assessment that typically involves ora production, written production, open-ended response, groupp performance

a collection of student's work that can be used to demonstrate effort, progress and achievement in a given area or within a particular time frame

linguistic competencies that involve language competence beyond the sentence level ( discourse, pragmatics

grading on the curve, in which a score on a test taker''s performance is compared with those of other test-takers and sometimes altered to suit instructional needs

the effectiveness of the distractor to attract a test-taker away from the correct response

incidental, unplanned comments and responses; coaching and other impromptu feedback to the student

test questions in which a visual stimulus serve to prompt a response or in which a test taker chooses, among visuals, a response that correctly matches a spoken or written prompt

in writing test, a single score indicating the effectiveness of the text in achieving its primary role

a globa ratinng for test taker''s anguage production as determined by a single general scale

assessment that focuses on the organizational components ( grammar, vocabulary of the language

evaluating students in the process of forming their competencies and skills with the goal of helping them continue that growth process

a process in which test taker must discern sppecified information with a imited quanity of aural input

statements that describe what a student can perform at a particular point on a rating scale; sometimes called rating scales or band descriptions