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1. Principles of
Language
Assessment
Presented by Camila Mera

2. terminology
It is a process of appraising or
estimating the level of
magnitude of some attribute of
a person, which refers to the
wide and diverse process of
valuing students' development.
It is the method teachers use to
measure students’ performance
in a specific domain, and its
results show the development
of language competence.
Assesment Testing

3. terminology
It's the process of quantifying
individual achievement, involving
both quantitative (assigning
numbers to observable
phenomena) and qualitative
(descriptive data through written
or spoken feedback) descriptions.
When the results of a test or
assessment procedure are
essential to make a decision
about the learners' future, it is
called evaluation.
Measurement Evaluation

4. terminology
A type of assessment that is
evaluative, result in grades, and
often used as indicators of student
achievement, typically administered
at the end of a learning activity.
A range of formal and informal
assessment procedures conducted by
teachers during the learning process to
modify teaching and learning activities,
with the goal of improving learning.
Summative Assessment Formative Assessment
A data-driven method of evaluating
students with well-defined grading
parameters, producing results that
have a significant effect on a
learner's progress.
A non-standardized method of
evaluating students that provides
detailed information about what a
student knows and can apply regarding
individual aspects of a subject.
Formal Assessment Informal Assessment

5. A type of assessment that measures a
student's ability to use a language or skill at
a specific level, often used for language
learners.
proficiency test
Types and purposes
of Assessment
A type of diagnostic test used to determine
the academic level of a student in a
particular subject or course.
placement test
A type of assessment that measures a
student's potential to learn or perform a
particular skill or task, often used for
career or vocational purposes.
aptitude test
A standardized test developed to measure
skills and knowledge learned in a given grade
level, usually through planned instruction,
such as training or classroom instruction.
Achievement test
Typically administered prior to instruction,
diagnostic assessments look at students’ prior
knowledge, skills, interests, and
misconceptions. This information assists the
instructor in planning instruction.
diagnostic test

6. The assessment should be feasible, cost-effective,
and easy to administer, score, and interpret.
Principles of
language assessment
The assessment should produce consistent and
stable results over time, across different raters, and
under different testing conditions.
Practicality
Reliability
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7. The assessment should measure what it is intended
to measure, and the results should be used for the
intended purpose.
Principles
of
language
assessment
The assessment should reflect real-life language
use and tasks, and the test-takers should be
motivated to perform well.
The assessment should have a positive impact on
teaching and learning, and the results should be
used to improve instruction and curriculum
authenticity
validity
Washback effect
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Harris, M. & McCann, P. (1994). Assessment. First edition. Scotland.
Heinemann English Language teaching
Burden, P. & Byrd, D. (2013). Methods for effective teaching. Sixth
edition. The USA. Pearson education.
Hughes, A. (2003). Testing for language teachers. Second edition. The
UK. Cambridge University press.
Madsen, H. (1983). Techniques in testing. First edition. The USA. Oxford
university press.
References

9. Thank
You