TEA Terminology

To measure a learner's level of language he should take a...

• placement test

• proficiency test

• diagnostic test

• direct test

Backwash effect can be seen in this situation:

• the teacher encourages students' active participation and they take part in the discussion

• the teacher doesn't like students, so he flunks them at the exam

• the teaching mirrors the test because the teacher wants their students to pass

• the students are not satisfied with the teacher and they disrupt the lesson

... evaluates a learner's understanding of a specific course or study programme.

• Proficiency test

• Achievement test

• Diagnostic test

• Placement test

A diagnostic test is used to...

• to assess students' psychological readiness for the course

• to identify the teacher's proficiency before the start of the course

• to check the understanding of the topic

• to evaluate students' knowledge and skills before their instruction

This test usually given to a student entering an educational institution to determine specific knowledge or proficiency in various subjects for the purpose of assignment to appropriate courses or classes.

Writing essays, giving interviews and presentations are the examples of...

• direct testing

• indirect testing

• objective testing

• discrete point testing

What are discrete point tests aimed to assess?

• grammar skills

• knowledge of the module, i.e. "Travelling"

• one element of language, i.e. one grammatical structure

• reading skills

Integrative tests deal with...

• one element of language at a time

• more than one skill and/or item of knowledge at a time

• only lexical and grammar skills

• only reading and writing skills

What is NOT an example of objective testing?

• true-false test

• multiple-choice test

• matching and filling-the-gaps test

• short-answer essay

Problem solving and performance test items are examples of...

• subjective testing

• objective testing