Tutorial Task 2a (Week 3)

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH

B. ED. TESL  

TE 30503: Language Testing & Assessment

The Purposes of Testing

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Types of Tests & Purposes

When Test is Administered	Types of Tests	Purpose of Test
Beginning	Placement	Used to enable teachers to sort students into groups/ classes according to their language ability at the beginning of the course.
	Diagnostic	Used to help check students’ progress for specific weaknesses and problems they may have encountered so as to help teachers to teach effectively.
	Aptitude	Used to predict the success or failure of students prospective in a language-learning programme.  It is Usually used as a screening instrument in langange testing
During (Formative)	Achievement: Progress (Formative)	Used to find out how well the students have mastered the language areas and skills which have just been taught.
End (Summative)	Achievement : Attainment (Summative)	Like progress test but it is usually designed to cover a longer period of learning than a progress test and is usually given at the end of the school year/the course.
	Proficiency	Used to measure how suitable candidates will be for performing a certain task or follow a specific course.