2. Scored Interview as a TestingTechniqueCharacteristics Assess
with precision Oral production test Speaking is a complex skill It
envolves different abilities Five components are analized
3. It is a free response test in which the students are allowed
to express their answers in their own words in a relatively
unstructured testing situation. Communicate informally on everyday
subjects.
4. Scored Interview as a TestingTechnique
5. Scored Interview as a TestingTechnique Five Components
:
6. Scored Interview as a Testing Technique Sample of An
ORAL-ENGLISH RATING SHEET Oral Language Rating Sheet - E.S.L.
PROGRAM
Student___________________________________________School________________________Date____________
Teacher___________________________________________Score______________________Return
by __________ Pronunciation 1 ____5. Has few traces of foreign
accent. ____4. Always intelligible, though one is conscious of a
definite accent. ____3. Pronunciation problems necessitate
concentrated listening and occasionally lead to3 misunderstanding 2
____2. Very hard to understand because of pronunciation problems
frequently be asked to repeat. ____1. Pronunciation problems so
severe as to make speech unintelligible. ____0. Does not speak at
all. Pronunciation cannot be measured.
7. Scored Interview as a TestingTechnique SOME DISADVANTAGES
WEAKNESS (Low reliability) General fluency of the speaker Short
time (large classes) Although feedback is inmediate, it can also
represent a disadvantage There is no way for Reexamination
8. TYPES Of SCOREDINTERVIEW
9. Types Scored Interview Scored Interview is divided in the
following categories:1. Relatively unstructured interview.2. Highly
structured speech samples (generally recorded), rated according to
a specific criteria.3. Paper-and-pencil objective tests of
pronunciation, presumably providing indirect evidence of speaking
ability. Taken from
http://misteriyana.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/testing-oral-production.pdf)
10. 1.Relatively unstructuredinterviewIs a method of interview
where questions can be changed or adapted according with the
students respondents intelligence, understanding or belief. Taken
from: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unstructured_interview)
11. 2. Highly structured speech samples The following item
types, illustrate techniques which be equally appropriate in
English oral testing. Sentence repetition. The examinee hears and
then repeats, a series of short sentences.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv1ZnKM6F24
13. Highly structured speechsamples Sentence conversion. The
examinee will transform sentences in specific ways. Sentence
construction. The examinee has to compose sentences appropriate to
specific situations.
14. Highly structured speech samplesResponse to pictorial
stimuli. Theexaminee will receive time to study each ofa series of
pictures and them brieflydescribes what is going on in each
scene.
15. 3. Paper-and-pencil tests of pronunciation Paper-and-pencil
objective tests of pronunciation.The characteristic item types
appearing in paper and pencil pronunciation test are the following:
Rhyme words Word stress Phrase Stress
16. Example of Rhyme words. LOOK GOOD Example of Word stress
Phrase StressWhat is your Sisters name?
17. TIPS FOR IMPROVING THE SCORED INTERVIEWGeneral
Procedures1.- Decide in advance on interview methods and rating
standards. Same lenght of time to the average interview Same rate
of speed Same level of difficulty in the questions they ask Same
general rating standards
18. TIPS FOR IMPROVING THE SCORED INTERVIEWGeneral
Procedures2.- Conduct the interviews in some quiet place with
suitable acoustic. Echoes, street noises will impose an unfair
environment and reduce the validity and reliability of the
interview.
19. TIPS FOR IMPROVING THE SCORED INTERVIEWGeneral
Procedures3.- Reserve sufficient time for each interview. Ten to
fifteen minutes would seem essential for each interview.
20. TIPS FOR IMPROVING THE SCORED INTERVIEWGeneral
Procedures4.- Use at least two raters for each candidate.
Satisfactory rater reliability Avoid giving the candidate the
impression that he is appearing before a panel of judges.
21. TIPS FOR IMPROVING THE SCORED INTERVIEWGeneral
Procedures5.- Rate the candidates without reference to other test
scores Candidates` scores should be withheld until they finish
their evaluation.
22. TIPS FOR IMPROVING THE SCORED INTERVIEWGeneral
Procedures6.- Record the ratings after the interview. Scoring
should be done immediately after the candidate leaves the
room.
23. TIPS FOR IMPROVING THE SCORED INTERVIEWGeneral
Procedures7.- Obtain each candidate`s final score by pooling or
averaging the two (or more) ratings that have been given him.
Second evaluation
24. SUGGESTIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEWS Beginning the
Interview Social Questions.- Help the candidate to put atease and
determine how well he acts in a socialsituation. Interviewer speaks
at normal conversationalspeed.
25. SUGGESTIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEWS Continuing the
Interview Interviewer should move on to other areas ofdiscussion
Interviewer can add some ideas about the topicthat they are
discussing
26. SUGGESTIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEWS Concluding the
Interview The interviewer feels the candidate has reachedthe right
proficiency level; the interview ends withcourtesy