Individually-administered?
  _X_   Group-administered?

            Because of limitations on time and staff in some schools, it makes sense for the test to be
            administered to groups of students.

  _X_   In English?
            In the target language?
  _X_   Spoken?
  _X_   Written?

            Because teachers will have to start testing students from the first year on, and for
            consistency’s sake, it’s best for the directions to be in English.  Also, teachers are not
            testing their students’ comprehension of the directions, but rather how well they can
            perform the tasks.

            Since it’s an end-of-year test of overall proficiency, it would be best to test multiple
            language skills.

            In English?
  _X_   In the target language?
  _X_   Spoken?
  _X_   Written?

             The test should assess how well students can perform in the target language.

             Since it is an end-of-year test, it would be best to test multiple language skills.

Considerations for Scoring Tests

  _X_   Counting the number correct?
  _X_   A holistic approach (one overall score)?
            An analytic approach (separate scores for separate aspects of the performance)?

            Answers should be selected, short answers whenever possible.  Due to the large number
            of students each school will have to test, teachers cannot spend all of their time scoring
            constructed responses, nor can they wait a long time for the results to be returned from an
            outside scoring agency.

            Scores should be holistic.  It gives an overall picture of the students’ proficiencies, which
            is what Ligang and the Department of Education are looking for.

            Hand-scored?
  _X_   Machine or computer-scored?

            If the test is on the computer, this would save the most time.

  _X_   Local/On-site?
            Central/Off-site?

            To save on costs and time, it would be better if the schools administer and score
            tests locally.  Then they can report the results to the Department of Education.