DELTA MODULE 1 PAPER 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
subjective test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test which is scored according to the personal
judgment of the marker, such as an essay
construct validity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the degree to which items in a test measures
the skills/ability it seeks to measure
mechanics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅those aspects of writing such as spelling, use of
apostrophes, hyphens, capitals, abbreviations and numbers; contrasted with more higher level
dimensions of writing, such as organization or coherence
avoidance strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅when speaking or writing a foreign
language, a speaker will often try to avoid using a difficult word or structure, and will use a
simpler word or structure instead
face validity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the degree to which a test appears to measure the
knowledge or abilities it claims to measure, based on the subjective judgment of the observer
diagnostic test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test which is designed to show what skills a
language learner knows and doesn't know before beginning a language course
criterion referenced test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test that measures a student's
performance according to a particular standard or criterion which has been agreed upon
Ex. IELTS
discrete-point test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test that measures knowledge of
individual language items, such as a grammar test with different sections on tenses, adverbs, and
prepositions
, reliability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a measure of the degree to which a test gives
consistent results
predictive validity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the degree to which a test accurately
predicts future performance
norm referenced test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test that is designed to measure how the
performance of a particular student compares with the performance of a group of students
content validity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the degree to which a test adequately and
sufficiently measures what it intends to measure
backwash/washback - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the effect of a test on teaching
integrative test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test that requires a learner to use several
language skills at the same time
direct test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test employing tasks which replicate real-life
activities, e.g. role-playing a job interview, writing a
letter of complaint, or reading and completing an application form
indirect test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The testing of underlying knowledge and
competencies that make up the basic or advanced requirements of the skill.
communicative competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the ability to communicate in a
personally effective and socially appropriate manner
contextualised - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅is the text placed in a context - a benefit of
direct testing for some learners' needs; can help to activate schemata/learners to remember
language appropriate to the situation; also potentially a motivating factor due to being less boring
than a standard test set-up
ANSWERS
subjective test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test which is scored according to the personal
judgment of the marker, such as an essay
construct validity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the degree to which items in a test measures
the skills/ability it seeks to measure
mechanics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅those aspects of writing such as spelling, use of
apostrophes, hyphens, capitals, abbreviations and numbers; contrasted with more higher level
dimensions of writing, such as organization or coherence
avoidance strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅when speaking or writing a foreign
language, a speaker will often try to avoid using a difficult word or structure, and will use a
simpler word or structure instead
face validity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the degree to which a test appears to measure the
knowledge or abilities it claims to measure, based on the subjective judgment of the observer
diagnostic test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test which is designed to show what skills a
language learner knows and doesn't know before beginning a language course
criterion referenced test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test that measures a student's
performance according to a particular standard or criterion which has been agreed upon
Ex. IELTS
discrete-point test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test that measures knowledge of
individual language items, such as a grammar test with different sections on tenses, adverbs, and
prepositions
, reliability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a measure of the degree to which a test gives
consistent results
predictive validity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the degree to which a test accurately
predicts future performance
norm referenced test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test that is designed to measure how the
performance of a particular student compares with the performance of a group of students
content validity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the degree to which a test adequately and
sufficiently measures what it intends to measure
backwash/washback - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the effect of a test on teaching
integrative test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test that requires a learner to use several
language skills at the same time
direct test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a test employing tasks which replicate real-life
activities, e.g. role-playing a job interview, writing a
letter of complaint, or reading and completing an application form
indirect test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The testing of underlying knowledge and
competencies that make up the basic or advanced requirements of the skill.
communicative competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the ability to communicate in a
personally effective and socially appropriate manner
contextualised - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅is the text placed in a context - a benefit of
direct testing for some learners' needs; can help to activate schemata/learners to remember
language appropriate to the situation; also potentially a motivating factor due to being less boring
than a standard test set-up
