1. TESTING Assessment: What do the students know?
What have the students learned?
What do students need?
What have students learned?
Has the instruction been effective?
Is the test designed appropriately?

2. TYPES OF TESTS Placement tests
Designed to place students in levels of instruction: beginner, intermediate, advanced
Assess 4 language skills: Reading, Writing, Grammar and Listening/Speaking
Diagnostic tests: Diagnose what students need
Pre-tests
Achievement tests: Assess what students have achieved
Post-tests, progress tests
Proficiency tests: Measure language ability without regard to any course of instruction
TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge, SPEAK

3. A GOOD LANGUAGE TEST Fair: Material taught
Valid: Based on what it taught
Clear: Easy to read instructions and questions
Easy to grade: Objective with some subjective grading based on what is being tested
Reliable: Consistent results when given more than one time
Rubric grading: Clear goals for proficiency of language

4. TYPES OF TESTS Fill-in-the blank Multiple choice Cloze
Statement and response
Given words
True/False
Matching
Scrambled sentences
Dictation
Oral interview
Group interview
Individual and group projects
Essay question