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PRESENTATION
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SISILIA WINANDA (2314.040)
TESTING LANGUAGE
SUBSKILL
VOCABULARY TEST
The purpose of vocabulary test is to measure
the comprehension and production of words
used in speaking and writing.
4 general kinds of vocabulary test :
1. Limited response, is for beginners.
2. Multiple-choice completion
3. Multiple-choice paraphrase
4. Kind of text simple comoletion (words)
LIMITED RESPONSE
in testing children and beginning level adult,
we often used directed physical responses and
visuals.
Individual testing : directed physical
responses can easily be used when you test
one student at a time.
Group testing : you can use nonverbal
physical responses as well to test the whole
class at the same time.
Advanteges of Limited Response
Limitations of Limited Response
MULTIPLE-CHOICE COMPLETION
The following steps should be taken in writing
multiple-choice completion items :
Select the words to be tested
Get the right kind of sentence to put each
word in (this sentence context is called the
stem)
Choose to several wrong words to put the
right word
Prepare clear and simple instruction
Distractor Preparation
MULTIPLE-CHOICE PARAPHRASE
Multiple-choice paraphrase of vocabulary
items offer much of the same advantage that
multiple-choice completion test doand the
context are much easier to prepare
Vocabulary choice and context preparation
In writing paraphrase items, we follow the
same steps :
1. Select the words to be tested
2. Prepare a sentence context
3. Choose the distractors
4. Write instruction
Paraphrase :
1. Idioms and other paraphrase
2. Reading passage context
3. Related-word identification
4. Unrelated-word identification
.Advantages of multiple-choice paraphrase
.Limitations of multiple-choice
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