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DELTA Module 1 – Terminology(Terms & Definitions)
Progress test - ✔️ A test to find out if the aims of a course/part of a
course have been achieved and the content absorbed.
Proficiency test - ✔️ A test to discover a learner's general abilities in
skills and systems, not related to a particular course or text or programme of
study
Informal test - ✔️ The everyday testing we do in class - not under
test conditions, i.e. not timed or graded, etc
Placement test - ✔️ A test done to place a student in the correct
level/class at the start of a course
Diagnostic test - ✔️ A test undertaken to test strengths and
weaknesses in skills and systems
Aptitude test - ✔️ A test of a student's natural ability to learn a
language (in this case)
Reliability - ✔️ The consistency of the results gained from the test
Face validity - ✔️ If a test looks like it tests what it is supposed to
test (impression)
Content validity - ✔️ To what degree a test tests what it is supposed
to (throughness)
Construct validity - ✔️ How much a test tests what it is supposed
and nothing else (precision)
Predictive validity - ✔️ How much a test accurately predicts how the
student will use the language in real life
Practicality - ✔️ How easy the exam is to administer and mark
, Impact - ✔️ The impact of the test on society, educational systems
and individuals
Objective test - ✔️ A test where there can only be right or wrong
answers, i.e. no subjective judgement on part of the marker
Subjective test - ✔️ A test that allows a variety of answers to be
given and relies on a marker to 'judge' subjectively the correctness of the
answer
Direct test - ✔️ A test of the language point or skill by focusing on
that language point/skill
Indirect test - ✔️ A test of something within the context of something
else
Discrete item test - ✔️ A test of one particular area of grammar, lexis
or discourse
Integrative test - ✔️ A test of various aspects of systems or skills at
the same time
Backwash - ✔️ The effect a test has on the teaching leading up to it
Forward wash - ✔️ The effect a test has on the teaching that follows
the test
Multiple-choice test - ✔️ A test where a number of answers are
given. Students have to choose the correct answer
Cloze test - ✔️ A test where a number of words have been removed
from a text. Students have to complete the text
Formative evaluation - ✔️ Evaluation during a course
Summative evaluation - ✔️ Evaluation after a course
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