Testing: Revision for the end-of-semester test

“Consistency of measurement” refers to _______.

• authenticity
• practicality
• reliability
• validity

What is the primary purpose of a validity study in language assessment?

• To determine the reliability of a language test
• To determine if a language test is measuring what it is intended to measure
• To determine if a language test is too difficult or too easy for test-takers
• To determine the practicality of a language test

Which of the following is a characteristic of a reliable language test?

• It provides different scores each time it is administered
• It produces consistent results over time and across test-takers
• It is biased in favor of certain groups of test-takers
• It measures a range of language skills, but not all equally well

Which of the following is a characteristic of a practical language test?

• It has a high degree of difficulty
• It is easy to administer
• It can be completed in a short amount of time
• It has a wide range of test items

What is the purpose of a reliability study in language assessment?

• To determine if a language test is measuring what it is intended to measure
• To determine the level of difficulty of the language test
• To determine if the results of the language test are consistent over time and across test-takers
• To determine the practicality of the language test

What is the primary purpose of a language test?

• To measure a student's intelligence
• To measure a student's overall academic ability
• To measure a student's language proficiency
• To measure a student's personal qualities

Which of the following is a characteristic of an authentic language test?

• It is designed to measure a wide range of language skills
• It includes test items that are relevant to real-life situations
• It is easy to administer
• It includes test items that are not related to the language being tested

A language test must be both reliable and valid in order to be considered of high quality.

• True
• False

A language test can be considered practical even if it takes a very long time to administer.

• True
• False

The reliability of a language test can be improved by increasing the number of test-takers who take the test.

• True
• False