It is well over a decade since the English Self-taught Examinations (ESTE) were first administered across China. However, no report has been thus far published to show adequate attention has been paid to describing an...It is well over a decade since the English Self-taught Examinations (ESTE) were first administered across China. However, no report has been thus far published to show adequate attention has been paid to describing and validating the test in its own right. Therefore, the writer intends to take a close look at one of the course examinations required of the self-taught students in accomplishing a degree program — Oral Test (OT). This paper contains two major parts, with part one dealing with the limitations of the test examined in the light of current trends in testing theories and part two focusing on some suggestions with a view to enhancing the reliability and validity of the test.展开更多
文摘It is well over a decade since the English Self-taught Examinations (ESTE) were first administered across China. However, no report has been thus far published to show adequate attention has been paid to describing and validating the test in its own right. Therefore, the writer intends to take a close look at one of the course examinations required of the self-taught students in accomplishing a degree program — Oral Test (OT). This paper contains two major parts, with part one dealing with the limitations of the test examined in the light of current trends in testing theories and part two focusing on some suggestions with a view to enhancing the reliability and validity of the test.
