Synonyms and antonyms of Testing and assessment in British Thesaurus

achievement test (noun)

a test that is designed to test what learners have learned over a particular period

assessment (noun)

education the process of deciding what level a student is at, or how much progress they are making

assessment (noun)

education a piece of work or an exam done by a student so that teachers can judge their level or progress

benchmarking (noun)

the use of external standards to assess performance

CEFR (noun)

the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: a framework produced by the Council of Europe that aims to provide a common basis for language education

cloze test (noun)

a test in which students write missing words in the spaces provided in a piece of writing to show that they understand it

continuous assessment (noun)

British a way of judging a student by looking at the work that they do during the year instead of or in addition to looking at their examination results

diagnostic test (noun)

a test to decide what a student's needs are

dictogloss (noun)

a form of dictation in which students hear a complete text then try to reconstruct it from memory

evaluation (noun)

education the process of deciding if the goals of a course have been achieved, or if a course meets recognized standards

gap-fill (noun)

a practice exercise in which students fill gaps in a text

needs analysis (noun)

education the process of defining what a language learner's needs are in order to design a course for them

placement test (noun)

a test that learners take before starting a course to decide what level they are

progress test (noun)

a test carried out during a student's course to assess their learning

washback effect (noun)

the way that tests affect the classroom teaching that leads up to them