测试评估作业制作试卷statementoftheproblem.doc

Writing Test Paper List 07级英教（4）班 严春 0071102073  PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Statement of the problem It is necessary to administer an achievement test at the end of the writing training course. This is a test for the students in the first grade of senior high school. As the course has been for 3 months, both the teaching institution as well as the parents of students looks forward to knowing the progress that has been made. The students will be given 60 minutes to finish this 100-score test. Specifications for the writing test Test purpose This writing test is designed to assess students in the intermediate level, which can be called an achievement test. Test domain Theoretical construct: To test students’ writing ability Operations A). organizational skills: have the ability to develop thoughts and think creatively; have the ability to select, organize and order relevant information B). stylistic skills: have the ability to manipulate sentence and paragraphs as well as use language effectively, such as changing sentence structures, using logical connections, choosing the proper words and phrases. C). judgment skills: have the ability to write for a certain purpose in an appropriate way with a certain audience in mind. Test takers All students who have been taking the course in the second grade of senior high school will have this writing test. Test content Test type: A). dialogue, short composition B). post card Topic: Non-native speakers of English: social interaction (dialogue) Travelling and arranging for travel (post card) School work(short compositions) Focus: Language functions To express gratitude To elicit information To express opinion Types of writing Description Argumentation Test method Both direct and indirect methods have been used. This test is to test the intermediate level students, so the weighting of the direct part is higher than the indirect one. Test tasks and item types TypeExpected responseModeFindingSelectedWrittenRear