Kinds of tests
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José Pereira Jr.
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Kinds of tests
Hughes (2003) Ch. 3
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Open Ended
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PROFICIENCY TESTS
are designed to measure people's ability in a language. Their content is based on a specification of what candidates have to be able to do in the language in order to be considered proficient.
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Multiple Choice
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Open Ended
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Multiple Choice
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ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
are directly related to language courses, their purpose being to establish how successful individual students, groups of students, or the courses themselves have been in achieving objectives.
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Fill in the Blanks
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Final achievement tests
should be based directly on a detailed course syllabus or on the books and other materials used.
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Multiple Choice
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Open Ended
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Multiple Select
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Progress achievement tests
are intended to measure the progress that students are making. They contribute to formative assessment.
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Multiple Choice
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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
are used to identify learners' strengths and weaknesses. They are intended primarily to ascertain what learning still needs to take place.
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Open Ended
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PLACEMENT TESTS
are intended to provide information that will help to place students at the stage (or in the part) of the teaching programme most appropriate to their abilities.
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Multiple Select
Kinds of tests
Hughes (2003) Ch. 3
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