LANGUAGE EVALUATION

  • 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)
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    FORMALIZATION OF TESTING

    19th century
    Competition-Capability
    UK introduced the concept of mass education and mass asssessment
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    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.
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    THE GROWING INDUSTRY

    Tests of language for specific purposes
    Psychometrics
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    CHANGE IN THE AIR

    Testing becoming big business.
    The emphasis from general to specific purpose testing.
    Psychoimetric quality on tests (TOEFL/FCE)
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    LANGUAGE TESTING TODAY

    Changes in testing processes.