An Exam Evaluation

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that various styles of test methods and test items have been developed over the years in order to measure the levels of
knowledge that a learner has attained. The paper critically looks at an exam given at an International High School in China, the Dalian Maple Leaf International School Exit Exam. The paper assesses test items and questions with regard to their validity and reliability, offers suggestions on how the exam could be improved and presents a final assessment of the quality of this exam.

Outline:
Introduction
Dalian Maple Leaf International School
Dalian Maple Leaf International School Exit Exam - Part A
Dalian Maple Leaf International School Exit Exam - Part B
Exam Results
Test Method Facets with Relation to DMLIS Exit Exam
Purpose of the DMLIS Exit Exam
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Dalian Maple Leaf International School (DMLIS) is a privately owned and funded International High School with approximately 800 students in the coastal city of Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. As of this writing, DMLIS has the only agreement with another country of any school in China to provide a joint high school education to its students. The agreement is with the Provincial Government of British Columbia, Canada and specifies that for the sophomore, junior and senior grades of high school, the British Columbian curriculum will be taught in English with Chinese classes in Mandarin, Geography, History and Political Science. Upon successful completion of their senior year, a student would receive a joint Chinese-Canadian high school diploma that would be recognized at many post-secondary institutions in Canada. As many students at DMLIS are interested in post-secondary education abroad, this diploma has great appeal."

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