[etni] Re: testing grammar

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Dear Coby -

1. Unseens are not the best way of testing grammar: unseens test 
comprehension, not production.
2. Compositions are obviously a fine way.
3. Grammar clozes and rewrites, which have been thoroughly removed from 
the NBA, provide excellent opportunities for grammar testing (I wonder 
what the Machon Szold guys know about testing that we don't...)
4. you can of course explicitly test knowledge of grammar rules by 
creating assessment items that require quoting these rules
(e.g., "what is the plural ending after fricative sounds?").

5. for extra ideas, browse

http://www.google.com/search?q=EFL+testing+grammar


Just my NIS .09

Best -

L

coby willner wrote:

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>Dear Fellow Colleagues,
>    Besides unseens and writing assignments, how do
>you test the grammar you have taught all year round,
>especially in high school?  Is there any cumulative
>way for it to be done?
>Please answer personally  to
>cobyw@xxxxxxxxxx
>Thanks,
>Coby Willner
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