한국어 능력 시험의 개선 방안 연구(Ⅱ)

A Study on Improvement Plans for the Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK) (II): focusing on types of test items

The goal of this study is to provide suggestions for improving the TOPIK in terms of settling the controversial points regarding the ratio between subjective items and objective items. These suggestions are considered to be important not only for the practical purposes in relation to grading but also for enhancing the reliability of graders of the test. This study checked the possibility for the improvement by investigating testing theories, examples of other foreign tests for language proficiency, and the correlation between subjective items and objective items of the 8th TOPIK. All the findings of the investigation lead to the proposal that 100 % of multiple-choice type of test items should be used for the sections such as vocabulary & grammar, listening, and reading and 10 multiple-choice type of test items, 4 to 6 completion type of test items and 1 open-ended essay type of test item should be used for the writing section in order to maintain the relevance to current test format. This proposal will play an important role in the status of TOPIK since it is satisfying the demands originating from the contents part of the test as well as the format part of the test.