Transcript Welcome to The Placement Place for use in SEARs

Welcome to
The Placement Test
for Use in SEARs
by
Parinun Mastanawattanakul
MA participant, KMUTT
English teacher, Pichai Rattanakan School, Ranong
Advisors
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Richard Watson Todd
&
Dr. Punnee Buato
Why the Placement Test?
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To serve the needs of SEARs
To provide an ‘efficient’ placement
test for use in SEARs
To help identify the SEAR users’
language level
To guide the SEAR users
concerning where to start using
materials that are appropriate to
their language level
Before Designing the Test
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Analyse all KMUTT self-access
materials (package 5)
Analyse each skill by focusing
on levels, strategies,
vocabularies, grammar
Explore supportive
sources/materials for the test
Design the tables of
specification of each skill
Test Design
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Based on KMUTT self-access
materials (package 5)
Cover 5 skills; listening, vocabulary,
grammar, reading and writing
Each skill consists of 3 different
language levels (1 level:4 items)
Identify what language level the
test takers are
Provide a suggestion where to
start using the self-access
materials
Why is the placement test
based on package 5 only?
Package 5 is designed specifically
 to meet the language needs of Thai
students.
 to
address the subject content of
the Basic Education Curriculum
B.E.2544 (A.D.2001).
a
ready-to-use set of paper-based
self-access materials that are
available for immediate use.
 to
cover a range of language levels;
elementary, pre-intermediate,
intermediate.
 to
provide self-access learning which
encourage independent learning
(autonomous learners).
Why a computer-based
placement test?
 To
integrate educational technology
 To overwhelm some limitations of
pencil- and-paper placement test
 To provide more interaction and variety
 To provide immediate use and result of
the test
 To be available over the internet
The End of the Placement Test
Provide
 the result of the test
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the total marks for each skill
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the total marks for the test
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suggestions of where to start using selfaccess materials in SEAR that are
appropriate to students’ language level
The Placement Test
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
listening
vocabulary
grammar
reading
writing
Test Types
• Multiple Choice
• Matching
• Gap Filling
Part I
Listening
Q. 1-3
listening for understanding instructions
Q.4-6
Listening for main idea
Q. 7-9
listening for specific information
Q.10
listening for differentiating sounds
Q.11
guessing meaning from words or context
Q.12
listening for real-life applications
Part II
Vocabulary
package 5 & frequent use
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2 items
2 items
3 items
2 items
3 items
Part III
Grammar
Levels & lang. points
Elementary (4 items)
Pre-intermediate (4 items)
Intermediate (4 items)
tense
tense
NC/NU
relative
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
adjective
passive voice
if conditional
gerund
wish
Part IV
Reading
Levels & strategies
Elementary (4 items)
Pre-intermediate (4 items)
surveying or
previewing
the text
predicting
referring
Intermediate (4 items)
inference
inference
main idea
main idea
scanning for
specific
information
using
dictionaries
Part V
Writing
Levels & strategies
Elementary (4 items)
Pre-intermediate (4 items)
Intermediate (4 items)
descrining
people
describing
people
describing
people
describing
process
describing
process
narrating
past experience
giving
opinions
reporting
writing
giving
opinions
Pilot Test
Pilot Test Feedback
Overview
• There are some errors to correct e.g.
repeated options, misspelling.
• Listening part is their favourite one.
• They like it better than the paper-based
test.
• They accept the result of the test.
Feedback from Pilot Test
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M.4
There is no problem with the instructions
The test can maintain their interest. They
like e.g. colour, decoration, movement.
They need to listen to the text in the
listening part more than twice
The grammar part is the most difficult
one.
Feedback from Pilot Test
M.5
• She needs to speak like the speakers in
the listening part.
• She likes the test on computer-based,
rather than paper and pencil.
M.6
• Listening part is easy because the sound
is clear.
• He is satisfied with the language level.
Limitations & Improvements
• Computer skills
• Ready-made program
- error correction
- time setting
- font size
- command input
• Time consuming
Available On-line & Free
Download
http://arts.kmutt.ac.th/sears/
Placement_test.htm
Thank You