Favoring certain groups of students because of their culture, background knowledge, beliefs, or personal circumstances, rather than their language ability.
Bias
15
When a test item does not match the level, skills, or learning objectives it is supposed to assess.
Mismatch
15
it gives consistent results across time, tasks, and raters.
Reliability
15
assessment tasks resemble real-world language use.
authenticity
15
it measures what it is supposed to measure.
validity
15
Tasks should provide structure to guide learners.
scaffolding
15
The degree of agreement between different raters.
inter-rater reliability
20
The degree of consistency when the same rater scores the same text at different times.
intra-rater reliability
20
The variety of vocabulary and grammar structures a student uses appropriately in writing.
range
20
A rubric that breaks writing into separate categories (e.g., content, organization, language, mechanics), each with its own score.
analytic
20
a rubric used for fast scoring
holistic
20
the test looks appropriate and fair to students and teachers