3 Objective testing

英语目标测试知识总结。主观和客观测试，主观和客观是用来指考试成绩的两个术语，哪些技能可以通过客观和主观的考试来测试呢？

3 Objective testing

• 3.1 Subjective and objective testing
  • Subjective and objective are terms used to refer to the scoring of tests
  • Which kinds of skills can be tested by objective and subjective exams?
    • ①reading and vocabulary--objective
    • ②oral and writing--subjective
• 3.2 Objective tests
  • Objective tests are frequently criticised by two reasons. What are they?
    • ①they are simpler to answer than subjective tests.
    • ②objective tests of multiple-choice type encourage guessing.
  • What can make an objective test be a very poor test?
    • ①the test items are poorly written
    • ②irrelevant areas skills and skills are emphasized in the test simply because they are testable
    • ③it is confined to language-based usage and neglects the communicative skills involved.
• 3.3 Multiple-choice items: general
  • stem,options/responses/alternatives.answer/correct answer/key,distractors
  • Principles should be observed when multiple-choice items are constructed:
    • ① Each multiple-choice item should have only one answer. ② Only one feature at a time should be tested. ③Each option should be grammatically correct when placed in the stem. ④All multiple-choice items should be at a level appropriate to the proficiency level of the testees.. ⑤Multiple-choice items should be as brief and as clear as possible. ⑥ Items are arranged in rough order of increasing difficulty.
• 3.4 Multiple-choice items: the stem/the correct option/the distractors
• 3.5 Writing the test
  • The testees may be required to perform any of the following tasks:
    • ① write out the correct option in full in the blank. ②write only the letter of the correct option in the blank or in a box. ③put a tick or a cross at the side of the correct option or in a seperate box. ④underline the correct option ⑤ put a circle round the letter at the side of the correct option.