Table of contents Acknowledgement List of abbreviations Part I: Introduction 1.Rationale 2.Aims of the study 3.Scope of the study 4.Methods of the study 5.Design of the study Part II: Development Chapter one: Literature review 1.1.Language testing 1.2.Communicative language tests 1.3.Testing reading skills 1.3.1.Multiple choice questions 1.3.2.Short answer questions 1.3.3.Cloze 1.3.4.Selective deletion gap filling 1.3.5.C tests 1.3.6.Coloze elide 1.3.7.Information transfer 1.3.8.Jumbled sentences 1.3.9.Matching 1.3.10.Jumbled paragraphs 1.4.Major characteristics of a good test 1.41.Reliability 1.4.2.Validity 1.4.2.1.Content validity 1.4.2.2.Face validity 1.4.2.3.Criterion-related validity 1.4.2.4.Construct validity 1.4.3.Practicality 1.4.4.Discrimination 1.5.Achievement tests 1.5.1.Class progress test 1.5.2.Final achievement test Summary Chapter two: Methodology 2.1.A quantitative study 2.2.The selection of participants 2.3.The materials 2.4.Methods of data collection and data analysis 2.5.Limitations of the research Summary Chapter three: Discussion 3.1-The content area of the test 3.2-The relative weights of the different parts of the test 3.3-Constructing the test 3.4-Administering the test 3.5-Marking the test 3.6-Test scores interpreting and evaluation 3.6.1.The frequency distribution 3.6.2.The central tendency 3.6.2.1.The mode 3.6.2.2.The median 3.6.2.3.The mean 3.6.3.The dispersion 3.6.3.1.The low-high 3.6.3.2.The range 3.6.3.3.The standard deviation 3.7-Test item analysis and evaluation 3.7.1.Item difficulty 3.7.2.Item discrimination 3.8.Estimating reliability Summary Part III: Conclusion and recommendations References Appendices
