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This unit introduces a wide range of tests that can be used when teaching English, starting with placement or diagnostic tests, and continuing with progress tests, achievement tests, practice tests and external tests, which can be also of a great variety. Regarding the progress and achievement tests, I can`t not deny that they are also important, but I think they?re not the only way to assess student achievement. One of the most common reasons why teachers shouldn?t only use tests is because students may have test anxiety. Some students are so nervous when they have to take a test that they don?t do as well as expected. In that case, the teacher is not really able to see what the students are really capable of. For ELL students, they can be extra nervous because not only do they have to recall information they?ve learned, but they may have to read and understand what the test question is asking in the first place. Also, tests really only measure what students can memorize or recall, not necessarily their real language ability. For example, if you give a multiple choice test about vocabulary they learned, it really only tests if they understand one meaning of the word, and not necessarily whether they understand how to apply the same word in different contexts. Another example would be oral skills. If students understand certain phrases you?ve taught them, they may not understand if another person outside the classroom says it, especially if that person has an accent. In addition to or instead of progress or achievement test, teachers can assess their students` English abilities through other methods, for example, oral presentations or written assessments. Oral presentations typically include role-plays, interviews, oral reports and summarizing/paraphrasing pieces of text. Written assessments are a nice way to see how students can apply their knowledge of English over a wide variety of concepts. For example, teachers can use assignments to see just how well the students understand a text, or even different forms of writing.
