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TEASIG PCE 2024:Item writing: from theory to practice
Join IATEFL Testing, Evaluation & Assessment Special Interest Group (TEASIG) for their in person 2024 Pre-Conference Event on 15 April 2024- Item writing: from theory to practice
Assessment tasks or test items are a core part of any formal or informal language assessment. For national or international standardised tests, item writers or task developers are trained and skilled in working to test specifications to develop relevant and appropriate items. And for these tests, item writing is part of the larger process of test development. However, what about developing assessment tasks for your classroom or your institution? Teachers assess all the time in the classroom in different ways for different purposes. Sometimes you may just need a quick quiz to check understanding, but what if you become responsible for developing your school’s or institution’s own tests to measure learning at the end of a term or a course? This is no easy task and there are many factors to consider. Teachers need to be able to draw on knowledge, skills and resources in order to develop assessments that are reliable and valid for their individual situations.
On 9th September 2023, we organised an online event to begin looking at developing assessment tasks for the classroom, what is involved in developing a test item, the knowledge required to do this effectively, and the resources available to support teachers with this very important part of their jobs.
Our PCE in Brighton will continue the theme of test item writing with two very practical workshops that will guide participants through the item-writing process for their classrooms and institutions. The workshops will be hands-on, so if you’d like to know more about item writing for your own assessment needs and actually try writing some items, come and join us!
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Event details
Event type:
SIG EventDate:
15/04/2024 - 09:30 until 15/04/2024 - 17:00 UK timeBrighton
United Kingdom
Fees:
Early Bird fees (ends 10 of January)
IATEFL members:59.00GBP
Non members: 79.00GBP
Standard fees: From 10 January 2024
IATEFL members: 77GBP
Non-members: 90GBP
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