Language Testing

S. Kathleen Kitao and Kenji Kitao

(Last updated on April 4, 1997)

Articles on Testing by S. Kathleen Kitao and Kenji Kitao

(Most of these are in the TESL-L archive.)

• Why Do We Test? English Teachers' Electronic Newsletter, No. 5 (March, 1996) [Israel]
  An article that discusses why we test students. by S. Kathleen Kitao

• Testing Communicative Competence The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. 2, No. 5 (May, 1996) [Japan]
  S. Kathleen Kitao and Kenji Kitao (1996) An article on how to test communicative competence. @(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 260)

• Testing Grammar The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. 2, No. 6 (June, 1996) [Japan] S. Kathleen Kitao and Kenji Kitao How to test discrete grammatical items @(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 256)

• Testing Listening The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. 2, No. 7 (Junly 1996) [Japan] S. Kathleen Kitao and Kenji Kitao How to test listening skills @(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 257)

• Testing Reading {TESTING READING} An article that discusses reading skills (16 are listed) and how to test them. @(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 258)

• Testing speaking {TESTING SPEAKING} An article that discusses ways to test speaking skills. @(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 261)

• Testing Vocabulary {TESTING VOCAB} An article on testing vocabulary in ESL/EFL classes. @(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 254)

• Testing Writing Agora Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 7 (July, 1996) S. Kathleen Kitao and Kenji Kitao

• Testing Writing (1996) [TESTING WRITING] How to test the writing of ESL/EFL students @(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 259)

• Evaluating the Test Results (1996) English Teachers' Electronic Newsletter, No. 5 (March, 1996) [Israel] Kenji Kitao. How to evaluate test results @(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 255)

• Validity and Reliability (1996) [TEST DESIGN] An article on validity and reliability

• Common Problems with Test Items (1996) [TEST DESIGN] An article on common problems with test items

• Item Analysis (1996) [TEST DESIGN] An article on item analysis

• Writing a Good Test (1996) [TEST DESIGN2] SNE News, Vol. 2, No. 4. (April, 1997) An article on writing a good test

• Test Specifications (1996) [TEST DESIGN2] SNE News, Vol. 2, No. 4. (April, 1997) an article on test specifications

• What You Need to Learn about Standardized Tests (1996) [TEST DESIGN2] An article on standardized tests

• Computer Programs for Analyzing Test Results (1996) [TEST EVAL] an article on computer programs for analyzing test results

• Reporting the Results of Examinations (1996) ELT News & Views 3(3) Feature Supplement: Exams and Testing. [TEST DESIGN2] an article on reporting examination results