Introduction to Issues in Language Assessment and Terminology

Introduction to Issues in Language Assessment and Terminology

Assessment is part of evaluation because it is concerned with the student and with what the student does. (Brindley, 1989). In the following concept map will be developed the differences between evaluation, assessment and testing, the elaboration of test results interesting even that there are tests with different purposes the elaboration of them requires time, test to help the student must show them their progress in order to accomplishment and motivate them, also helps to the teacher to keep the student's progress.

The elaboration of this concept map helps you to realize how delicate is to elaborate a test, all the components teachers must take into account, also the most important factor, the students. Elaborating a practical test and apply them constantly is in order to help the students in their improvement of the language, many cases test are not well seen because are seen from the wrong perspective, a test must help to see the learner's progress, so the learner gets the motivation to keep improving.

Mireya Morales Cuautle

Eduardo Carranza Hernández