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    Valid and reliable tests accurately measure what they are intended to, while objective and subjective tests can differ in their approach. However, tests can cause students stress and unhealthy competition, motivating learning for grades rather than understanding. Mistakes are instances where a learner's language does not follow accepted norms, possibly due to overgeneralizing rules or transferring patterns from their first language. Tests should aim to identify gaps in learning rather than solely find faults.

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    Valid and reliable tests accurately measure what they are intended to, while objective and subjective tests can differ in their approach. However, tests can cause students stress and unhealthy competition, motivating learning for grades rather than understanding. Mistakes are instances where a learner's language does not follow accepted norms, possibly due to overgeneralizing rules or transferring patterns from their first language. Tests should aim to identify gaps in learning rather than solely find faults.

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    Valid and reliable tests accurately measure what they are intended to, while objective and subjective tests can differ in their approach. However, tests can cause students stress and unhealthy competition, motivating learning for grades rather than understanding. Mistakes are instances where a learner's language does not follow accepted norms, possibly due to overgeneralizing rules or transferring patterns from their first language. Tests should aim to identify gaps in learning rather than solely find faults.

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    1.

    Testing terms
    Valid test: measures what it is supposed to measure.
    Reliable test: has consistent and trustworthy results when administered on
    different occasions.
    Objective testing.
    Subjective testing.
    Washback.

    2. Cons about testing


    Children can get nervous or have a bad day and not be able to demonstrate their
    knowledge.
    A bad grade can demotivate a child.
    Can lead to unhealthy class competition.
    Studying for the grade not for the learning.
    Teacher making a test that includes things that students have not studied.
    Too much focus on accuracy and memory.
    Aim at finding out what students do not know.

    3. Errors and error correction


    What is a mistake? It is an instance of the learner’s language that does not
    conform to accepted norms of usage, and which is attributed to incomplete or
    faulty learning.
    Some reasons for making mistakes:
    o Overgeneralisation: Apply a grammar rule to everything even when it’s
    not correct in all the cases.
    o L1 interference: Copying the model of the mother tongue (grammar and
    vocabulary).

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