/10 Construct a thirty-item multiple-choice reading, writing, or grammar test.
/10 Administer your test to at least 20 different people (at a variety of levels
a frequency polygon for the scores.
calculations): Mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and standard error of measurement.
/15 Compute standard scores (both Z scores and T scores) for each examinee.
by the testing center, and use the results to recommend revisions to your exam.
/15 Compute the reliability of your test using the split-half method.
When you have completed the above items, compile your work and submit it to the teacher in finished form. Don't forget to include a copy of your test and our answer key. (I don't need all your student answer sheets)
Attach a copy of this page to the front of your project
Just a small sample of my test:
Reading TEST
The Objective of the TEST is to measure
validity, reliability of the TEST as
well as proficiency of the students.
The TEST will BE a model to me in what
I can improve to become an expert in
the art of creating TESTS in my professional
career.
There is no need to worry about the
TEST in terms of confidentiality, shared
information, or even a future placement-
THIS TEST IS NOT LINKED TO THE EIL
PROGRAM OR ANY ACADEMIC PROGRAM AT
BYU-HAWAII, OR ANY OTHER INSTITUTION,
AND WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH ANYBODY-
The purpose of the TEST is 100% for
my undergraduate studies, making me
the one that will be graded at the
end of the TEST.
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TEST:
1 This will be a multiple choice TEST
with 30 items.
2 The test will be distributed to 20-25
people on campus.
3 The test will be graded by the testing
center; statistical papers on the test
will be given to me as part of my class
assignment about test evaluation.
4 The goal of this assignment will
be to evaluate reliability and validity
of the test applied, in other words,
I will know how to improve the next
test, how to verify any error that
I possibly made, how to read the overall
statistical information on of the test,
and etc.
5 The tests results will be used to
measure my knowledge of the TESOL 400
as a final project.
HOW TO PROCEED IN THE TEST:
In the test answering key fill the
information with your NAME, CLASS (indicate
if you are an EIL student and the Level,
Native, or Former EIL student), SEC
leave it blank, DATE fill the date
you took the test, TEACHER fill with
HELAMAN PEREIRA, TEST NO fill with
# 01.
On the left of the answer key make
sure to fill it up the space with your
last name and fill it up with a pencil
in the appropriate circle.
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO FILL SOCIAL
SECURITY #, GENDER, KEY #, FM, NON-OBJ.
ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH THE ITEMS ABOVE,
CAREFULLY READ THE TEST”S ITEMS
NEXT PAGE AND ANSWER CAREFULLY THE
COLUMS A, B, C, D, E, ACCORDING TO
THE RIGHT ANSWER.
YOU ONLY HAVE 1hr AND ½ min
TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE TEST.
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION CONCERNING
THE TIME, EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR TEST
HOME. THE HONOR CODE WILL REMAIN YOUR
OWN CHOICE IN FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTION
OF THE TEST.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION THIS TEST WILL
NOT BE AN OPEN BOOKTEST, AND YOU SHOULD
NOT ASK FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR’S HELP.
DO NOT WRITE IN THE TEST. GOOD LUCK!!!
31. Put “d,” “ed,” or “ing” in
the right blanks.
Did you enjoy the movie? – Yes,
it was very excit____.
I’m very interest____in your
idea.
Your idea is very interest____.
A) ING, ED, ING.
B) ING, ING, ED.
C) ED, ED, ING.
D) ING, ING, ED.
32. Type in the comparative or superlative
of the adjectives in parentheses.
Who got the (good)_____marks in the
test?
I think your car is (big)____than mine.
The (expensive)________cars aren’t
always the best.
Winter this year was (bad)____than
last year.
It’s been the (bad)____winter
we’ve had for years.
Millie gets (little)____praise than
her brother.
A) BETTER, BIGGER, MOST EXPENCIVE,
WORSE, WORST, LESS.
B) BETTER, BIGEST, MORE EXPENCIVE,
WORST, WORSE, LESS.
C) BEST, BIGGER, MOST EXPENCIVE, WORSE,
WORST, LESS.
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE.
33. Choose the right suffix to make
these words into adjectives, and choose
a suitable negative prefix for each
adjective.
Care____ / humor____ - ____thinkable,
and ____rational
a. Careful, humorious, inthinkable,
and unrational.
b. Careful, humorous, unthinkable,
and irrational.
c. None of the above.
d. All of the above.
34. Check if the use of the indefinite
article a/an or some is proper used
in the sentences bellow:
Would like some bread? – Yeas,
please.
I. I can have a slice of bread. You
know I have some new furniture for
our bedroom.
I’d like some information please
II. Let’s have a game of table-tennis.
A) I, and II are true.
B) I, and II are false.
C) I is false and II is true.
D) I is true, and II is false.
35. In “the scene of the crime”,
the word scene means:
a. An event for action.
b. A place where an event of action
happened.
c. A thing a person likes.
d. None of the above.
36. Use the proper preposition.
He wrote ____ his parents once a
week.
Please don't laugh ____me.
Who does this briefcase belong ___?
My dad resigned ___ his job.
I can't rely ____ this person.
Can you see the island of Alcatraz ____the distance.
A) TO, AT, IN, IN, ON, IN.
B) TO, AT, WITH, FROM, ON, IN.
C) TO, AT, TO, IN, ON, IN.
D) TO, AT, TO, FROM, ON, IN.