emrecan+testing+statement

PURPOSE OF THE TEST -To test their ability to distinguish adjective use from adverb use -While doing so, testing their familiarity with the daily life expressions in adjective or adverb form -Introducing them to the conventional fill in the blanks test DESCRIBING THE TLU DOMAIN - Target language use will be tested as real life everyday conversation situations -Main objective is direct the students to the proper use of everyday expressions and the difference between adverbs and adjectives so they will look into each question with the same aim and goal. DEFINING THE CONSTRUCT - The basis of the test will be syllabus based because after seeing adjectives and adverbs in the class this test will help them understand the difference they make in a sentence. The test will be short and simple and by doing so the students will quickly experience the difference of the two components of the language. This will prevent pressure and ensure positive washback. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEST TAKERS - Our test takers are attending Guzelyurt Kurtulus High School,their age differs from 16 to 17,there are 12 students in the classroom. Their L1 is Turkish. -There is no assumptions made by the test,it is simple an understandable. -Test will develop their skills in terms of understanding the difference between two components of the language -The level of the test takers is lower-intermediate so we can say they are at the level of B1&B2 -Because the test consists of one big fill in the blanks exercise there is no potential affective response. The test does not challenge or pressure the student and it doesn’t include any cultural anomalies for the students. PLAN FOR EVALUATING THE TEST USEFULNESS - The test is reliable and authentic, it wasn’t taken from the text book, it was created by the teacher himself. In the practicality area there is no problem because the test consist of the same sort of exercise and it is only two pages, it is cheap to produce and copy. The answer sheet is simple and will be distributed to the students after the test is administered. LIST OF RESOURCES YOU WILL USE IN DEVELOPING THE TEST - The process of designing the test will involve only the teacher by taking a simple sample from the text book, the teacher will produce authentic exercises and by doing he will have an original test and the student will not be confused because they have see same sort of questions in their book.