ASSESSMENT &
TESTING
Different Tests for Different Goals
Language is a complicated thing to measure. Consequently, there are many
types of language testing, each type measuring different skills for different
reasons. For example, one test might ask you to read a passage out loud,
while another asks you to answer questions about the passage. Let’s review
a few of the different types.
Types of Language Testing
Language Proficiency Tests
Proficiency testing measures a person’s level of skill in a language,
independent of how they learned it. Whether someone grew up speaking
Spanish or took lessons as an adult, a proficiency test should score that
person the same. Because the Parrot language test is built for the
workplace, we designed it to measure proficiency. Our clients want the best
skills they can find, no matter how those skills were obtained.
Aptitude Tests
An aptitude test does not measure how well someone uses a specific
language, but how well they acquire language skills in general. For that
reason, you might use this type of test when selecting candidates for a role
that would require them to learn a new language.
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