| A | B |
|---|
| Washback | The effect of testing on teaching and learning |
| Any theory or hypothesis behind the construction of a test | Construct validity |
| Test | A method of measuring a person´s ability, knowledge or performance in a given domain |
| Measurement in language teaching | The quantification of language proficiency |
| A procedure through which we can appraise one or more aspects of language proficiency | Assessment in language teaching |
| Unplanned comments and activities together with coaching and feedback | Informal assessment |
| Exercises specifically designed to delve into students´skills and knowledge | Formal assessment |
| Summative assessment | measures what a student has learned |
| The test is doable in terms of cost, time, and and ease to implement | Practicality |
| The degree to which a test looks right | Face validity |
| Washback | The effect of a test on teaching and learning |
| Content validity | The test really samples the subject matter |
| Criterion-related validity | comparing results of some other measure of the same criterion |
| Authenticity | natural, contextualised, meaningful, real-life (realistic) tasks |
| Validity | a test actually measures what it is expected to measure |
