An Investigation of How Texts Are Used in Middle School English Tests

• 발행기관: 팬코리아영어교육학회(구 영남영어교육학회)
• 저자명: Sung-Ae Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『영어교육연구』제22권 2호, 159~180쪽, 전체 22쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.06.30

영문 초록

This study investigates how texts are used in middle school English tests. For this aim, it analyzed 30 middle school in-house English tests, focusing on the number, types and length of the texts used and the kinds of knowledge measured with the texts. In order to see if there are any similarities or differences among the tests for different grade levels, the analysis also compared the ways in which the texts are used in the tests for the three grade levels. The result shows that even though the tests share common features, there are also variations in the ways how individual teachers use the texts in constructing the tests, which mainly result from the teacher’s own choice and contribute to the differences in the quality of the tests administered in different schools. Based on the result, the study concludes that in order to guarantee a similar quality of the tests administered in different schools, it is necessary to reduce the arbitrariness in using the texts by establishing a national standard for the use of the texts in constructing the tests.

목차

I. INTRODUCTION

II. BACKGROUND

III. METHOD

IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

V. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

키워드

texts English tests middle school English