Types of ESL Tests in Education

Population Means and Proportions
September 23, 2020
Sustainability in schools Academic Essay
September 23, 2020

Types of ESL Tests in Education

Types of ESL Tests in Education

Order Description
Use the following information and answer the following questions for the paper

Types of ESL Test

1. Discrete Point Test:
Grammar: multiple choice and sentence completion.
Vocabulary: multiple choice, true/false and labeling.
Pronunciation: matching and multiple choice

2. Integrative Test:
Cloze passage: filling the blanks in the reading passage.
A spoken interview
Listening component: Sentences dictation

3. Communicative Language Test
Listening
Speaking
Writing components

What are reason why ESL students may prefer one test type verses the other?

For the assessment which does not cover all domain, should we upgrade the assessment to increase the level of proficiency or to complete the assessment so that covers all domains of language?

From the three kinds of assessment above, which one do you choose to assess ESL students? Why?