AJc308 Testing and Evaluation at Secondary Schools

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Sonia Homolka (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Michaela Sojková Šamalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
no prerequisites needed
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is for the students to acquire
working knowledge of a selection testing means that could be used in a classroom setting;
confidence in selecting appropriate tools for testing;
ability to evaluate testing tools for specific activities and learner groups;
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following: 1. A working knowledge of a selection testing means that could be used in a classroom setting; 2. Confidence in selecting appropriate tools for testing; 3. The ability to evaluate testing tools for specific activities and learner groups;
Syllabus
  • Teaching and testing Kinds of tests and testing Validity, reliability Test development Test techniques Feedback
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HUGHES, Arthur. Testing for language teachers. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii, 251. ISBN 0521484952. info
    not specified
  • HALADYNA, Thomas M., RODRIGUEZ, Michael, C. Developing and Validating Test Items. Routledge, 2013, 454. ISBN 9780415876056.
  • BROWN, H. Douglas and Priyanvada ABEYWICKRAMA. Language assessment : principles and classroom practices. Third edition. Hoboken: Pearson, 2019, xviii, 376. ISBN 9780134860220. info
  • MCNAMARA, T. F. Language testing. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xv, 140. ISBN 0194372227. info
Teaching methods
The course will be taught using the following methods: 1. Group-work (constructing tests); 2. Problem-solving (classroom activities) 3. Peer evaluation of the presented outcomes (in the classroom as well as online during the follow-up phase); 4. Tutor's feedback, pretesting results discussed.
Assessment methods
Forums. Test analysis. Presentation of own test items created according to the given criteria.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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