LANGUAGE TESTING

Language Testing is the practice and study of evaluating the proficiency of an individual in using a particular language effectively.

Winning entry from the 2009/10 Priscilla Allen, University of Washington.

http://washington.academia.edu/PriscillaAllen

LANGUAGE TESTING

The activity of developing and using language tests. As a psychometric activity, language testing traditionally was more concerned with the production, development and analysis of tests. Recent critical and ethical approaches to language testing have placed more emphasis on the uses of language tests. The purpose of a language test is to determine a person’s knowledge and/or ability in the language and to discriminate that person’s ability from that of others.

Alan Davies, University of Edinburgh.

LANGUAGE TESTING

Such ability may be of different kinds, achievement, proficiency or aptitude. Tests, unlike scales, consist of specified tasks through which language abilities are elicited. The term language assessment is used in free variation with language testing although it is also used somewhat more widely to include for example classroom testing for learning and institutional examinations.

Alan Davies, University of Edinburgh.

LANGUAGE TESTING

Language Assessment

Language Evaluation

Language Testing

Languages and Linguistics

Winning entry from the 2009/10 Priscilla Allen, University of Washington.

Primary

LANGUAGE TESTING

Language assessment is a program under the field of applied linguistics that essentially focuses on evaluating a person’s fluency in a language.

By: Karize Uy

Language Assessment

LANGUAGE TESTING

The foundation of a language assessment involves its language content standards and language policies.

By: Karize Uy

Language Assessment

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-language-assessment.htm

LANGUAGE TESTING

These two determine what a student should learn from a language course and the expectations and goals he should meet by the end of the course.

By: Karize Uy

Language Assessment

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-language-assessment.htm

LANGUAGE TESTING

Another important factor in a language assessment is the language performance standard.

By: Karize Uy

Language Assessment

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-language-assessment.htm

This determines the language skills a student should develop in order to pass the assessment.

LANGUAGE TESTING

This can include skills such as reading, writing, speaking, and listening. These skills can be evaluated by, for example, counting the number of pauses within talk time, the use of different syntax and patterns for sentences, and even the knowledge of proper etiquette during situational conversations.

By: Karize Uy

Language Assessment

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-language-assessment.htm

LANGUAGE TESTING

Collecting information on the progress of students’ learning using a variety of procedures (e.g., checklists, formal tests, inventories, self-assessment, writing folders).

By: Karize Uy

Language Assessment

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-language-assessment.htm

LANGUAGE TESTING

Evaluation is used for various purposes in education. Student evaluation gauges students’ growth, development, and progress against stated learning objectives.

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela20/eval.html

Language Evaluation

LANGUAGE TESTING

Making judgements on the basis of the information collected.

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela20/eval.html

Language Evaluation

LANGUAGE TESTING

Evaluation tells educators the strengths and weaknesses of the program in order that adjustments and adaptations can be made. In addition, teachers grow professionally when they reflect on their own teaching and when they keep informed of current instructional strategies and evaluation methods they may use in their programs.

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela20/eval.html

Language Evaluation

LANGUAGE TESTING

a. Evaluation should reflect the stated learning objectives and is integrated with instruction.

b. Evaluation is continuous and useful.

c. Evaluation expectations should be communicated clearly from the beginning.

d. Evaluation should be fair and equitable.

e. Evaluation should be constructive.

f. Evaluation should be balanced and comprehensive.

Evaluation principles

Language Evaluation