WorksheetsTEA Terminology
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Worksheet time: 8mins
To measure a learner's level of language he should take a...
placement test
proficiency test
diagnostic test
direct test
Backwash effect can be seen in this situation:
the teacher encourages students' active participation and they take part in the discussion
the teacher doesn't like students, so he flunks them at the exam
the teaching mirrors the test because the teacher wants their students to pass
the students are not satisfied with the teacher and they disrupt the lesson
... evaluates a learner's understanding of a specific course or study programme.
Proficiency test
Achievement test
Diagnostic test
Placement test
A diagnostic test is used to...
to assess students' psychological readiness for the course
to identify the teacher's proficiency before the start of the course
to check the understanding of the topic
to evaluate students' knowledge and skills before their instruction
This test usually given to a student entering an educational institution to determine specific knowledge or proficiency in various subjects for the purpose of assignment to appropriate courses or classes.
(a)
Writing essays, giving interviews and presentations are the examples of...
direct testing
indirect testing
objective testing
discrete point testing
What are discrete point tests aimed to assess?
grammar skills
knowledge of the module, i.e. "Travelling"
one element of language, i.e. one grammatical structure
reading skills
Integrative tests deal with...
one element of language at a time
more than one skill and/or item of knowledge at a time
only lexical and grammar skills
only reading and writing skills
What is NOT an example of objective testing?
true-false test
multiple-choice test
matching and filling-the-gaps test
short-answer essay
Problem solving and performance test items are examples of...
subjective testing
objective testing
Which term is used to determine how well a test measures what it is supposed to measure?
content validity
face validity
criterion validity
construct validity
When a test gives the same results for similar groups of students and with different people marking, it can be called...
valid
objective
reliable
practical
When a test is easy to design, easy to administer and easy to score, it can be called...
subjective
practical
valid
reliable
What are distractors in a test?
conditions in the classroom that may distract students
other students who may distract their groupmates during a test
incorrect answers in a multiple choice question
