Types of Test

Tamar Mikeladze

Doctoral Student of Telavi State UniversityEnglish Language Teacher at Telavi State University

2008

Types of Test according to:test purpose (or use for which they are intended)score interpretation /frame of referencetest constructionscoring proceduretest format

Types of tests according to test purpose (or use for which they are intended)Proficiency test to measure peoples ability in a language regardless of any training they may have had.Achievement testto measure how much of the language taught during a period of time has been learned.Diagnostic testto identify students strengths and weaknesses and to ascertain further teaching plan.

Placement testto place students at the stage or class appropriate to their abilities. Aptitude testto predict a students future success, potential, capability in language learning.

Types of tests according to score interpretation/frame of referenceNorm-referenced testing Criterion-referenced testing

performance is measured not with relation to teaching objectives, but with relation to group ranking.

performance is measured not with relation to others scores, but with relation to criteria for a particular unit of learning.

Types of tests according to test constructionDirect testingIndirect testing

to measure ones abilitydirectly in an authenticcontext and format.

to measure the abilities which underlie the skills in which we are interested.

Types of tests according to scoring procedureObjective testing Subjective testing

can be scored with reference to a scoring key and with no subjectivejudgment.will be scored on an individual basis with scorers opinion or judgment.

Types of tests according to test formatDiscrete-point testing

Integrative testing

to test single element of language or skill at a time.to test two or more (often a number of) skills or features of language together.

Power test to measure the level of performance with sufficient difficulty and ample time to complete.

Speed testto measure the level of performance with many easy test items and a time limit. Computer adaptive testingusing computer to present test content and can match individual testees ability. Standardized testTest that has been experimentally evaluated and found valid and reliable.

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