unit 3 types of testing.

Types of testing

Proficiency tests

The TOELF is considered this type of test. They focus on the competence in the language, regardless how you learn it, so they evaluate your language ability.

Achievement tests

They focus on the learner´s development of language through the whole class period. These types of test are usually applied at the end of each unit to measure the correct assimilation of the topics or can be applied at the end of the course season.

Direct testing

It is when the teacher apply a test to measure the precisely skill he wants the students to perform. E.g. the students are going to write about something if we want to evaluate grammar.

Indirect testing

This type of test is applied to measure an underlying ability in a skill. E.g. read aloud a passage if we want to evaluate pronunciation.

Diagnostic tests

These tests are used to diagnose strengths and weaknesses in the developmental competence of certain skills. E.g. test applied at the beginning of courses.

Placement tests

The main focus is to “place” the student in a group with the same language competence level. These tests are created and applied in order to get specific information about the students main domains at the time of perform a test to develop better teaching programs.

Communicative language testing

Measure the ability to take part in acts of communication, which also include the use of two or more skills, e.g. a debate involves listening and speaking.

Discrete testing

It is a test type format of evaluate one thing per item, this means that the answer is usually limited, making the students follow a path to discover the correct answer.

Integrative testing

This type of test involves the use of more than one skill, because usually involves communication and interaction as in oral presentations.

Objective tests

These tests offer one possible answer and it is given in an answer key. Usually are very easy tests but if you commit a mistake it would turn into bad grades because each item is provided with a specific weighted

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Subjective tests

It is when the grade given to a performance depends on somebody´s judgment such as in oral test or a presentation.

Computer adaptive tests

This test takes under consideration time and quality of the answers. Computer is seen as a tool to save time as in the case of the admission tests, where a large number of tests have to be applied.

Norm-referenced testing

It is use to compare one student with other student´s performance. The teacher creates a list using the best test results and formulates a norm, which establishes what is going to be the standard grade the students should get.

Criterion-referenced testing

The students use descriptions of want they should be able to do with the language in order to pass of fail a test, so if they follow the criterion the chance to get good grade is increased.

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