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Assessment |
Appraising or estimating the level or magnitude of some attributes of a person. |
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Test |
A method of measuring a person's ability knowledge or performance in a given domain. A subset of assessment A genre of assessment technique The method must be explicit and structured. By measuring we mean quantifying a test taker's performance. Trying to measure the performance and by results try to imply competence. It can be performed in different criteria. |
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Measurement |
A process of quantifying the observed performance of classroom learners Quantitative Qualitative |
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Evaluation |
Is involved when the result of a test or other performance procedure are used for decision making |
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Informal assessment |
Incidental Unplanned comments Impromptu feedback Nonjudgmental Not taking final decisions |
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Formal assessment |
Exercises or procedures specifically designed to tap into a storehouse of skill knowledge Systematic planned sampling technique |
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Formative assessment |
Evaluating students in the process of forming their competencies and skills with the goal of helping them to continue that growth process. |
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Summative assessment |
Aims to measure or summarize what a student has grasped and typically occurs at the end of a course or unit of instruction. General proficiency test Often involves evaluation |
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NRT |
Norm referenced Test Each test taker's score is interpreted in relation to a mean, median, standard deviation, percentile rank. SAT, GRE, TOEFL |
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CRT |
Criterian referenced Test Designed to give test takers feedback usually in the form of grades on specific course or lesson objectives Classroom tests |
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Achievement test |
Limited to particular material addressed in a curriculum within a particular time frame and are offered after a course has found on the objectives in question. Diagnostic role Summative |
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Diagnostic test |
Diagnose aspects of language that a student needs to develop or that a course should include. Elicit information on what students need to work on in the future. Offers more detailed subcategorized information on the learner. |
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Placement test |
To place a student into a particular level or section of language curriculum or school. Should be diagnostic as well Formative role |
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Proficiency test |
Aim is to test global competence in a language. It tests overall ability Consists of standardized multiple choice items on grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and aural comprehension. Summative Norm-referenced Gate keeping role |
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Aptitude test |
Designed to measure capacity or general ability to learn a foreign language a priori an ultimate predicted success in that undertaking. Seldom used today |
