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ARE WE TESTING WHAT WE WANT TO TEST?

ARE WE TESTING WHAT WE WANT TO TEST?. Carole Thomas Bilkent University, Turkey. The Focus of this Talk. The specification of the COPE. To introduce the COPE examination. Lessons learnt from the specification. Some Observations. The COPE Exam. LISTENING 30 items. LANGUAGE 35 items.

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ARE WE TESTING WHAT WE WANT TO TEST?

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  1. ARE WE TESTING WHAT WE WANT TO TEST? Carole Thomas Bilkent University, Turkey

  2. The Focus of this Talk The specification of the COPE To introduce the COPE examination Lessons learnt from the specification Some Observations

  3. The COPE Exam LISTENING 30 items LANGUAGE 35 items READING 35 items WRITING 1 essay 350 words SPEAKING paired interview 12 mins

  4. The COPE Linking Project SPECIFICATION FAMILIARISATION STANDARDISATION EMPIRICAL VALIDATION

  5. The Reading Paper

  6. The Reading Construct This involves employing reading strategies as well as grammatical, lexical and discoursal knowledge. Reading is the skill of extracting directly stated and/or inferred information from a written text. The underlying strategies and competencies required for the reading paper are as defined in the BUSEL syllabus.

  7. Weir’s Framework (Overview)

  8. Weir’s Framework (Context V.)

  9. Weir’s Framework (Theory-b. V.)

  10. Weir’s Framework (Scoring V.)

  11. The Reading Specification 1

  12. The Reading Specification 2

  13. Observations Understanding the specification process is as important as being familiar with the CEFR Specification is VITAL to the integrity of the test Without a systematic specification we cannot even begin the linking process For us the combination of the CEFR and Weir’s framework was an appropriate solution

  14. Contact Carole Thomas carole@bilkent.edu.tr Bilkent University School of English Language http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~busel/

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