language testing

1. Language Testing
Introducinglanguage and assessment

2. Layout
o Whatislanguagetesting?
• Fundamental concepts of assessment
• Purposes oflanguage assessment andtypes oftests
• Contrast classroom assessment withlarge-scale
testing
• References

3. What's language testing?

4. Fundamental concepts of assessment
Assessment is amethod for analyzing and evaluating
student achievement or program success.
Measurement asused in education refers to the process
of quantifying an individual sachievement, personality,
and attitudes among others by means of appropriate
measuring instruments

5. Typesof Measurement
Objective measurements- aremeasurements that do not depend on
theperson or individual taking themeasurements.
Subjective measurements- often differ from one assessor to thenext
evenif the samequantity or quality isbeing measured.
Evaluation is the process of systematic collection and analysis of both
qualitative and quantitative data for the purpose of making some
decision andjudgments.

6. Atest in the educational setting is aquestion or a series of
question which aims to determine how well astudent learned
from a subject or topic taugnt.
Anexamination is along test which mayor may be composed
of one or more test formats. Examples: Mid- term examination,
Licensure Examination for Teachers, comprehensive
examination.