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

Selective listening

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

Rubics

condition in which the same scorer yield consistent scores across all tests

intra-rater reliability

conditiion in which 2 or more scorers yield consistent for the same test

inter-rater reliability

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

primary-trait scoring

the extent to which resources and time available to design, develop and administer a test are managable and feasible

practicality

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

portfolio

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

picture-cued item

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

performance based assessment

a test in which each test taker score is interpreted in relation to a mean ( average score, median, standard deviation or percentile rank

Norm-referenced test

detailed, specific linguistic competencies that involve processing up to and including the sentence level ( phonology, morphology, grammar, lexicon)

Micro skills

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

Macroskill

A statistic used to examine the percentage of students who correctly answer a given test item

Item Facility

a statistic used to differentiate high and low ability test-takers

Item Discrimination ( ID

a test that treats language competence as a unified set of skills interacting with grammatical, lexical and phonological knowledge

Integrative test

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

Informal assessment

an assessment method in which test-taker is not required to perform the target task; inference is made from performance on non-target task

Indirect testing

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

Holistic score

A method of grading that evaluates the product as a whole to produce one score, as opposed to the evaluating the product by its individual components

Holistic Rubric

an instrument that provides information on the basis of which significant, possiby life-altering , decisions are made baout test-takers

High stake tests

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

Relative grading

a score on a test-taker's performance is empirically caculated by predetermined measures of achievement of learning objectives

Absolute grading

assigning a score to a test or composite set of recorded assessments usually by means of a letter A through F

Grading

playing a role of allowing or denying someone passage to the next stage of an educational process

gatekeeping

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

form-focused assessment

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

Formative assessment

systematic, planned exercises or procedures constructed to give teacher and student an appraisal of student achievment

Formal assessment

promoting, through feedback or other forms of support, learner development in the abilities being assessed

dynamic assessment

in a mulltiple choice items, responses used to divert or distract the test takers from the correct response

distractor

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

distractor efficiency

writing that is produced, usually in response to a prompt, to show competence in grammar, vocabulary or sentence formation

displaly writing

assessment designed on assumption that language can be broken down into its componet parts and that those parts can be tested successfully

Discrete-point test

an assessment method in which the test taker actually performs the target task

direct testing

to place test-takers along a mathematical continuum in rank order

Norm-referenced test

give test-takers feedback, usually in the form of grades, on specific course or lesson objectives.

Criterion-referenced test

a task that limits the amount of language that is produced

Controlled-response task

an outline of content or form is given to the writer to complete a sentence or paragragh

controlled writing

instruments in which test-takers receive a set of questions that meet test specifications and that are generally appropriate for their performace level

computer-adaptive test ( CAT)

a test that elicits a test taker ability to use language that is meaningful and authentic

Communicative test

a text in which words are deleted and the test-taker must provide a word that fit the blanks

cloze

activities and instruments created by teachers and students that provide evaluative information to be used as feedback on student performance

Classrom-based assessment

comprehend language by first attending to the smallest elements of the language

Bottom up processing