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Types of
tests
- Aptitude
tests
- They predict
who will be a
succesful
language
learner
- They are based on factors which
determine an individual´s ability to
acquire a second foreign language
- Cognitive abilities
Implied (Carroll, 1981)
- Memorization,
phonetic coding and
recognition of
grammatical analogies
- Main
characteristics
- They are large it takes a long
time to administer and
forward-looking.
- Placement
tests
- They are used to make
decisions about placing
learners in an
appropriate group.
- They are based on a theory
language proficency or on the
learning objectives of the
syllabus to be taken
- Main
Characteristics
- They are administred at the start of a course,
they tend to be quick to administer and to mark.
They are not reliable but students can be moved
to the right level according their proficency.
- Diagnostic
Tests
- They are used to determine the students´areas of
strength and weakness in order to determine appropriate
type and levels of teaching and learning activities
- Main
characteristics
- They are designed to
provide detailed
infromation about the
content of a particular
course or they are part
of a general theory of
language proficency
- They can be based on theory or a
syllabus
- Progess
Tests
- They are used to provide
feedback on the efectiveness of
students' learning. Feedback is
part of formative evaluation of a
course
- They provide feedback to
teacher and learner to decide
appropriate modifications to the
programme
- Main
Characteristics
- They tests a small range of language,
they are very informal and look back
over recent work.
- First generation
tests
- They are associated to
grammar/translation
approach to language
learning.
- Candidates are asked to complete
questions, compositions,
translations or answer activities
devoid of context
- They test grammar,
vocabulary,
punctuation, spelling,
discourse
structure,accuracy and
fluency.
- They have a subjective
scoring derived from an
experienced tester
judgement.
- Achievement
Tests
- They come at the end of a
relatively long period of learning,
and their content derives from
the syllabus that has been taught
over that period of time.
- Main
characteristics
- They may be internal,
external, set by school or
set by an examining body .
They cover a wide range
of language skills
- examples
of these
tests
- KET, PET, FCE,CAE,
CPE.
- they may be used for a variety of
purposes such promotion to a
more advanced course,
certification or to apply for a job
- Proficency
Tests
- They look forward to a future
language using situation. They are
related to specific academic or
professional situations where English
is needed
- They are based on a
notional-functional syllabus of
language study or on a theory
of language proficency and
specific language abilities to
constitute language proficency
- Main
characteristics
- Large scale tests, used for selection in a
university.They reflects the language
requerimentsof the target situation level
- Example:
IELTS
- Second
Generation
tests
- Measure one item of
language, known as a
discrete point. ( example
a verb, a preposition)
- Test are very
long
- They developed techniques
such objective and
integrative, for example
cloze tests.
- Third
generation
tests
- They test integrative language, they
use subjective and objective testing
formats.
- Thay are part of
CLT so they test
items of real
language use
- They use contextualized
and authentic techniques
from real world situations.
- More than one
assessor is used
to discuss and
interpret ation
of descriptors
of performance
in tests