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A Comparison of the Texts Used in the Secondary School English Tests

  • Modern English Education
  • Abbr : MEESO
  • 2011, 12(4), pp.215-236
  • Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate the similarities and/or differences of the secondary school English tests in their ways of using the texts. For that purpose the study analyzed 30 middle school and 30 high school English tests, focusing on the number and types of the texts used and the kinds and proportion of the knowledge measured with the texts. In order to see the similarities and/or differences between the middle school and high school tests and among the tests for the same grade and for different grades the study compared the tests administered in different middle schools and high schools and the tests for different grades and for the same grade in each school level. According to the result of the study, there were both similarities and differences among the tests for different school levels and for different grades in their ways of using the texts. However, despite the common features found in the tests for the same grade, there was also a wide variation among the tests administered in different schools. Based on the result, the study concludes that due to the lack of the established criteria and thus the teachers’ arbitrary use of the texts in constructing the tests, the secondary school English tests fail to maintain full consistency and are not considered effective enough for the development of the target language ability in the students.

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