Administer Pilot Test

Recorded Text Testing
Background Research
Intelligibility Interviews
Choose Kind of Test
Choose Test Points
Materials
Obtain a Text
Develop Questions
Create Introduction Text
Assemble Pilot Test
Administer Pilot Test
Select Final Questions
Build Reference Tests
Develop Post-RTT Questions
Administer Text Test Set
Process Scores

Administer the Pilot Test
Before Testing Participants
Testing Participants

Administering the pilot text test uses many skills, each of which must be applied properly to ensure the validity and reliability of the test. Subjects must be screened in order to establish that they are, in fact, speakers of the language you are testing. Consistent and correct application of the test procedure will make certain that each subject has had an equal chance to hear the text and answer the questions. Clear scoring criteria and processes will guarantee that answers are marked appropriately and without variation.

Before Testing Participants

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Testing Participants

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