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HomeWriting Effective Language Tests for Both Accuracy and Fluency
Sunday, July 6th, 2003, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: James Dean Brown, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
This talk will center on ways to test for both fluency and accuracy. James Dean Brown will begin with discussion of the crucial differences between classroom tests and standardized tests in terms of purposes, types of decisions, levels of generality, students' expectations, score interpretations, and score report strategies. Specific guidelines will be provided for writing different types of items that promote both accuracy and fluency. First, a general set of guidelines will be presented and explained. Second, guidelines for the different types of receptive item formats (true-false, multiple-choice, and matching) will be provided. Third, guidelines for various sorts of productive item formats (fill-in, short-answer, and task-based) will also be given. And finally, a set of guidelines for personal response item formats (conferences, self-assessments, and portfolios) will be discussed.
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Hiroshima JALT)
Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen
Venue: Hiroshima City Plaza (about a 2 minute walk from Crystal Plaza towards Hondori) Seminar Room #C 6-36 Fukuromachi Nakaku Hiroshima Venue Tel: 082-545-3911
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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