Autonomous University of Baja California

Bachelor in Language Teaching

Educative Evaluation

Introduction to
evaluation

Presenting:
Georgina Alejandra Estrada Avendaño
Mariela Hernández Robles y
Melissa López Angulo

Friday March 29th of 2019, Mexicali, Baja California

Testing is an
important part of
every teaching and
learning experience

What is testing?
What is testing?
“A test is used to examine someone's knowledge to
determine what he or she knows or has learned. Testing
measures the level of skill or knowledge that has been
reached.” (Penn State University, 2017)
 The importance of testing

How do tests help students? How do tests help teachers?

Reflect on the
Mastery of language effectiveness of the
lessons

Create possitive Think of improvement

attitudes and on the future
motivation
Language tests are formal
instruments of assessment.
They can be used either to
measure proficiency without
reference to a particular
programme of learning or to
measure the extent to which
learners have achieved the
goals of a specific
course. (Council of Europe,
n.d)
 CELI (Certificate of the
Italian Language)
CILS (Italian Certificate as a
Foreign Language) TOEFL (Test of
English as a Foreign
SIELE (Servicio
Language)
Internacional de Evaluación
de Lengua Española)

Noryoukushiken /JLPT
(Japanese-Language
Proficiency Test)

Teste do instituo
Camões
DELF (Diplôme d'Etudes en
Langue Française)
 What is
language
testing?

Why is it
important?

Georgina Alejandra Estrada

Avendaño
georgina.estrada@uabc.edu.mx
Mariela Hernández Robles
hernandez.mariela@uabc.edu.mx
Sonia Melissa López Angulo
melissa.lopez36@uabc.edu.mx
 Certificate of the Italian Language. (s.f). Europass Italian
language school. Italy. Retrieved from
https://www.europassitalian.com/learn/certification-cils/
Cómo se evalúa en otros países. (2016). La Nación. [online]
Retrieved from
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/como-se- evalua-
en-otros-paises-nid1898895
Council of Europe. (n,d). Linguistic integration of adult
migrants (LIAM). Language tests. Retrieved from
https://www.coe.int/en/web/langmigrants/languagetests
References DELF-DALF All Audiences Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française/
Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française. (s.f). Fi:af
French Institu Alliance Française. Retrieved from
http://www.fiaf.org/frenchclasses/frenchexam-delf.shtml
IT Learning and Development. (2017). Differences between testing,
assessment and evaluation. Penn State University.
Madsen, H. (1983). Techniques in Testing. Introduction. Oxford
University Press: New York. Pp. 3-11
Japanese Language Proficiency Test.(s.f.). Shinshu University.
Retrieved from http://www.shinshu-
u.ac.jp/institution/gec/globaleducation/english/language
-tests/proficiency-test.php
 Mexico

• Uses a 10/100-point scales,

7/70 is the lowest passing
score (in some cases).
• In the latest years
descriptions like very
good, good, sufficient,
insufficient are added
 United States of America

• Evaluates using letters

• A + is the highest note
• A+, A, B, C, D, F
 Chile
• The scale goes from 1 to 7, and a 4 is
required to pass
- 7.0 (excellent) - 6,5 (outstanding) -6.0
(very good)
-5.5 (good) - 5.0 (sufficient) -4.0
(approved minimum) - 4.5 (regular)
-3.5 (failed) -3.0 (bad) - 2,5 (deficient)
-2.0 (very bad) -1.5 (bad)
-1,0 (null or blank exam / copy).
 Brazil

• There is the numerical

system from 1 to 10; the
latter is the maximum note
 Spain
• Outstanding, sobresaliente (SB)
• Notable (NT)
• Good, bien(BI)
• Sufficient, suficiente (SU)
• Insufficient, insuficiente(IN).
 Canada
• In Quebec it is evaluated
from 0-100.
• Other provinces evaluate
with the letter A to the D,
where the approving
minimum is C.
 Germany

• The evaluation system of

the first 10 school levels
uses a range of grades
from 1 to 6. But contrary
to expectations, 1 is the
highest grade