The role of tests is very useful and important, especially in language learning.
1. It is a means to show both the students and the teacher how much the learners have learnt during a course.
2. In order to see whether the students have acquired the material and are making constant progress, the teacher will inevitably have to test his/her learners.
3. It does not mean that a usual test format with a set of activities will be used all the time. To check the students’ knowledge the teacher can apply a great range of assessment techniques, including even the self-evaluation technique that is so beloved and favored by the students.
4. Tests could be used to display the strength and weaknesses of the teaching process and help the teacher improve it. They can demonstrate what should be paid more attention to, should be worked on and practised. Furthermore, the tests results will display the students their weak points, and if carefully
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