Validation of High School Tests: Teaching Syllabus vs. Testing Procedures

Akef, Kourosh, Hajhashemi, Karim

ISBN 10: 3659193941 / ISBN 13: 9783659193941

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Validation of High School Tests: Teaching Syllabus vs. Testing Procedures
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659193941
• ISBN 13: 9783659193941
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The present book aim to highlight one important issue before any high school teacher’s eyes: it is necessary to understand the purpose of testing in high schools. What is the role of high school tests? Should they be considered as real tests? Or can they be perhaps best regarded as a ceremony, a cathartic ritual to be undergone alone with other examinations of this type before holiday? We hope that book may lead teachers to focus more on testing procedures as a complementary step in language learning and teaching. This will help them to see that everyone has areas of strength and areas of challenge, and that it is worthwhile to use every opportunity, even the testing sessions, for improving the learners achievements in language proficiency.

About the Author

Dr. Akef is an assistant professor in IAU, Central Tehran, responsible for teaching M.A. courses in TEFL and Translation Studies. His research interests concern EFL writing, TESL/TEFL and translation studies. Karim Hajhashem is a PhD candidate at JCU in Australia. He has completed his M.A in English language and holds a B.A. in English Translation.