Validity or reliability?

Which is more important? Explain your choice.

Psychometrics

Think of educational measurement and give your opinion on whether or not this field has an impact on language assessment.

Pause to Consider

Comment on the sections "Pause to Consider..." in p. 188 and 190.

No more finals!

Say that you carry out a reform at UDB where term exams are no longer required, but instead, the university switches to ongoing assessment including projects and assignments. How can this be done? What are the obstacles? Who would oppose? How will the students react?

Validation

The purpose of validation in our profession is to ensure the defensibility and fairness of interpretations based purely on performance -nothing else. The examples in the readings compare a test with a judicial trial. The judge and the jury must be fair... and the same is expected of you. Say your supervisor (who is an expert in English Teaching) asks to speak with you because of some negative results in your students' performance according to the test scores, how can you ensure the defensibility and fairness of your tests?

Evaluation or Testing?

Please read the materials before posting. Do not repeat what others say.

What are the differences between evaluation and testing? How do we know when one happens and not the other? Which one do I use in my classes?

Subjective Rating

Say you are the evaluator for an oral exam at your institution, how can well-trained teachers and administrators avoid being subjective raters?