DELTA Achievement Module 1 |! |! |! |!
- Paper 2 Task 1 - Assessment
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and Testing |! |!
Testing - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) A form of assessment that can
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happen at any stage of the teaching/learning process.
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Ex: diagnostic, placement, progress, achievement, formative, summative,
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Placement test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) a type of test learners are
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given at entry level to ascertain their level.
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Diagnostic test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) a test designed to evaluate
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learners' needs and current ability.
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Proficiency test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) a type of test designed to
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measure people's ability in a language, regardless of any training they may
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have had in that language. The content is not based on the content or
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objectives of a language course, but on a specification of what candidates
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have to be able to do in the language in order to be considered proficient.
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Ex: a placement test / a university entrance exam assessing language ability /
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a language test for a job as a translator.
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, Progress/formative test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) periodic tests |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
given to learners throughout a course to monitor the the learning process.
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Teachers can use the results to modify teaching and learning activities to
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further boost student attainment.
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Ex: a pop quiz.
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Achievement/summative test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) tests which |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
happen at the end of a course where the focus is on the outcome. They are
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directly related to language courses, their purpose being to establish how
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successful individual students, groups of students, or the courses themselves
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have been in achieving objectives.
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Ex: final achievement tests at the end of a course of study.
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Criterion-referenced testing - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) tests and |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
assessments that are designed to measure student performance against a fixed
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set of predetermined criteria or learning standards. Candidates have to
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achieve the standard in order to pass. They show the candidate what THEY
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can DO with the language, as opposed to comparing them to other
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candidates. |!
Ex: IELTS, TOEFL
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- Paper 2 Task 1 - Assessment
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and Testing |! |!
Testing - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) A form of assessment that can
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happen at any stage of the teaching/learning process.
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Ex: diagnostic, placement, progress, achievement, formative, summative,
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Placement test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) a type of test learners are
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given at entry level to ascertain their level.
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Diagnostic test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) a test designed to evaluate
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learners' needs and current ability.
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Proficiency test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) a type of test designed to
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measure people's ability in a language, regardless of any training they may
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have had in that language. The content is not based on the content or
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objectives of a language course, but on a specification of what candidates
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have to be able to do in the language in order to be considered proficient.
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Ex: a placement test / a university entrance exam assessing language ability /
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a language test for a job as a translator.
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, Progress/formative test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) periodic tests |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
given to learners throughout a course to monitor the the learning process.
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Teachers can use the results to modify teaching and learning activities to
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further boost student attainment.
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Ex: a pop quiz.
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Achievement/summative test - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) tests which |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
happen at the end of a course where the focus is on the outcome. They are
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directly related to language courses, their purpose being to establish how
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successful individual students, groups of students, or the courses themselves
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have been in achieving objectives.
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Ex: final achievement tests at the end of a course of study.
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Criterion-referenced testing - Correct answer ✔Def: (TESTING) tests and |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
assessments that are designed to measure student performance against a fixed
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set of predetermined criteria or learning standards. Candidates have to
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achieve the standard in order to pass. They show the candidate what THEY
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can DO with the language, as opposed to comparing them to other
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candidates. |!
Ex: IELTS, TOEFL
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