ABSTRACT
In response to some of the criticisms against recent national examinations in reading, Israel’s Ministry of Education has embarked upon two conceptual changes in the design of new examinations. The first is that the new national examination will be in the form of a communicative language test and the second, that the school teachers will participate in determining the standards and the content outline of future examinations. Teachers’ questionnaires and the analysis of responses are the basis for the advocated changes. It is concluded that the traditional multiple-choice standardized tests have had a negative effect on the teaching of reading.
