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Direct linkConiam, David – Frontiers of Education in China, 2014
This article examines the issue of the quality of teacher-produced tests, limiting itself in the current context to objective, multiple-choice tests. The article investigates a short, two-part 20-item English language test. After a brief overview of the key test qualities of reliability and validity, the article examines the two subtests in terms…
Descriptors: Teacher Made Tests, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
Coniam, David; Falvey, Peter – Language Testing, 2013
The "Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers of English" (LPATE) is a test of standards of English language ability for Hong Kong primary and secondary school teachers of English. The impetus for the creation of the LPATE arose, in 1996, because of concerns in business and education communities over falling English language…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Language Tests
