Testing the Test: Feedback for Teachers: a free interactive workshop

Τo Hellenic American Education Center έχει λάβει έγκριση και άδεια από το Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Θρησκευμάτων να παρέχει, με τη διακριτική ονομασία Hellenic American College, προπτυχιακά και μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα σπουδών.Το Hellenic American College έχει υπογράψει συμφωνία σύμπραξης με το Hellenic American University (436 Amherst Street, Nashua, New Hamshire, 03063, USA) η οποία επιτρέπει στο Κολλέγιο να προσφέρει τα προπτυχιακά και μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα του Πανεπιστημίου στις εγκαταστάσεις του στην Αθήνα. Με την ολοκλήρωση των σπουδών τους, σύμφωνα με τα κριτήρια που αναφέρονται ρητώς στον Κατάλογο του Πανεπιστημίου (University Catalog), οι σπουδαστές λαμβάνουν το πτυχίο τους απευθείας από το Hellenic American University, Nashua.

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Take part in our 2-hour workshop on January 18th and get a ‘behind the scenes’ look at language testing!

Assessment has always been an essential part of language teaching, both through classroom tests and through standardized examinations. Take part in our 2-hour workshop on January 18th and get a ‘behind the scenes’ look at language testing by Nigel Downey, Director of the Office for Language Assessment at Hellenic American University and a teacher, teacher trainer and testing professional who has been involved in the TESOL profession for over thirty years.The workshop begins by introducing the principles and concepts central to the design and scoring of large-scale examinations. It then discusses how the answers chosen by candidates in a multiple-choice format are analyzed, using detailed examples. Finally, the workshop helps teachers to be able to quickly analyze their own student data from classroom tests in order to understand more about their students’ performance.Workshop’s components:-	Introduction: What is Testing?-	Validity and reliability-	Test construction-	An introduction to Classical Test Theory-	Analysis of student data from classroom testsThe event is organized by the Arts and Sciences Department of <a href="http://www.haec.gr" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hellenic American College</a>/<a href="http://www.hauniv.edu" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hellenic American University</a>. Venue: Hellenic American College22 Massalias Street, Athens6th floor Conference room Speaker’s short bio:Nigel Downey is currently Director of the Office for Language Assessment (OLA) at Hellenic American University. He holds an M.A. in TESOL and his Ph.D. research is in the field of English-language listening comprehension. He has been in the TESOL profession in Greece for over thirty years as a teacher and teacher trainer and has taught M.A. courses in the US and Greece. Nigel has also written and collaborated on a number of books and articles and has been working in the field of language assessment at Hellenic American University since 2004.

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