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Lecture 3
Lecture 3
ENG 305
Lecture 2
Types of tests
Five types of testing:
• Proficiency test
• Achievement test
• Diagnostic test
• Placement test
• Direct & indirect test
Proficiency test
• Proficiency tests are designed to measure people’s ability in language,
regardless of any training they may have in that language.
• If the syllabus, the books and other materials are badly designed, the
result of a test can be very misleading.
Indirect testing: