英语测试理论与实践.doc

宁波大学硕士研究生2008/ 2009学年第 2 学期期末考试答题纸
考试科目: 英语测试理论与实践课程编号: 07G06329A
姓名: 卢晓娜学号: G08B05020130 阅卷教师: 李奕成绩:
English Assessment: Theory and Practice
Define the following terms in your own words
Testing
Testing which is often used for pedagogical purposes, is a procedure designed to elicit certain behavior from which one can make inferences about certain characteristics of an individual.
2) Assessment
Assessment collects information of students’ learning for various purposes and using various techniques.
3) Evaluation
Evaluation applies the systematic ways to gather information for the purpose of making decisions.
4) Measurement
Measurement is the process of quantifying the characteristics of persons according to explicit procedures and rules.
5) Reliability
Reliability is a quality of test scores, and a perfectly reliable score would be one which is free from errors of measurement.
6) Validity
Validity is an important quality of test interpretation, which concerns the extent to which the inferences or decisions we make on the basis of test scores are meaningful, appropriate and useful.
Norm-referenced tests
Norm-referenced tests are designed to enable the test user to make the interpretations of test results with reference to the performance of a given group or norm.
8)criterion-referenced tests
Criterion-referenced tests are designed to enable the test user to