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Testing and Evaluation in ELT Methodology - Coggle Diagram
Testing and Evaluation in ELT Methodology
Pedagogical Purposes in Testing
To provide opportunities for learning for those who are being tested and administering the tests.
The test should be fair, valid, and reliable,
To gain new knowledge and develop new awareness and skills
Test Categories
purpose(proficiency, placement, and aptitude tests)
test timing (whether limited time or unlimited)
test administration (individual tests and group tests)
answer type (written tests, computer tests, and performance tests)
decision type (preliminary tests, current tests, final tests and diagnostic tests)
item format type (objective tests and tests essays)
evaluation method (norm-referenced tests and criterion referenced tests)
test quality(standardized tests and non-standardized tests)
Types of Testing
the diagnostic test
, the teachers analyze the tests by completing special documents and by providing diagrams with the results of each class.
the placement test
, used to decide which group or class the learner could be joined to.
the progress test
, used to show the teacher whether the students have learnt the recently taught material successfully.
the proficiency test
, which intends to check the learners' language competence.
Evaluation and Assesment
Evaluation: the wider process of interpreting data to make judgments about a particular program or programs.
Assesment: the process of gathering data.