Assessment and Evaluation Quiz

According to Corder (1973), what is a consequence of being more ambitious in testing the communicative competence of a learner?

• The results are more reliable and objective.

• The results are more administratively costly, subjective, and unreliable.

• The task becomes less feasible.

• The results are less costly and more reliable.

What does Morrow (1979) state about the measurement of communicative proficiency?

• It is not worth doing.

• It is a job worth doing, and the task is ultimately as feasible one.

• It is usually communicative ability which we want to test.

• It is always communicative ability which we want to test.

What is the usual assumption about what we want to test according to Hughes (1989)?

• It is always communicative ability.

• It is never communicative ability.

• It is usually communicative ability.

• It is sometimes communicative ability.

What does Google return as the definition of 'assess'?

• Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

• Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

• Record scores and give a test.

• Look back over a course or a lesson.

How does Google define 'evaluate'?

• Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

• Record scores and give a test.

• Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

• Look back over a course or a lesson.

What term is preferred when talking about giving people a test and recording scores?

• Assessment

• Evaluation

• Testing

• Estimation

What term is preferred when looking back over a course or a lesson and deciding what went well?

• Assessment

• Testing

• Evaluation

• Estimation

What is the main difference between evaluation and assessment according to the text?

• Evaluation is for measuring success for ourselves, while assessment is when someone else measures it.

• Evaluation is always formal, while assessment is always informal.

• Evaluation is used in teaching, while assessment is used in exams.

• Evaluation and assessment are the same and can be used interchangeably.

According to the text, what is 'testing' seen as in this guide?

• A form of evaluation

• A form of assessment

• A form of examination

• A form of teaching

What is the purpose of testing as mentioned in the text?

• To design a teaching programme

• To measure if the objectives have been achieved

• To create formal examinations

• To conduct informal classroom activities