test must be consistent.
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Test specifications
General description
(What to test)
Prompt attribute
(What they will see)
Response attribute
(What they will do)
Sample item
(Examples)
Specification
supplement (Extra
information)
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5. Design, select and
arrange test items
Multiple choice exam
Lack of depth to
assess students'
mastery.
Easy qualification
Essay questions
Valuable stage
It allows students
to devise actions
to handle the
overall test.
Displays and assess a
global critical thinking
Faster and simple

6. Reporting formats
Percentiles: comparison between
test takers.
Reporting refers to:
Communicate the scores to
those who require it (students,
parents, teachers, etc.)
Z-Scores: scale ranging from -4
(below average) to 4 (above).
T-Scores: range within intervals
from 10 up to 90 points.
Stanine Score: ranges from 1 to 9
(5 is the average).
Scaled Scores: extensive scale from
a specific number of subtests taken.

7. Comprehension of reading
Designed for reading only
It considers the age and the
proficiency level of students.
Word recognition efficiency
Vocabulary knowledge
Morphology
Syntax and discourse knowledge
Strategic processing.
Encompasses:
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Reading Test
Design Classroom
language tests
• Language aptitude tests
• Language proficiency test
• Placement tests
• Diagnostic tests and
• Achievement tests

8. Interpretation and creation of
meanings in discourse
Concentrated on more sociocultural
factors
Use of language in written contexts.
Use of language
a) Cognitive process.
b) Knowledge of the sources used.
c) Interactive listening.
Listening competence involves:
Evaluates the ability to
1) process extended spoken language instantly.
2) understand the linguistic information of the text.
3) make inferences from the content.
Listening Test

9. Considered the most difficult because it evaluates
the fluency and coherence to answer questions.
Cambridge examinations consists of:
Questions related to personal information.
Candidates compare pictures and answer questions
Collaborative discussion between candidates
Complex questions based on the last task so that
candidates have to develop their arguments further.
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Speaking Test
Assessment of cognitive problem-solving
process without neglecting for the
sociocultural context
It entails:
Level of formality (submission letters)
Type of politeness (apology letters)
Point of view (academic essays)
Use of metatext (academic reports).
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Writing Test

10. THANKS FOR YOUR
ATTENTION