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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Item Writing for Language Assessment
This course introduced standard practices and tools for item writing which were applied across grammar and vocabulary, receptive, and productive skill tasks. Quality assurance was implemented through peer review, using established item specifications.
7 weeks, 6 hours per week
Judith Fairbairn
Assessment Development Manager
British Council
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Apply task specifications for various item types.
- Collaborate with fellow participants to ensure quality items.
- Identify appropriate texts for corresponding CEFR levels.
- Engage in active discussions with fellow participants regarding different testing contexts and relevant issues or considerations.
- Produce various items adhering to established specifications linked to CEFR levels.
Syllabus
- Language assessment principles
- CEFR familiarisation and use in test development
- Test specifications and essential resources
- Classical competency testing through grammar and vocabulary items
- Detailed item writing process for receptive and productive skills
- Quality assurance and evaluation of items
Issued on 15th November 2023
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