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Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university

Innovation in education is an encouraged enterprise that could help to solve problems relevant to education. In Malaysia, the lack of English language ability has been constantly identified as a factor that contributes to graduate unemployment. To address this concern, measures are exponentially exp...

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Main Authors: Chan, Swee Heng, Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah, Tan, Bee Hoon, Md Rashid, Sabariah, Chan, Mei Yuit, Tan, Helen
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Language:English
Published: Inderscience Publishers 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37004/1/Designing%20and%20implementing%20an%20exit%20communication%20test%20to%20gauge%20oral%20proficiency%20in%20a%20university.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37004/
http://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJIIE.2014.067923?journalCode=ijiie
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spelling my.upm.eprints.370042015-09-08T01:23:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37004/ Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university Chan, Swee Heng Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah Tan, Bee Hoon Md Rashid, Sabariah Chan, Mei Yuit Tan, Helen Innovation in education is an encouraged enterprise that could help to solve problems relevant to education. In Malaysia, the lack of English language ability has been constantly identified as a factor that contributes to graduate unemployment. To address this concern, measures are exponentially explored to articulate some solid answers as a basis for educational change. In Universiti Putra Malaysia, an innovative and proactive step was taken to introduce an exit oral communication test (Universiti Putra Malaysia Test of Communication Skills in English). The in-house test enables a system-wide assessment and reporting of students' English oral language ability as the students exit university to the work world. This paper examines issues in the designing and implementation of an exit test with due attention given to its credibility and usability. The step-by-step procedural moves are described and some salient educational outcomes pertaining to the improving of English language competence are discussed. Inderscience Publishers 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37004/1/Designing%20and%20implementing%20an%20exit%20communication%20test%20to%20gauge%20oral%20proficiency%20in%20a%20university.pdf Chan, Swee Heng and Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah and Tan, Bee Hoon and Md Rashid, Sabariah and Chan, Mei Yuit and Tan, Helen (2014) Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university. International Journal of Innovation in Education, 2 (2-4). pp. 121-136. ISSN 1755-151X; ESSN: 1755-1528 http://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJIIE.2014.067923?journalCode=ijiie 10.1504/IJIIE.2014.067923
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description Innovation in education is an encouraged enterprise that could help to solve problems relevant to education. In Malaysia, the lack of English language ability has been constantly identified as a factor that contributes to graduate unemployment. To address this concern, measures are exponentially explored to articulate some solid answers as a basis for educational change. In Universiti Putra Malaysia, an innovative and proactive step was taken to introduce an exit oral communication test (Universiti Putra Malaysia Test of Communication Skills in English). The in-house test enables a system-wide assessment and reporting of students' English oral language ability as the students exit university to the work world. This paper examines issues in the designing and implementation of an exit test with due attention given to its credibility and usability. The step-by-step procedural moves are described and some salient educational outcomes pertaining to the improving of English language competence are discussed.
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author Chan, Swee Heng
Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah
Tan, Bee Hoon
Md Rashid, Sabariah
Chan, Mei Yuit
Tan, Helen
spellingShingle Chan, Swee Heng
Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah
Tan, Bee Hoon
Md Rashid, Sabariah
Chan, Mei Yuit
Tan, Helen
Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university
author_facet Chan, Swee Heng
Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah
Tan, Bee Hoon
Md Rashid, Sabariah
Chan, Mei Yuit
Tan, Helen
author_sort Chan, Swee Heng
title Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university
title_short Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university
title_full Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university
title_fullStr Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university
title_full_unstemmed Designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university
title_sort designing and implementing an exit communication test to gauge oral proficiency in a university
publisher Inderscience Publishers
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37004/1/Designing%20and%20implementing%20an%20exit%20communication%20test%20to%20gauge%20oral%20proficiency%20in%20a%20university.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37004/
http://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJIIE.2014.067923?journalCode=ijiie
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