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Using Multiple-Choice Tests to Promote Homogeneity of Class Ability Levels in Large EGP and ESP Programs.

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Mason, Victor W. – System, 1984

Discusses the effectiveness of Kuwait University Language Center Placement Tests in promoting homogeneity of class ability levels. Looks at the appropriateness of multiple-choice tests of grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension for placement and diagnostic purposes in large programs. Concludes that carefully designed and written…

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)

The DLPT as a Learning Objective.

Shin, Ilsoon – Dialog on Language Instruction, 1997

Discusses student evaluation in foreign-language courses and argues that passing a multiple-choice test should not be a course objective. Suggests that achieving such an objective does not ensure that students understand the topic or that they will use their new knowledge in new situations, nor that they know how to analyze to the appropriate…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Choice Tests