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It shows the effectiveness of thc teaching/learning It tclls you what needs to be taught/learnt/revised It helps to place the student at the right level It is usually reguired by the school

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For the student:

It gives an idea of progress and is motivating Revision/consolidation    i

Shows sts there is something to learn, or problem areas to sort out

•    Can be good for classroom dynamics

i.e. an 'unofficial' test/game can be relaxing and fun

•    Surprisingly, perhaps, a high percentage of sts either Hke or expecttests

•    Necessary gualifications for job’s/university places

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•    Start of course ® End of course

•    At the end of specific areas of work done eg. the end of a unit in the coursebook

•    At the end of week/month/term/year

•    Throughout

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informal

It happens all the time in the classroom:

Eliciting

Concept questions

Other ways of checking concept

Drills

Gapfills

Cloze

Dialogue completion Personalisation Games Homework

Providing ąuestions for answers Comprehension tasks for texts/tapes

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