UCJNNPTPE Creation of Tests, testing Evaluation

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Nálepová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Nálepová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Nálepová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
without precondition
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce students to evaluation, self-evaluation, and lesson planning, assessment and test evaluation in language teaching. The students will learn how to construct different kinds of tests, how to evaluate them and how to provide optimal feedback. They will learn about the principles of language test construction, test assessment and test evaluation. The students will learn how to construct tests for oral exams such as assessing, evaluating and classification of speaking skills. Studying the methods of testing is the basis for students` future research.
Learning outcomes
The students will learn how to structure, asses and evaluate the tests, how to lead the exams and assess the respondents` performances or how to keep records and statistically analyse the results.
Syllabus
  • 1. Testing and testing, definitions, functions
  • 2. Types of evaluation and testing
  • 3. Test and trial criteria
  • 4. Typology of test questions
  • 5. Learning objectives and content of tests
  • 6. Testing and evaluating reading comprehension
  • 7. Testing and evaluation of listening comprehension
  • 8. Testing and evaluation of oral expression
  • 9. Testing and evaluation of written expression
  • 10. Didactic test of speech skills
  • 11. Grammar testing
  • 12. Vocabulary testing
  • 13. Final summary, discussion, evaluation
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects, presentations.
Assessment methods
developing its own test for assessing language levels under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, including its assessment
Language of instruction
German
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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