PRESENTED BY:

DRISHTI HAZARIKA
ROLL NO.EDB 18003
WHAT IS A LANGUAGE TEST?
Language testing is the practice and study of
evaluating the proficiency of an individual in
using a particular language effectively and to
obtain information on language skills of the
learner.
 TYPES OF TEST
 ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
 PROFICIENCY TESTS
 PRO- ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
 PLACEMENTS TESTS
 WHAT IS A GOOD TEST ?
 It is valid.
 It is reliable.
 It is practical.
 It has positive impact on the teaching process.
 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF TESTING
ENGLISH
 Principles of listening english.
 Principles of spoken english.
 Principles of reading english.
 Principles of writing english.
 VALIDITY
Validity as n integrated evaluative judgment of the
degree to which empirical evidence and theoretical
rationales support the adequance and appropriateness
of inferences and actions based on the test score or
other modes of assessment. A valid test ;measures
exactly what it proposes to measure ; does not measure
irrelevant or contaminating variables; relies as much as
possible on empirical evidence involves performance
that samples the test’s criterion offers useful,
meaningful information about a test-taker’s ability ;is
supported by a theoretical rationale or argument.
 RELIABILITY
A reliable test is consistent and dependable. If you give
the same test to the same student or matched student
on two different occasions, the test should yield
similar. A reliable test is consistent in its condition
across two more administrations; gives clear
directions for scoring/evaluation ; has uniform rubrics
for scoring/evaluation; lends itself to consistent
application of those rubrics by the scorer; contains
item/tasks that are unambiguous to the taste taker.
 PRACTICALITY
Practicability refers to the logical down to earth
administrative issues involved in making,giving,and
scoring an assessment instrument. Some considering
attributes of practicability: stay within budgetary
limits; can be completed by the test taker within
appropriate time constraints; has clear directions for
administrations; appropriately utilizes available
human resources; does not exceed available material
resources; considers the time and effort involved for
both design an scoring.
 AUTHENTICITY
An authentic test contains language that is a natural as
possible; has items that are contextualized rather than
isolated; includes meaningful,relevant,interesting
topics; provides some thematic organization to items;
such as through a story line or episode; offer tasks that
replicate real world task.
 WASHBACK
A test that provides beneficial wash back; positively
influences what and how teacher teach; positively
influences what and how learner learn; offers learner
a chance to adequately prepare; gives learners
feedback that enhances their language development;
is more formative in nature than summative; provides
conditions for peak performance by the learner.
 CONCLUSION
Thus the principle of testing language should be
based on certain components which will test the
language proficiency. How well a learner can read,
write and speak.