LANGUAGE TESTING BETWEEN STANDARDIZATION AND CLASS ROUTINE
Abstract
Language testing, like most assessment, irrespective of the domain in which tests apply, can be either summative or formative, according to the framework in which it is administered: during a course to check the acquisition
of the taught material within a specific period of time (in the case of formative assessment) or at any moment of one’s life to pass an entrance or final examination or simply to prove one’s abilities in a domain for various reasons
or purposes (in the case of summative assessment). The current trend in language assessment, and generally as well, is to standardize the tests to be administered, especially those that fall under the heading of summative, but not solely. The present paper will analyze how standardized language testing is performed in Romania and in the English-speaking environment nowadays, starting from a general theoretical perspective.
Keywords: language testing; summative assessment; formative assessment;
standardization.
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