As one of the major innovations of China's higher education system,the self-taught examination system has made brilliant achievements in its decades of development and has nurtured a large number of high-quality t...As one of the major innovations of China's higher education system,the self-taught examination system has made brilliant achievements in its decades of development and has nurtured a large number of high-quality talents for the country and society.However,with the development of the times,various forms of higher education are emerging,which has had a great impact on self-taught exams.Some problems of self-taught exams have been exposed.Solutions to solving these problems have become the key to promoting the healthy and sustainable development of higher education self-taught exams.展开更多
It is well over a decade since the English Self-taught Examinations (ESTE) were first administered across China. However, no report has been thus far published to show adequate attention has been paid to describing an...It is well over a decade since the English Self-taught Examinations (ESTE) were first administered across China. However, no report has been thus far published to show adequate attention has been paid to describing and validating the test in its own right. Therefore, the writer intends to take a close look at one of the course examinations required of the self-taught students in accomplishing a degree program — Oral Test (OT). This paper contains two major parts, with part one dealing with the limitations of the test examined in the light of current trends in testing theories and part two focusing on some suggestions with a view to enhancing the reliability and validity of the test.展开更多
文摘As one of the major innovations of China's higher education system,the self-taught examination system has made brilliant achievements in its decades of development and has nurtured a large number of high-quality talents for the country and society.However,with the development of the times,various forms of higher education are emerging,which has had a great impact on self-taught exams.Some problems of self-taught exams have been exposed.Solutions to solving these problems have become the key to promoting the healthy and sustainable development of higher education self-taught exams.
文摘It is well over a decade since the English Self-taught Examinations (ESTE) were first administered across China. However, no report has been thus far published to show adequate attention has been paid to describing and validating the test in its own right. Therefore, the writer intends to take a close look at one of the course examinations required of the self-taught students in accomplishing a degree program — Oral Test (OT). This paper contains two major parts, with part one dealing with the limitations of the test examined in the light of current trends in testing theories and part two focusing on some suggestions with a view to enhancing the reliability and validity of the test.
