A Review of Standardising an English Second Language Test-Item through Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineering (RE) can play an important role in the re-designing tests in L2 English. It can also enrich the aim of teaching as the same as raising children through academic achievement. In addition, it can play a key role in helping students understand how much their test is valid by using of Standard reverse engineering (SRE). This paper is a literature review seeks to make a general second language test standardised through SRE by Popham s Model. According to this model, a test becomes standardised by considering the constructs of a standardised test through five steps respectively. This model evaluates participants English test as foreign language proficiency. In order to explain it more, one example of writing the test in the site of State Education Department Office of Bilingual Education in New York is explained in detail. This study can be used as a guide to other second language testers who wish to standardise their tests.

Keywords:

Reverse engineering (RE) , Standard reverse engineering (SRE) , Popham’s Model , English second language testing