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Computer Applications in Language Testing

Author: QuZuo
Tutor: SunHuaiQing
School: Jilin University
Course: Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Keywords: language testing computer applications item banking model latent trait measurement computer adaptive testing
CLC: H08
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2004
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Abstract

The language test development today has become an independent discipline has its own field of research and methods. The language test from linguistics, language pedagogy and learning theory to obtain the scientific content, psychometric scientific means, is an interdisciplinary science. With the transformation of English teaching methods, English test undergone three stages of development, that is, (1) the traditional test method, (2) scientific testing method, (3) communication test method. Foreign language test is not only an indispensable important part of foreign language teaching, and often an effective means of teaching. Through appropriate forms of foreign language tests, teachers can not only master the learning potential of students, understanding students 'progress and problems exist, the ability to evaluate students' foreign language proficiency and practical application of a foreign language, but also to check the implementation of the syllabus and teaching programs and the completion of the case and examine the actual effect of teaching and learning. At the same time, scientific and rational foreign language test can stimulate students' interest in learning a foreign language, to enhance the motivation to learn. Of course, if the poor quality of foreign language tests or improper use, the same can also cause a tremendous negative impact. How to play the positive role of foreign language tests, to overcome its negative effects is an important issue that requires careful study of the foreign language test learning. In recent years, with the application and popularization of the computer, as well as the rapid development of computer technology, computer language test, the subject of much concern. The advantage of computer technology in the language test has not yet been fully play, but have been reading in the papers photoelectric test data analysis was attempted application. In today's era of rapidly changing knowledge of modern information technology, especially the introduction of multimedia technology and network technology are greatly promote fundamental changes in many aspects of teaching ideas, content, process and methods of foreign language teaching. Give full play to the advantages of computer technology, the computer effectively used in language testing has become an urgent task of the foreign language teaching and research staff must bear. Therefore, one of the purposes of this writing it is want more foreign language teachers and linguists understanding and concern and thus participate in the computer-assisted language testing lt; WP = 71 gt; research. This paper interrelated discussed in more detail from the five aspects of computer used in language testing: a review of the history of the development of computer applications in the language test News; Item Response Theory (potential characteristics theory) ; mathematical modeling IRT test database; computer aided self-adaptive language test on the computer in the language test applied effect of and contrast. Therefore, in addition to the introduction and conclusion, this paper is divided into five chapters: The first chapter is a computer language test in today's dynamic applications, Chapter II IRT the Chapter test database, Chapter computer aided from adaptive language test, Chapter V of the advantages and disadvantages of computers in language testing applications. The first chapter made on the computer this important scientific and technological means in the language test review of the historical development. Detailed examples of relevant research and technological developments, on the one hand, that we grasp the latest information, have a full understanding of the dynamic at the same time for the hot topic; the other hand also allows us to recognize that the subject not only by the many the attention of scholars and experts, there are lots of teaching and research workers and is to pay at the hard work and tireless efforts. In order to have a fundamental understanding of computer-assisted language testing, must be aware of the IRT, also known as the theory of the underlying features. Some scholars believe that this theory in the emergence of language testing circles, its significance and nuclear physics in the physics community was born the same day and language, it is bound to cause a fundamental change of the language test. Thus the second chapter on the basis of the IRT through comparative analysis of three teaching mode, more comprehensive elaborated topics reflect the differences between theory and classical test theory and topics reflect the theoretical advantages in applications. The third chapter describes the test database. With the gradual implementation of the various types of foreign language test, the importance of foreign language exam construction increasingly more definite. Foreign Language Exam construction of modern language testing theory is by no means a simple accumulation of an off-topic, but rather in accordance with standardized procedures, scientific preparation, processing and groups exchange a sufficient number of questions. This established the exam should be scientifically rigorous, rational structure, a wide compatibilizer simple, economical and practical. Computer the adaptability language test is an important form of computer-assisted language testing. lt; WP = 72 gt; tailored for each candidates the flexible examination process through the first few test questions can roughly determine a student's ability and level. Participate in the exam so students do not have to answer a lot of topics for them (these topics are often too difficult or too simple). Compared with the traditional pencil and paper test, the topic of computer the adaptability language test need less time is relatively short. Therefore, detailed in Chapter describes the advantages and disadvantages of several typical computer self-adaptability language test, the machine auxiliary language test. Test database described in Chapters III and IV and machines to help self-adaptive language test is actually based on the second chapter of Item Response Theory mathematical model. Of the three parts of a computer language test subject must understand the core content and the focus in the process of research as well as practice. Made a demonstration and comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of the four chapters of the computer in the language test before the fifth chapter undertake. I believe that through the exposition of the article, not only to help us with a comprehensive and profound understanding of computer language test subject, has a better grasp of the core content and applications for the subject, but also be able to we feel that the advances in technology, the rapid development of the 21st century, the computer language test will be the further deepening and development, as the language of teaching and research workers of the new century, we should be made in this regard tirelessly efforts!

Computer Applications in Language Testing

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