Reading Exams

It's been a few weeks since our last update, and things here are still very busy. First, we had our mid-term exams. These went very well for the most part. The reading exams have two main parts: reading comprehension and vocabulary. Vocabulary Part I involves matching the word and the meaning. This mostly went well, however, for the meanings, I used the exact same wording as in the study sheets. I personally feel that this doesn't really challenge the students and doesn't actually indicate whether or not the students UNDERSTOOD the word. I've accurately demonstrated in my class that my students can successfully pass such a test without understanding the word, and without, in fact, even READING the word. So, even though it means more work for me, future tests will not use the same wording as the study sheets. Students must be able to identify and understand the concept of the word, not merely the wording of the definition.

Vocabulary Part II requires the students to correctly choose which vocabulary word best completes each sentence. This could likewise be a bit more challenging, but I'm relatively pleased with this section.

There are three readings on the reading section of the test. These include one poem and two longer works of fiction or non-fiction. I've found so far that the poems are the most difficult part for the students to understand.

Most of the students did very well on their exams, and I'm quite pleased with the grade distribution, as I felt it accurately represented the levels of the students in the class.

I'm currently working on the final exams and I sincerely hope these will be a strong improvement over the mid-terms.

Date: 2008⁄11⁄12 09:08｜Permalink｜Author：nelp

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