Language Assessment

According to Brown, a good test should not be too long or too short to be finished by the students.

• cost

• time

• administration

 According to Brown, a good test should be followed by something to make it easy to score like rubrics of scoring and key answer.

• scoring/evaluation

• cost

• administration

According to Brown, a  good test should not be too complicated or difficult to conduct and it should be simple to administer.

• administration

• scoring/evaluation

• cost

According to Brown, a good test should not be too expensive to conduct. A teacher should avoid conducting a test that requires excessive budget.

• time

• administration

• cost

According to Brown, a reliable test is __________.

• accurate and dependable

• consistent and accurate

• consistent and dependable

It measures exactly what it proposes to measure.

• valid test

• valid answer

• reliable test

This is the fourth major principle of language assessment.

• Validity

• Authenticity

• Reliability

It refers to the influence, either positive or negative, that an exam has on the way in which students are taught.

• Washback

• Validity

• Reliability

This test predict a person’s future success in learning a (any) foreign language, it can be taken before actual learning.

• diagnostic test

• aptitude test

• placement test

It measures the general ability in a language.

• proficiency test

• aptitude test

• diagnostic test