SPECIFICATION FOR WRITING TEST...

Content of specification on testing in writing


1) Operations

Expression of thanks

Requirement
Opinions
Comment
Attitude
Confirmation
Apology
Want/need
Information

Eliciting information

Directions
Service
And all areas above


Test types

Form

Letter
Postcard
Note
Forms

Type

Announcement
Description
Narration
Comment

Addressees unspecified as under topics (below)

Topics

Derived from the following as under topics:
-Shopping and using services
- visiting places of interest and entertainment
- traveling and arranging for travel
- using media for information and entertainment
- Medical attention and health

Obtaining samples that properly represent each candidate’s ability

We should set as many tasks as is feasible by recognizing that from point of view of
Validity the ideal test would be one which required candidates to perform all the relevant potential writing tasks. Besides that, we should offer candidates as many ‘fresh start’ as possible. It can help them to have fresh starts that generate their ideas. The test designers also need to give as many as different tasks as possible make the tests ideal and included the entire task. This has to be balanced against practicality; otherwise we would always include the entire potentials task. It must be remembered, that if we need to know something accurate and meaningful about person’s writing ability, then we have to prepare to pay for that information.