2 8 9. Review of Testing Concepts Achievement Test: Tests course content only and given at end of course Face validity Appears to test taker to test what it is supposed to (not a scientific concept) Construct validity Test what it is supposed to test and nothing else e.g. does not test incidental cultural knowledge Backwash / washback The effect a test has on the course leading up to it Content validity ‘Tests what it is supposed to test — samples from a range of what is needed Diagnostic test Designed to find out leamers’ needs and ensure course is relevant Proficiency test Designed to meet general criteria, not specific to course content Direct test (cf. indirect test) Designed to approximate authentic target language use situation e.g. write a letter to test writing skills (c.f. a writing test where leamers correct errors in text) Integrative test (c.f. discrete item test) Test which includes various components of the skill e.g. an oral interview (c.f, gap-fill on past tenses) 10. Progress test Test to monitor leaming during a course, focuses on course content Escaneado con CamScanner