Language Assessment Quiz

What term is most widely accepted in the language testing and assessment community now?

• Appraisal

• Assessment

• Evaluation

• Testing

What is the most complicated aspect of test usefulness?

• Practicality

• Fairness

• Validity

• Reliability

What is the term used when learners evaluate and assess each other's performance?

• Portfolio assessment

• Peer-assessment

• Journals

• Self-assessment

What is the primary function of achievement tests?

• To determine current ability

• To summarise what a learner has learned

• To assess self-awareness

• To gauge intercultural competence

What is the term used for a collection of the best works of an artist in the context of language assessment?

• Journals

• Portfolio assessment

• Peer-assessment

• Self-assessment

What is the main aim of formative assessment?

• To feed back into teaching and learning

• To determine learning needs

• To summarise achievements

• To gauge current ability

What is the term used for a broad concept that connotes a broader concept than testing?

• Testing

• Evaluation

• Assessment

• Appraisal

What is the term used for a systematic approach based on Brown and Abeywickrama (2010) in developing and implementing a classroom-based language assessment?

• Test specifications

• Scoring and weighting

• Portfolio assessment

• Classroom-based language assessment

What is the term used for a piece of reflective writing that can be an account of a learner's thoughts, feelings, impressions, ideas etc.?

• Self-assessment

• Peer-assessment

• Journals

• Portfolio assessment

What is the term used for a type of assessment that aims at bringing assessment and learning together?

• Assessment for Learning

• Assessment of Learning

• Formative assessment

• Summative assessment