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- Chapter 3
This chapter discusses the purposes of language testing and the distinctions between different types of tests. It covers proficiency tests, achievement tests, diagnostic tests, and placement tests. It helps teachers decide whether an existing test is suitable for a particular purpose and how to write appropriate new tests.
What's inside
- Purposes of language testing
- Distinctions between different types of tests
- Proficiency tests
- Achievement tests
- Diagnostic tests
- Placement tests
Who it is for: For language teachers and testers. (Postgraduate)
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Summary
Language testing is used for different reasons. Students learn about the types of tests, how to choose or design them for specific purposes.
Purposes for language testing
Language tests serve different aims. These include checking general language ability, measuring learning progress, finding out what students know and do not know, and placing students in suitable classes.
Types of language tests
There are four main types of language tests. Proficiency tests check general language ability. Achievement tests measure what students have learned. Diagnostic tests find out what students know and do not know. Placement tests put students in suitable classes.
Distinctions between tests
Tests differ in how they provide information. They can be direct or indirect. They can be discrete-point or integrative. They can be norm-referenced or criterion-referenced. They can be objective or subjective.
Assignments
Students read about the purposes and approaches to language testing. They identify the features of different testing purposes. They consider the types of tests that they construct.
Key terms
- Proficiency tests
- Tests that measure general language ability, regardless of training.
- Criterion-referenced
- Tests that show what a student can do in the language.
- Direct testing
- Testing that uses a small sample of tasks.
- Indirect testing
- Testing that uses a representative sample of abilities.
- Discrete-point testing
- Testing that checks specific language points.
- Integrative testing
- Testing that checks how language points work together.
Questions this document helps with
- What are the main types of language tests?
- How do tests differ in what they measure?
- What are the features of proficiency tests?
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