Language Assessment (Testing, Assessing, Teaching, Types of Testing, Three Approaches of Assessment, and Types of Assessment)

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Testing is a method of measuring a person's ability, knowledge, or performance in a given domain.

There are 5 keywords of testing:

Method
Measure
Individual ability
Performance
Given domain

Assessment/assessing is an ongoing process.

Teaching is a process of giving knowledge from the teacher to student.

Types of Testing

There are 3 types of categorizing test:

Ease of quantification in response
Mode of administration, test constructor.
Mode of interpreting results and nature of response

Ease of quantification in response

Objective test

example: true or false, multiple choice, and fill in the blank.

Subjective test

example: essay

Mode of administration

Individual test: only one person

Group test: more than one person

Mode of interpreting results

Norm-referenced test: is a type of test, assessment, or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population, with respect to the trait being measured. The estimate is derived from the analysis of test scores and possibly other relevant data from a sample drawn from the population. (src: wikipedia)

Criterion-referenced test: is a style of test which uses test scores to generate a statement about the behavior that can be expected of a person with that score. Most tests and quizzes that are written by school teachers can be considered criterion-referenced tests. (src: wikipedia)

Three approaches of assessment