Briefly explain:

KIND OF TEST AND TESTING

1. Proficiency tests: to know/ measure someone s ability in language. Doesn t have relation with the learning process or any training in that language. Ex: TOEFL 2. Achievement tests: to measure what students have learned as a result of teaching, directly based on syllabus or other materials used. Ex: End of course test 3. Diagnostic Tests: to identify the strengths and the weaknesses, so that an appropriate remedial program can be planed. 4. Placement Tests: to provide information that will help to place student at the stage (or in the part) of teaching program most appropriate to their abilities.  Direct vs Indirect testing Direct: it requires candidate to perform the skill that we wish to measure. Indirect: to measure the abilities that underlie the skill in which we are interested.  Discrete point vs integrative testing Discrete point: refers to the testing of one element at a time, item by item Integrative: requires the candidate to combine many language element in the completion task.  Norm-referenced vs criterion-referenced testing Norm referenced: test which is designed to give information in score (like 60%, 10%) Criterion-referenced: to classify people according to whether or not they are able to perform some task satisfactorily, without percentage. Those who perform them satisfactorily PASS and those who don t, FAIL  Objective testing vs subjective testing Objective: No judgement required on the part of the scorer. Subjective: Need a Judgement.  Computer adaptive testing Based on computer.  Communicative language testing measuring ability to take part in acts of communication. Thanks ^^