TEST DESIGN SESSION
Brian Knight



Warmer
Select ten of the terms below and write a short definition.
Then, check your understanding of them with a colleague.

Diagnostic test
Progress test
Aptitude test
Validity
Backwash
Distribution
Integrative test
Subjective test
Criterion-referenced test
Cloze
Placement test
Achievement test
Proficiency test
Reliability
Practicality
Comparison
Discrete item test
Objective test
Norm-referenced test

Task 1
Share your case study learner's background with your colleagues.
Make any adjustments you feel necessary based on the strengths of the other backgrounds.

Task 2
Working together, complete the table below with the most effective and appropriate testing tools for your learner.

WRITING
AREA
TEST TOOL

 

 

 

 

 
SPEAKING
AREA
TEST TOOL

 

 

 

 

 
LISTENING
AREA
TEST TOOL

 

 

 

 

 
READING
AREA
TEST TOOL

 

 

 

 

 

Task 3
Plan how you will prepare and administer the tests to your case study learner.