yeash's+blueprint

__Test Specifications __ Part 1- Reading (20 minutes) Format; a reading text and question& answer drill Task; students read and answer by choosing the best answer on their own. Part 2-Vocabulary exercise (5minutes) Format; matching exercise Task; matching items with explanations of vocabulary items in the text Part 3- interactive vocabulary (20 minutes) a)format; matching exercise  task; the students will letter the given items to the belonged place such as town or country sides.  b)format; filling in the blanks task; filling in the blanks with items from previous exercise c)format; matching exercise  task; matching the numbered vocabulary items with the explanation or example of them.  d) format; choosing the best from two words task; taking and circling the word which suits best __Form-focused objectives __ Part 1- Reading A) Students will be able to comprehend an authentic text with question and answer session, and they will be able to use the related vocabulary items in other structures or sentences Part 2-Vocabulary; B)  Students will first try to understand new vocabulary items and classify according to a topic such as town or country. Part 3- Interactive vocabulary exercises C) They will also be able to recognize the unknown vocabulary with matching and circling exercises such as; verbs, adjectives, conjunctions, nouns related to the text.

Checklist
> # Is there an example item for each section? > # Does each item measure a specific objective?/ > # Is the item difficulty appropriate to ability? > # Is the language in items authentic enough? > # Is there ‘face validity’ in terms of objectives? > # Is the scoring method clear (answer key, marking criteria, partial credit) > # Have you timed yourself doing the test? You should be able to do the test in one-quarter of the time you have allowed for the students. > # Before running the test in class, has a colleague tried to do the test to point out any ambiguities or problems?
 * 1) Are the directions to each section clear?
 * 1) Is each item stated in clear simple language?
 * 1) Have opportunities to cheat been minimized?
 * 2) Are there opportunites for students to be rewarded for creative or original thinking?
 * 3) Have you allowed time to put away the draft of the test and review it with a clear mind a few days later?
 * 4) Have you tried to take the test as a student?

Layout considerations

 * 1) White space
 * 2) Ordering between sections
 * 3) Efficiency (most points in least time first)
 * 4) Facility (easy to difficult) from easy to difficult
 * 5) Difficulty ordering (difficult to easy)
 * 6) Reactive ordering (one part affects the next, e.g. reading, then writing a summary.) first reading then related vocabulary doing.
 * 7) Ordering within a section
 * 8) Facility or random? (depends on time)