English Learning Assesment

• What is Definition of Diagnostic test, Periodic Test, Progress test, Achievement test, Summative test and Formative test.

1. Diagnostic test

A diagnostic test is a test that helps the teacher and learners identify problems that they have with the language.

Example : At the start of the course, the teacher gives the learners a diagnostic test to see what areas of language need to be in the syllabus.
In the classroom
Progress tests given during the course can also act as diagnostic tests as they help the teacher and learners identify what areas will be looked at next on the course.

2. Periodic test

Periodic assessment helps identify strengths and weaknesses in both individuals and groups and enables teachers to prioritise the next steps in teaching and learning. Unlike an end-of-year judgement, this type of assessment gives insight into learning needs at a point where action can be taken to address those needs. In this way, it helps to personalise future planning and ensure that pupils are appropriately challenged.

Example :

• Will have most impact where outcomes can feed directly into medium- and short-term planning

• Supports evaluation of progress and the setting of appropriate learning targets at both individual and group level.

3. Progress test

Progress Test is a standardised assessment of pupils’ technical English skills (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and reading comprehension. This is designed for use year on year to support teachers in benchmarking student’s English knowledge, and measure their progress over time. This can help in identifying those in need of extra help, as well as those who are particularly able.

4. Achievement test

An achievement test evaluates a learner's understanding of a specific course or study programme. It can be compared with proficiency tests, which measure a learner's level of language, diagnostic tests, which identify areas learners need to work on, and a prognostic test, which tries to predict a learner's ability to complete a course or take an exam.

Example :
The learners have finished units 1 - 4 of a coursebook and the teacher now gives them an achievement test based on what they have seen in these units. The test is taken from the teacher's book.
In the classroom
Achievement tests can have many additional functions aside from evaluation. Learners can for example develop an action plan for further study based on the results of an achievement test.

5. Summative test

Summative Assessments are given periodically to determine at a particular point in time what students know and do not know. Many associate summative assessments only with standardized tests such as state assessments, but they are also used at and are an important part of district and classroom programs. Summative assessment at the district/classroom level is an accountability measure that is generally used as part of the grading process. The list is long, but here are some examples of summative assessments:

Example:

• State assessments
• District benchmark or interim assessments
• End-of-unit or chapter tests
• End-of-term or semester exams
• Scores that are used for accountability for schools (AYP) and students (report card grades).

6. Formative test

Formative assessment refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, unit, or course. Formative assessments help teachers identify concepts that students are struggling to understand, skills they are having difficulty acquiring, or learning standards they have not yet achieved so that adjustments can be made to lessons, instructional techniques, and academic supports.

Example :  
Transfer the Concept : Help students grasp a new concept by having them apply it to a different area.

referensi :

• https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/diagnostic-test
•  http://archive.teachfind.com/qcda/curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/assessment/assessment_and_curriculum/day-to-day-periodic-and-transitional-assessment/Periodic/index.html#main-tab-1
•  https://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/products/progress-test-in-english-pte/
•  https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/achievement-test
•  https://www.edglossary.org/formative-assessment/
• https://www.prodigygame.com/blog/formative-assessment-examples/