The question whether the range of assessment for a course in Greek literature in translation can be broadened to include multiple choice tests is explored. An experimental test is described and evaluated. (RM)

Some of the pitfalls in the construction of multiple choice tests are discussed and examples of invalid questions given. (RM)

Reports on experience with objective FL tests (multiple choice, fill-in and completion). Native speakers of the mother tongue and the target language cooperate in developing the tests, developed at the Herder Institute, which are used for placement by ability and as the starting point for teaching exercises. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Defends the use of multiple-choice language tests against Pickering's criticism in a previous issue of this journal. (CHK)

Approaches to measuring listening comprehension that can be used in the classroom by teachers of English as a second language are presented. General abilities needed to comprehend spoken language, and stages that a second language learner may go through in developing proficiency in speech comprehension, are outlined. Techniques for measuring…

Distractors, the incorrect responses to an item on a multiple-choice test, should be designed to create confusion in the minds of some students and to permit a competent student to be able to see that they are wrong. It is possible, by close scrutiny, to isolate the sources of this confusion and, by looking at a statistical analysis, to find out…