LANGUAGE EVALUATION

THE EARLIESTO OF TESTS

Period: 581 to Jan 23, 618

(581-618)
Keju
Imperial examinations ranks (military)

THE TEST GOES WEST

Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Dec 31, 1600

16TH-17TH century
France and Prussia in the newly founded universities
(Britain elite)

FORMALIZATION OF TESTING

Period: Jan 1, 1801 to Dec 23, 1900

19th century
Competition-Capability
UK introduced the concept of mass education and mass asssessment

THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE LANGUAGE TESTING INDUSTRY

Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Dec 31, 2000

UK
Language performance
CPE Cambridge performance examination
People who wished to enter to British education UNITED STATES
Standardization and psychometric excellence
Events that marked the beginning of objective testing.

THE GROWING INDUSTRY

Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Dec 31, 2000

Tests of language for specific purposes
Psychometrics

CHANGE IN THE AIR

Period: Jan 1, 2001 to Jan 31, 2016

Testing becoming big business.
The emphasis from general to specific purpose testing.
Psychoimetric quality on tests (TOEFL/FCE)

LANGUAGE TESTING TODAY

Period: Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 1, 2017

Changes in testing processes.