HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

FACULTY OF ENGLISH

NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROJECT

A TRAINING COURSE ON TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

MODULE 1: TYPES OF TESTS

 Types of tests by purpose

• Diagnostic test
• Placement test
• Achievement test
• Practice test
• Proficiency test

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 Placement tests

• All four skills often tested

• Progressive (easy->hard)
• To place students into the right level class

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 Diagnostic tests

• Give information about students’ current strengths and weaknesses

• Can inform teachers about their aptitude (natural ability to do smt)
• Help students focus on students’ gaps in their knowledge

-> Curriculum plans/ lesson plans

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 Achievement tests (Progress tests)
• All four skills are tested
• Required by different stakeholders in education (school, parents…)
• Take place in different time frames (after each unit, each two units…)
• Indicate the knowledge that the students are either doing well or havi
ng problems with.
• Suggest teachers go over again the areas that students need further
practice
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 Practice tests

• For revision
• Should be as close as possible to the content and format of the real
examination
-> to prepare students for the end-of-term test

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 Proficiency tests
(Standardized tests)
• General English (Cambridge tests: KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE)
• Business English (TOEIC, Cambridge BEC, BULATS)
• Academic English (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE) (paper test, computer test)

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