3. What is testing? It’s an activity whose purpose is to determine what learners can do or know about something. What is a test? It’s a formal instrument to measure what learners can do or know about something.
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6. Depending on purpose Depending on characteristics Screening/Selection/ Admission Direct Tests/ Indirect Tests Placemen t Discrete point/ Integrative tests Proficiency Criteria-referenced/ Norm-referenced Aptitude Objective tests/ Subjective tests Diagnostic Speed test/ Power test Achievement Knowledge tests/ Skill tests Progress
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13. I. Specific guidelines : The way the test is designed and organized. II. Moderation of mark scheme : The way in which teachers set the score of the test. III. Standardization of examiners : The way in which examiners guarantee a common criteria for correction.
