Testing speaking and writing by Stephanie Edwards https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h What problems could you encounter when testing speaking and writing? en-us 2017-12-05 08:44:00 UTC 2020-10-01 12:41:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f4a1.png Speaking https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117419 Insecurity can impair performance.
Objective testing is difficult.]]> 2020-10-01 10:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117419 writing at home: students put whole texts through google translate rzb https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117594 2020-10-01 10:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117594 https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117728 When using 'doeltaal voertaal' students just refuse to answering in English

]]> 2020-10-01 10:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117728 Writing https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117783 Making sure the test is properly representative

]]> 2020-10-01 10:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117783 Writing https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117992 Students can rely too much on the internet

]]> 2020-10-01 10:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794117992 With writing you have to make sure to limit students, otherwise they will get off track https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794118444 2020-10-01 10:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794118444 Students produce the 'wrong' language. https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794118488 2020-10-01 10:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794118488 writing takes time - difficult to include a range in one test https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794118644 2020-10-01 10:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794118644 speaking rzb https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794118707 anxiety amongst students for speaking (for example with presentations)

]]> 2020-10-01 10:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794118707 Writing https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794119188 - Students with dyslexia.
- For example a good letter but not within the parameters of the test. What then? ]]> 2020-10-01 10:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794119188 You need to be sure that you're just testing writing and not, for example, creativity or world knowledge. https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794119420 2020-10-01 10:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794119420 Using the rating scale to score with validity and reliability https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794119643 .]]> 2020-10-01 10:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794119643 writing rzb https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794120323 How do you mark work: what can you expect from junior year students. What do mark as wrong and what do you let slide.]]> 2020-10-01 10:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794120323 speaking - when schools only do presentations - very one sided https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794120521 2020-10-01 10:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794120521 https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794120680 When a task is too open students struggle with creativity ... and might 'black out'


]]> 2020-10-01 10:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794120680 https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794121006 Students might be focusing more on their accuracy rather than their fluency

]]> 2020-10-01 10:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794121006 Time to test speaking https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794121233 2020-10-01 10:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794121233 Speaking https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794121756 Due to nerves, student can go blank ]]> 2020-10-01 10:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794121756 speaking https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794322455 students with heavy accents who mispronounce words/are hard to understand

]]> 2020-10-01 12:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794322455 speaking https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794323506 students are afraid of speaking, because they feel like they are judged by other students 

]]> 2020-10-01 12:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794323506 Speaking validity problem https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794325104 The relationship between the tester and the candidate is usually such that the candidate
speaks as to a superior and is unwilling to take the initiative]]> 2020-10-01 12:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794325104 https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794325243 Speaking 
What is a truly good speaking exam, so what do you focus on? Pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spontaneity etc. ]]> 2020-10-01 12:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794325243 Analytical grading can take a very long time, but for holistic grading you need more experience tessastam https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794325418 2020-10-01 12:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794325418 Speaking https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794328641 Students relying on cheat sheets and being afraid to make mistakes. Also, relying on the teacher to ask the questions

]]> 2020-10-01 12:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794328641 writing- during a writing test a students creativity can get in the way of meeting the goal of the test. https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794330308 2020-10-01 12:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794330308 Writing (on paper) https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794330625 Students can make mistakes while writing and then correct that which can make the story messy and difficult to read]]> 2020-10-01 12:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794330625 Writing https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794330939 With the stepping stones method, students often rely on the stones and that they should be 100% correct instead of trying to make their own sentences

]]> 2020-10-01 12:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794330939 Not everyone is equally good at reproducing, but better at remembering vocab/rules. https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794334915 2020-10-01 12:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794334915 speaking- during a speaking tests a students nerves could get in the way of the knowledge they have https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794335552 2020-10-01 12:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/stefedwards1/98n669n6ns7h/wish/794335552