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The document discusses different types of language tests and their purposes. It identifies 5 main types of tests: aptitude tests, which measure language learning ability; proficiency tests, which evaluate overall language ability; diagnostic tests, which identify specific language strengths and weaknesses; placement tests, which determine appropriate class level; and achievement tests, which assess learning from instruction. The document also discusses teacher-made tests versus standardized tests and alternative assessments like portfolios and journals.

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01 1 Types of Test

The document discusses different types of language tests and their purposes. It identifies 5 main types of tests: aptitude tests, which measure language learning ability; proficiency tests, which evaluate overall language ability; diagnostic tests, which identify specific language strengths and weaknesses; placement tests, which determine appropriate class level; and achievement tests, which assess learning from instruction. The document also discusses teacher-made tests versus standardized tests and alternative assessments like portfolios and journals.

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TYPES OF TESTS


TYPES OF TESTS

TYPES OF TESTS ≠ TYPES OF ITEMS


 Types of test refer to the functions of the test
 Types of items refer to how the items look like

USES OF TESTS
Language test, has the following educational uses or
purposes:
1. To determine readiness for instructional programs
2. To classify or place individuals in appropriate
language classes
3.To diagnose the individual’s specific strength and
weaknesses
4. To measure aptitude for learning
5. To measure the extent of student achievement of the
instructional goals.
6. To evaluate the effectiveness of instruction
TYPES OF TESTS

TYPES OF TESTS

1. APTITUDE TEST (category 4)

2. PROFICIENCY TEST (1)

3. DIAGNOSTIC TEST (3)

4. PLACEMENT TEST (2)

5. ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (5 and 6)


APTITUDE TEST

 A Language aptitude test is designed to measure


capacity or general ability to learn foreign language and
ultimate success in that undertaking
 A test which is used to indicate or to serve an
individual’s facility for acquiring specific skills and
learning.
 It measures the student’s probable performance in
learning a foreign language,
 It is usually prepared and administered only by
professional testing services that have the authority
 Example: Modern Language Aptitude Test.
Proficiency Test
* It is a test which is used to measure a student’s
achievement in relation to a specific task which he will
later be required to perform.
example: does a student know enough English to
follow a particular course given in the medium of
English or to do a particular job requiring a use of
English?
* It is not limited to anyone course , curriculum, or
single skill in the language, rather it tests overall
ability.
* Example : TOEFL Test produced by the Educational
Testing Service
Diagnostic Test

• A diagnostic test is designed to diagnose specified


aspects of a language. A test of pronunciation for
example, might diagnose the phonological features of
English that are difficult for learners and should
therefore become part of a curriculum.
• A writing diagnostic would elicit a writing sample
from students that would allow the teacher to identify
those rhetorical and language features on which the
course needed to focus attention
Achievement Test
• It is a test which is used to indicate the extent to which an
individual has mastered the specific skills or body of
information acquired in a formal learning situation
• An achievement test is related directly to classroom lessons,
units, or even a total curriculum
• It should be limited to particular material addressed in a
curriculum within a particular time frame and are offered after
a course on the objectives in questions
• The aim is to determine whether course objectives have beeb
met by the end of a period of instruction.
TEACHER MADE AND STANDARDIZED TEST

• Teacher-made tests are tests which are prepared by the


classroom teachers
• Standardized tests are tests which are prepared by
professional testing services to assist institutions in the
selection, placement, and evaluation of students
• Example of Standardized tests are : TOEFL Test,
ESLPT
• Classroom tests are generally prepared, administered,
and scored by one teacher
– test objectives: directly on course objectives
– test contents derived from specific course content
Advantages of Standardized Test

• A ready-made previously validated product that frees


the teacher from having to spend hours creating a test.
• Administration to large group can be accomplished
within reasonable time limits to the case of multiple
choice format, scoring procedures are streamlined
(for either scannable computerized scoring or hand-
scoring with a hole –punched grid) for fast
turnaround time
Disadvantages of Standardized Test

• In appropriate use of such test, for example using an


overall proficiency test as an achievement test
simply because of the convenience of the
standardization.
• The potential misunderstanding of the difference
between direct and indirect testing
• The assumption that standardized test correctly
assess all learners equally well.
Alternative Assessment

• It appeared in the early 1990s because of the


shortcoming in traditional assessment
• The Examples :
Portfolios
Journal
Self Assessment
Peer Assessment
ect
PORTFOLIOS

• Portfolios is a purposeful collection of students’ work


that demonstrates their efforts, progress, and
achievement in a given area 9genesee and Upshur :
1996)
• Portfolios include materials such as :
a. essays and composition
b. reports, project outlines
c. poetry and creative prove
d. journals, diaries, and other personal reflection
e. notes on lectures
ATTRIBUTES OF PORTFOLIOS

Attributes of Portfolios :
• Collecting
• Reflecting
• Assessing
• Documenting
• Linking
• Evaluation
Examples of portfolios self assessment questions

1. Look at your writing sample


a. What does the sample show that you can
do?
b. Write about what you did well
2. Think about realistic goals. Write one thing
you need to do better
ADVANTAGES OF PORTFOLIOS

a. Foster intrinsic motivation,responsibilty and


ownership
b. Promote student-teacher interaction
c. Individualize learning
d. Provide tangible evidence of a student’swork
e. Facilitate critical thinking
f. Offer opportunities for collaborative work
with peer
JOURNALS

a. A journal is a log (or account) of


one’thoughts,feelings,reactions,assessment,ideas,pr
ogress toward goal usually written with little
attention to structure,form,or correctness.
b. Most of classroom journals are known as dialogue
journals. They imply an intearction between a
reader (the teacher) and the student through
dialouge or responses.
c. It affords a unique opportunity for a teacher to offer
kinds of feedback

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