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Testing And Assessment as Used in The Thai Tertiary Institutions Testing and assessment as used in the Thai tertiary institutions in this study may involve both productive and receptive skills to some extent (see Table 12). However, it is not clear whether what is assessed is what is specified in the syllabus or whether what is specified in the syllabus is what is taught. Nor, indeed, is it clear whether syllabus specifications, in many cases, relate to language learning rather than to knowledge of the content of texts used in the language classroom. Table 12 The Types of Examinations Students Sit Keys: 1 = Responses 2 = Percentage 3 = No Responses 4 = Percentage Variables 1 2 3 4 Total 1 short paragraph answers 99/121 81 0% 22/121 19.0% 100% 2 multiple choice 98/121 80.3% 23/121 19.7% 100% 3 filling in gaps 96/121 78.7% 25/121 21.3% 100% 4 short answers 87/121 71.3% 34/121 28.7% 100% 5 essay writing 76/121 62.3% 45/121 37.7% 100% 6 true/false questions 76/121 62.3% 45/121 37.7% 100% 7 oral reports 47/121 38.5% 74/121 61.5% 100% 8 interviews 35/121 28.7% 86/121 71.3% 100% 9 other. 24/121 19.7% 97/121 80.3% 100% Note: 1 It is not possible to tell what proportion of which type of question appears in specific examinations. 2 Respondents may answer more than once.
Though all four skills appear on occasion to be tested in examinations, it is not clear whether testing places emphasis on productive capacity and communicative use(see Tables 13 and 14). Indeed, the stress appears to be on reading and writing at the expense of listening and speaking skills. Table 13 The Types of Examinations Students Sit Keys: 1 = Responses 2 = Percentage 3 = No Responses 4 = Percentage Variables 1 2 3 4 Total 1 short paragraph answers 99/121 81 0% 22/121 19.0% 100% 2 multiple choice 98/121 80.3% 23/121 19.7% 100% 3 filling in gaps 96/121 78.7% 25/121 21.3% 100% 4 short answers 87/121 71.3% 34/121 28.7% 100% 5 essay writing 76/121 62.3% 45/121 37.7% 100% 6 true/false questions 76/121 62.3% 45/121 37.7% 100% 7 oral reports 47/121 38.5% 74/121 61.5% 100% 8 interviews 35/121 28.7% 86/121 71.3% 100% 9 other. 24/121 19.7% 97/121 80.3% 100% Note: 1 It is not possible to tell what proportion of which type of question appears in specific examinations. 2 Respondents may answer more than once.
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Testing And Assessment as Used in<br />
The Thai Tertiary Institutions<br />
Testing and assessment as used in<br />
the Thai tertiary institutions in this<br />
study may involve both productive<br />
and receptive skills to some extent<br />
(see Table 12). However, it is not clear<br />
whether what is assessed is what is<br />
specified in the syllabus or whether<br />
what is specified in the syllabus is what<br />
is taught. Nor, indeed, is it clear<br />
whether syllabus specifications, in<br />
many cases, relate to language learning<br />
rather than to knowledge <strong>of</strong> the content<br />
<strong>of</strong> texts used in the language classroom.<br />
Table 12<br />
The Types <strong>of</strong> Examinations Students Sit<br />
Keys:<br />
1 = Responses<br />
2 = Percentage<br />
3 = No Responses<br />
4 = Percentage<br />
Variables 1 2 3 4 Total<br />
1 short paragraph answers 99/121 81 0% 22/121 19.0% 100%<br />
2 multiple choice 98/121 80.3% 23/121 19.7% 100%<br />
3 filling in gaps 96/121 78.7% 25/121 21.3% 100%<br />
4 short answers 87/121 71.3% 34/121 28.7% 100%<br />
5 essay writing 76/121 62.3% 45/121 37.7% 100%<br />
6 true/false questions 76/121 62.3% 45/121 37.7% 100%<br />
7 oral reports 47/121 38.5% 74/121 61.5% 100%<br />
8 interviews 35/121 28.7% 86/121 71.3% 100%<br />
9 other. 24/121 19.7% 97/121 80.3% 100%<br />
Note: 1 It is not possible to tell what proportion <strong>of</strong> which type <strong>of</strong> question<br />
appears in specific examinations.<br />
2 Respondents may answer more than once.
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