Assessment

Listed below are components of evaluation except one:

• Articulating the purpose of the educational system.

• Identifying and collecting relevant information.

• Ranking the students’ capabilities in relation to the whole group evaluation

• Classroom managment or classroom decision making

It measures what was done in the process of teaching and learning and provides useful information for future teaching or learning.

• Summative function of evaluation

• Formative function of evaluation

• Informative function of evaluation

• General function of evaluation

A systematic procedure for measuring a sample of behaviour, which is constructed, administered and scored according to predetermined rules.

• Leadership

• CPD

• KNC

• Test

In …………………..., it usually happens that different scores are given to the same question.

objective tests

placement tests

subjective tests

diagnostic tests

• Objective tests

• Placement tests

• Subjective tests

• Diagnostic tests

It is designed to discover whether a student has a talent or basic ability for learning a new language or not.

• Proficienncy

• Aptitude tests

• Placement test

• Diagnostic test

The goal of ……………… is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark and to make a judgment of student competence.

• criterion- referenced test

• formative assessment

• Summative assessment

• Proficiency test

Progress/ Achievement test is:

• designed to measure students’ knowledge and ability in a language.

• done at the end of the course to measure students’ achievement.

• Used to discover the students problems,difficulties or deficiencies in a course.

• Directly related to language courses and done during the course

When the test measures what is ought to be tested, it is characterised by:

• Reliability

• Authenticity

• Validity

• Clarity

When the same test is given twice to the same students, it should produce almost the same results. This is what we call:

• Reliabilty

• Validity

• Practicality

• Balance

Comprehensiveness of a test means:

• to be easy to administer and scored without too much time or effort.

• The language of the test should emphasize the everyday interaction.

• The test is relevant when it measures reasonably the desired objectives.

• The test should cover all the items that have been taught