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I am a modern Language teacher. I have designed this on-line tool for foreign language teachers. It will allow you to figure out the bigger picture. You will be given ratings and feedback on these areas: methodology, activities, grouping, assessment and use of multimedia. Hope you find it helpful.

This is the link.
http://eleyesl.thefreebizhost.com

This test is inappropriate for evaluation of teaching in secondary schools in Asia, and especially in Japan.

weakenesses include:
- class size choices
- types of English curriculum
- assumption is made that courses meet at least twice a week and this skews many of the answers
- assumes teachers can speak the native language of the country they live in including having advanced reading skills (pretty far-fetched in countries which use kanji)
- Doesn't factor in time and space limitations
- doesn't factor in expectations from the schools

Thanks for your suggestions, Guest of Japan. It is not really easy to make a tool like this, but I am persevarating on the job, just to try to be helpful to Foreign Language Teachers. I would like to review some of your remarks:

- "assumption is made that courses meet at least twice a week and this skews many of the answers".

Actually no assumption is made. It is warned on the main screen that, so far, the group is supposed to be taught 2 or more periods a week in order to take the test. I am working on the program to allow those teachers who teach just one period a week to take the test.

- "assumes teachers can speak the native language of the country they live in including having advanced reading skills (pretty far-fetched in countries which use kanji) "

My point is if the teacher speaks in class the language she/she is teaching (say English), not the one spoken where he/she lives.

- "doesn't factor in expectations from the schools".

Actually, it does. Because I do get a factor to weight those expectations.

The rest of those remarks are also taken into account according to their impact in results. Some of them have very little impact though.

I really appreciate your suggestions.

I have taken into account some suggestions I have received and I have made these improvements: There are two separate options on the home page. One is for those teachers who teach just one period/lesson a week. Timeframes are more flexible. The test also considers the fact that evaluation and/or oral testing might not be on the curriculum.
I would like to thank everyone who has given me feedback through my web site.
Aiaxx :