Introduction: why testing matters
Classroom tests carry importance, not just for students but for educators, institutions and even whole education systems. However, assessment is more than just timed tasks and final grades. For modern English teachers around the world, understanding assessment – its purposes, methods and outcomes – can help us use it not as a blunt instrument but as a tool that guides learning.
Tests can be a friend or an enemy. Done badly, they can frustrate students and demotivate teachers. Done well, though, they can shed light on progress and even build confidence, something especially valuable for, for example, reluctant . . .
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