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Period: 581 to Jan 23, 618
THE EARLIESTO OF TESTS
(581-618)
Keju
Imperial examinations ranks (military) -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
THE TEST GOES WEST
16TH-17TH century
France and Prussia in the newly founded universities
(Britain elite) -
Period: to
FORMALIZATION OF TESTING
19th century
Competition-Capability
UK introduced the concept of mass education and mass asssessment -
Period: to
THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE LANGUAGE TESTING INDUSTRY
UK
Language performance
CPE Cambridge performance examination
People who wished to enter to British education UNITED STATES
Standardization and psychometric excellence
Events that marked the beginning of objective testing. -
Period: to
THE GROWING INDUSTRY
Tests of language for specific purposes
Psychometrics -
Period: to
CHANGE IN THE AIR
Testing becoming big business.
The emphasis from general to specific purpose testing.
Psychoimetric quality on tests (TOEFL/FCE) -
Period: to
LANGUAGE TESTING TODAY
Changes in testing processes.