Item Building of Diagnostic, Intervention and Trial English Language Papers ( PMR & SPM)

Date: 27 January 2010

Place: WPKL State Education Office

Time: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Target Group: All students in Forms 3 and 5

Objectives:

1. To be able to write valid, reliable and practical tests that engage with the curriculum at hand.
2. To be able to assess students within their learning curves.
3. To be able to train students to answer questions as accurately as possible.

Summary of Activities:

1. Selected master teachers were divided into groups by the English Language Officer of the State Education Office.
2. Each group was given the task of setting one part of a particular paper.
3. Editors were assigned to edit and oversee the production of the PMR and SPM papers.

Achievement

1. All papers were produced at the state office and sent out to schools as per schedule.