Principles of language assessment

1. Principles of
language assessment
By VERONICA ALEXANDRA PILCO HUARACA
NRC: 18234

2. ASSESSMENT is “appraising or
estimating the level of
magnitude of some attribute of a
person” (Mousavi, 2009, p.36)
TEST are a type of assessment
method that tell the teachers
about students’ abilities and
knowledge. Tests provide
information about students’
performance in certain area
Traditional methods of
measurement have
ruled in some way
countries’ educational
systems.
Assessment
terminology

3. MEASUREMENT is referred
as the process to quantify
individual´s achievement.
EVALUATION the results of
a test are essential to make
a decision about the
learners’ future, it is called
evaluation.
Assessment
terminology

4. INFORMAL ASSESSMENT
motivates students and provide
constructive feedback to help
them develop or improve their
performance and build confidence.
FORMAL ASSESSMENT checks out
learners’ performance objectively.
It gives teachers specific and clear
information about how much
individuals have learned during a
period or cycle.
Assessment
terminology

5. Assessment
terminology
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT let
teachers monitor progress so
that the learners achieve their
objectives.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
evaluates formally student’s
learning, knowledge,
proficiency or success at the
end of a period such as a unit,
course, or program.

6. Types and
purposes of
assessment
These tests are administered at the end
of a lesson, unit, or course. Achievement
tests also help teachers to diagnose their
students.
Achievement test
A diagnostic test is administered at the
beginning of a program to determine
what skills need to be developed and
included.
Diagnostic tests
The purpose is to get to know the starting
point of a course or level. The questions
should be challenging enough for students
to show their real understanding of
language.
Placement test

7. Proficiency tests evaluate students`
general competence. They do not
focus on one specific skill, but on
the overall.
Proficiency tests
These tests can predict the
success a learner may have
during the taking of a course.
Aptitude tests
Types and
purposes of
assessment

8. Principles of language
assessment
Deals with the
administrative process
involved in assessing an
instrument. It includes
making, giving, and
scoring a test.
Practicality
Reliability is a term that deals
with the consistency of test
results
Inter-rater reliability
Test administration reliability
Test reliability
Reliability

9. Validity
Validity tests what is proposed
to be measured.
Content-related validity
Criterion-related validity
Construct-related validity
Authenticity
Evaluations are authentic when
they focus on real world events
of life.

10. The washback effect exists when a
test has great influence on the way a
professor teaches
Washback has great effect of tests
on teaching and learning
Washback is helpful for students
because they get feedback before
exam date and that promotes
language improvement.
Washback effect