Testing & Tasting: Language Assessment Research and Reading Group

When:
November 9, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
2018-11-09T10:00:00-05:00
2018-11-09T11:00:00-05:00
Where:
Wells Hall B243
Contact:
Xiaowan Zhang

Testing & Tasting (or the language assessment research and reading group) is a group for practitioners and researchers interested in language testing and assessment. Meetings provide a forum for both faculty and students to learn about advanced assessment topics and discuss language testing in a friendly setting- with snacks! The group usually meets once a month, with each meeting featuring presentations from SLS students, faculty members, or testers of the ELC testing office. Recommended readings (if there are any) will be sent to the whole group via email before each meeting. We have Dr. Paula Winke, Dr. Dan Reed, and Dr. Koen Van Gorp as regular faculty advisors, and occasionally we invite guest speakers to Skype in. 

Discussion topic: Designing classroom assessments using Qualtrics

Presenter(s): Dr. Paula Winke & Aaron Ohlrogge

Dr. Paula Winke and Aaron Ohlrogge will show the group how to use Qualtrics (a free survey tool) to design and administer classroom assessments. Arron Ohlrogge works for the ELC testing office, and he oversees the development, production, and administration of the MSUELT, EAP exams, MSU Speaking Test, and the Low Level Test.