Language Assessment - Ch. 1

What's the relationship between assessment and testing?

• A test is one type of assessment.

• All assessments are tests.

• Assessments and tests are ongoing processes.

The process of quantifying learner performance is called _____.

• Measurement

• Competence

• Evaluation

Which sentence is NOT an example of evaluation?

• Scoring exams with number grades (95, 70, etc.)

• Reviewing students' portfolios to group them based on proficiency level

• Giving feedback to students' answers during class

Identify whether these are examples of formal and/or informal assessments: (A) You review a student's writing journal and grade them; (B) You give a student suggestions on how to improve their spelling.

• A is formal, B is informal

• A and B are both formal

• A and B are both informal

• A is informal, B is formal

ACTFL proficiency tests are an example of a:

• norm-referenced test

• Criterion-referenced test

What kind of test would you use to find out what skills learners still need to develop?

• Diagnostic test

• Proficiency test

• Achievement test

Cloze reading and dictations are examples of what kind of tests?

• integrative tests

• discrete-point tests

Which of these are examples of performance-based assessment?

• Evaluating students as they work on a task

• Having students take a multiple-choice test

• Conducting an oral proficiency interview (OPI) with a student

The concept of "i+1" is similar to what approach/theory?

• Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

• Alternative assessment

• Unitary trait hypothesis

What is NOT generally true of computer-adapted tests?

• Each test taker answers the same questions.

• The test questions start at a medium difficulty level.

• The questions get easier or harder depending on how students perform.