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Meara, Paul – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1974
Two kinds of objective tests are discribed which are fairly easy to construct and which stress overall language ability and language predictability. Cloze tests involve filling in passages from which every nth word is missing; noise tests the interpretation of recordings on which noise is superimposed. (RM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Objective Tests
Harding, Ann – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1974
Discusses diversity which has arisen in testing of productive skills at GCE O level. Criteria to apply in assessment of foreign language acquisition, and writing and speaking tests in particular, are discussed, as well as the weighting of writing and speaking at O level. (RM)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Tests, Linguistic Performance, National Competency Tests
Carroll, John B. – 1973
The persistent problems in foreign language testing are considered under four headings: (1) validity, (2) scope, (3) efficiency, and (4) the problem of how tests relate to the wider context of instruction. The first consists of insuring that the measurements and assessments obtained reflect what they are intended to reflect. The problem of scope…
Descriptors: Feedback, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 1977
This study inquired into the effect of testing on foreign language learning. The main question was: Do tests of communicative proficiency, when administered in lieu of currently prevailing discrete-point item tests, further the student's spontaneous communicative ability? Discussion of results indicates uses for both types of tests. (CHK)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Language Ability, Language Instruction, Language Tests
Mothe, Jean-Claude – Francais dans le Monde, 1975
Addresses modern language teachers, especially of French, on the notions of objectivity and subjectivity, and the problems of testing knowledge. Specific written and oral measures are discussed, and a glossary of testing terms is provided. (Text is in French.) (MSE)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, French, Language Instruction, Language Tests
Gefen, Raphael – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1974
The Cloze test is explained, and an experiment described which was conducted by the Ministry of Education in 1973 using Cloze tests as language exercises in the matriculation examination. Results of the test and teachers' evaluations are reported, and sample passages given. (RM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Language Instruction
Neuner, Gerhard – Englisch, 1977
Rejects criticism of Kahl's position in his article on the Reading Comprehension Test (in this journal, issue no. 3, 1977), pointing out that the test is constructed according to the prescribed guidelines. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Tests, Reading Comprehension
Matthews, Susan; Matthews, David – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1977
The problems and advantages of multiple-choice tests in German at A-level are discussed. (CHK)
Descriptors: German, Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels, Language Tests
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Wipf, Joseph A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
Significant test concepts are discussed and guidelines are given for planning and constructing test items. Examples are given for evaluating reading comprehension and suggestions are made for pre- and post-test activities. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Tests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
Beersmans, Frans; Sudhoelter, Juergen – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1976
An interim report on preparations for designing an examination in Dutch. The "unit-credit system" proposed by the Council of Europe is being used. The Dutch certificate will be comparable to the certificates given by the British Council and by the People's Universities. Sample portions are given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Dutch, Educational Certificates, Higher Education
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Gewirtz, Agatha – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
An oral situational structural test developed for ESL students is discussed. This article proposes that tests can be used as motivational instruments and as teaching instruments. Properly used, tests enable students to see a link between ultimate language proficiency and immediate exam passage. (CHK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Harrison, Andrew – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1974
Alternatives to prose translation as a language test are discussed, and an experimental reorientation test in French given to 128 prospective A level candidates is described in detail. (RM)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Skills, Language Tests, Linguistic Performance
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Porter, D. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1976
The use of a cloze procedure to test reading comprehension in the foreign language learning situation is considered. A modification is proposed: to combine the cloze procedure with the multiple choice test thereby avoiding the need for language production and creating an element of control and flexibility. (SCC)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Tests
Strucken, Ernst – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1975
Discusses the systematic inclusion of vocabulary work and vocabulary tests in teaching English. The suggestions deal with the pupils' preparation through vocabulary work at home, and with the giving of vocabulary tests, their construction, and grading. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grading, Language Instruction, Language Tests
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Pfister, Guenter F. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1977
Testable objectives in foreign language learning are abilities of comprehension, expression, reading, writing and cultural recognition. These activities are discussed and test designs presented that allow teachers to measure accurately students' progress toward these goals. (CHK)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Skills, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension
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