Pursuing the Qualities of a “Good” Test

IF 0.4 4区教育学 Q4 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Frontiers of Education in China Pub Date : 2017-06-16 DOI:10.1007/BF03397015

David Coniam

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Abstract

This article examines the issue of the quality of teacher-produced tests, limiting itself in the current context to objective, multiple-choice tests. The article investigates a short, two-part 20-item English language test. After a brief overview of the key test qualities of reliability and validity, the article examines the two subtests in terms of test and item quality, using standard classical test statistics. Unsurprisingly, the pretested items outperform the teacher-produced test. The differences between the two subtests underscore issues about the quality (or lack thereof) of teacher-produced tests. The article ends with suggestions of how teacher-produced tests might be improved.

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追求“好”考试的品质

本文探讨了教师制作的测试的质量问题，在目前的背景下，将自己限制在客观的多项选择测试中。这篇文章调查了一个简短的英语语言测试，分为两部分，共20道题。在简要概述了信度和效度的关键测试质量后，本文采用标准的经典测试统计，从测试和项目质量两个方面对两个子测试进行了检验。不出所料，预先测试的项目比老师制作的测试表现更好。这两个子测试之间的差异强调了教师编写的测试质量(或缺乏质量)的问题。文章最后提出了如何改进教师自编考试的建议。

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Frontiers of Education in China EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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2.30

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479

期刊介绍： Frontiers of Education in China is dedicated to illuminating the results of the newest educational research in China and providing an academic platform for international exchanges. We have carefully selected papers that have previously been published in Chinese universities and scholarly journals as well as academic essays that will be published for the first time. After an exhaustive peer review process, we hope to present these articles to a global audience. Through these papers, international scholars can have the opportunity to understand the current conditions of education in China as well as the research of Chinese academics. Our journal touches upon numerous branches of educational research and theory, as well as educational reform and practical pedagogy.