An ELT Glossary : Terms connected with testing and evaluation

Section currently under development. Terms are being added daily.

Achievement testing

Aptitude testing

Backwash/Washback

Cloze tests

Content validity

Construct Validity

Criterion referenced tests

Diagnostic testing

Discrete item tests

Distractors

Face validity

Formative asessment

Impact

Multiple-choice tests

Norm-referenced tests

Objective tests

Placement testing

Practicality

Predictive validity

Proficiency testing

Progress testing

Reliability

Subjective tests

Summative Assessment

Validity

Wasback/Backwash