What is a test?

A test is an instrument or a tool to provide a quantitative description of an observed

phenomenon. This is always in a form of score.
It is a feedback mechanism about the students and the teachers’ performance.
Testing is an integral part of teaching.
= the two process (teaching and testing) are complementary
Most teachers would admit without testing, teaching is incomplete
A mechanism (Feedback must be timely and specific to be effective)
What is Assessment?
It refers to the tools, techniques, and procedures for collecting and interpreting information
about what learners can and cannot do.. as a result of the instructional process” (Nunan, 2009)
“Assessment is a subcomponent of evaluation.” (Nunan, 2009)
Assessment is more learning focused than evaluation (Wiggins and Mc Tighe, 2006)
Assessment is the giving and using of feedback against standards to enable improvement and
the meeting of goals. (Wiggins and Mc Tighe, 2006)
What is EVALUATION?
It is the rendering of a judgment based on the data gathered. (Aquino and Gracia, 1985)
It is more summative and credential-related.
In other words, We need NOT give a grade an evaluation to everything we give feedback to.
Remember: Assessment is an integral part of teaching. It may/can happen anytime, throughout,
instruction.
Good reference : Douglas Brown
Types of Test
Placement in Grade/Year
Diagnosis for Instruction
Formative Evaluation of the Student
Summative Evaluation
Language Assessment
Language assessment is the process of using language test to accomplish
Language assessment is much more than simply giving language test