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Principles of language assessment - Coggle Diagram
Principles of language assessment
Authenticity
Contains language that is as natural as possible
Includes meaningful, relevant, interesting topics
Offers tasks that replicate real-world tasks
Washback
Positively influences what and how teachers teach
Positively influences what and how learners learn
Offers learners a chance to prepare well
Is more formative in nature than summative
Provides peak performance by the learners
Gives feedback that helps their language development
Reliability
Student-Related Reliability
Rater Reliability
Test administration reliability
Test reliability
Validity
Measures exactly what it proposed to measure
Involves performance that samples the test’s criterion
Relies as much as possible on empirical evidence
Offers useful, meaningful information about a test-taker’s ability
Practicality
Time management
Remains within budget limits
Has clear directions for administration
Does not exceed available material resources
Considers the time and effort involved for both design and scoring