Getting to know Computer Adaptive Testing and the LanguageCert Test of English (LTE) Listening & Reading
Introduction Over the last 30 years or so, computers have had quite an impact on language testing. As regards Computer…
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Learning by Heart – a Plea for Poetry
Learning by Heart – a Plea for Poetry A strange expression that. A very guilty one as well. The “by…
Decoding CODA
“There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not…
Teacher Development
Teacher Development: Letting Our Light Shine During my long career in ELT I have attended numerous seminars, conferences, workshops both…
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Teacher Development: Letting Our Light Shine During my long career in ELT I have attended numerous seminars, conferences, workshops…
Tests…tests…tests…the Washback Effect
Washback is an important concept in education because it describes the effect that testing has on teaching and learning in…
Test validity
In very simple terms, validity tells us whether a test works well for the purpose that we will use it…
Why Test and not Assess?
In the ELT community, there are so many opinions when it comes to Tests & Exams. There is a major…
Don’t Panic! It’s Just an Exam!
Five Essential Approaches to Test Taking Is it that time of the year again? My, oh, my, how time flies!…
Assessing Speaking
In practice, we often use the words test and assessment interchangeably. But they do have slightly different meanings. Students need…