practicality, authenticity and washback of testing and assessment

practicality, authenticity and washback of the testing and assessment practicality, authenticity and washback of the testing and assessment although practicality is an important characteristic of tests, it is by far a limiting factor in testing. there will be situations in which after we have already determined what we consider to be the most valid test, we need to reconsider the format purely because of practicality issues. a valid test of spoken interaction, for example, would require that the examinees be relaxed, interact with peers and speak on topics that they are familiar and comfortable with. this sounds like the kind of conversations that people have with their friends while sipping afternoon tea by the roadside stalls. thank you for your …

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