Assessment PIN418

Which of the following statements is correct about a test?

• A test is the only way teachers can gather information.

• A test measures a group of students’ competences.

• A test is an explicit and structured instrument.

Which of the following is an example of summative assessment?

• A survey that students answer at the end of the class.

• A written report to be delivered at the end of the unit.

• A virtual forum that students have to answer each class.

A reading test taken by students of the English subject at the beginning of the term is an example of:

• Diagnostic test

• Formative test

• Informal test

The focus of a test may vary from assessing general to specific skills in students.

• TRUE

• FALSE

All assessments are tests, but not all tests are assessments.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The teaching process contemplates enough opportunities for students to practice the language being learned.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The process of assessment involves constant feedback from teachers to students and vice versa.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Informal assessment is judgemental since it considers recording students’ results.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Students’ constant participation in classes is an example of summative assessment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Testing should be aligned with the different objectives in the teaching and learning process.

• TRUE

• FALSE