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IELTS stands for “International English Language Testing System”. It is your gateway to scholarships, immigration and work abroad. Types of IELTS There are two types of IELTS: Academic IELTS for university studying and General IELTS for immigration. The Structure Of The IELTS Exam The Duration Of The IELTS...
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06/09/2022 Mohamed Ramadan
For IELTS Exam, Testing and Assessment
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In this article, I’m going to tackle tests as the main form of language assessment and the alternative forms that teachers can use instead of tests. Reasons For Using Tests There are many reasons for including a test in the language course. Some of them are as follows:...
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24/06/2022 Mohamed Ramadan
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There are two main types of assessment: Formative or WHILE TEACHING assessment. Summative or AFTER TEACHING assessment. And here’s an introduction to them to know what you must know about them Characteristics Of Formative Assessment: Used all the time. Students don’t know it is taking place. Monitoring progress...
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03/03/2022 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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Multiple choice questions or MCQs are less subject to guessing. They are the most common objective-type questions. In addition, they can be used to assess higher-level thinking. An MCQ has a number of alternative choices from which the student must select the correct answer to get the full...
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08/04/2021 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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There are different kinds of tests in schools but there are eight main types vs. the other eight ones. Recognize them and the main differences among them and utilize this information so that you can create the right test in the right situation. 1- Objective Test vs. Subjective...
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27/09/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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There are eight kinds of testing. They are as follows: 1. Direct Testing: Testing is said to be direct when the student is required to perform directly the skill which we wish to measure, e.g. we ask students to write compositions if we want to know how well...
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26/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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Assessment Of, For & As Learning – What are the Main Differences? 1. Assessment Of Learning It involves looking at assessment information at the end of the teaching and learning process to rank students’ achievement levels against a standard. It is summative in nature and typically involves standardized tests. Assessment OF learning scores are...
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21/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
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1. Number the jumbled words as you hear them: Don’t be restricted to nouns only, include adjectives as well. Use content words rather than form words (i.e. no prepositions, conjunctions or articles). You might include 1 or 2 words that do not spell as they sound, like ‘eight’...
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28/01/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Teach Listening Activities, Testing and Assessment
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A Good Language Test Should Be: 1- Valid: It means that it measures what its composer supposes to measure. It tests what it ought to test. E.g. the test which measures control of grammar should have no difficult lexical items. 2- Reliable: If it is taken again by...
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08/01/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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Here are the main nine patterns of questions to test writing skills and tips to excel in writing each pattern. 1. Fill in the missing vocabulary items in sentences: The first sentence should have no gaps. Provide sufficient textual clues for students to answer. Each sentence should contain...
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30/12/2019 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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