Introduction of Language Testing Group 1

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1. Language Testing
IntroductionArranged by Group 1

2. BackgroundLanguage testing plays a vital role in
language education by assessing
skills, identifying learners’ strengths
and weaknesses, and supporting
teaching decisions. Key concepts such
as validity, reliability, practicality, and
fairness ensure tests are fair and
consistent.

3. Problem Formulation
1. Definition of language testing
2. Development of language testing
3. Purposes in teaching and learning
4. Characteristics of a good test
1. Explain definition of language testing
2. Explain development from early to modern
3. Describe main purposes in teaching/learning
4. Identify characteristics of a good test
Objectives

4. Definition
Language testing is the process of
measuring language ability through
performance in test situations. It helps
predict learners’ readiness to face
academic or professional demands.

5. Language testing evolved through three eras: pre-
scientific (subjective and grammar-based),
psychometric-structuralist (focused on discrete
elements with objective formats), and
psycholinguistic-sociolinguistic (emphasizing
communication in real contexts).
History

6. Language tests serve multiple goals: assessing
readiness, class placement, diagnosing strengths
and weaknesses, measuring aptitude, evaluating
achievement, and reviewing instructional
effectiveness. Purposes

7. A good language test must be reliable,
valid, practical, able to discriminate among
learners, and authentic to real language
use.
Characteristics

8. Conclusion Language testing is an essential part of language education
that has developed from simple grammar-focused exams to
communicative and authentic approaches. Its purposes
range from measuring readiness and achievement to
evaluating instruction. A good test must be reliable, valid,
practical, discriminative, and authentic so that results are
fair and meaningful. Ultimately, effective language testing
not only measures ability but also supports teaching and
learning improvement.

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