CRITERION-REFERENCED LANGUAGE TEST AS A MEANS OF PROGRESS ASSESSMENT


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The problem of assessment in language teaching is concerned, special attention being focused on criterion - referenced achievement test as an objective means of measuring students’ progress. Typical errors in test construction are analyzed.

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Elena V. Sukhova

Samara State Technical University

Email: kaflang@mail.ru
senior lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages. 24, Molodogvardeyskaya Str., Samara, 443100

Natalya M. Lapshina

Samara State Technical University

Email: kaflang@mail.ru
senior lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages. 24, Molodogvardeyskaya Str., Samara, 443100

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