PLACEMENT tests - Find out which class/course is best suited to a learner's needs, DIAGNOSTIC tests - Find out what aspects of language the students are weak in; need to 'do' next, SELECTION tests - Find out who is ‘best’, e.g. for a scholarship, PROGRESS tests - Compare learners’ ability with their ability in the past, ATTAINMENT tests - Find out whether or not learners have achieved a certain level, VALIDITY - Tests what it's meant to test, rather than memory, personality, intelligence, RELIABILITY - Learners of the same level get the same result / a learner who does the test twice gets the same result, ADMINISTRABILITY - The test is easy for the teacher to give, in terms of time, resources, etc., PRACTICALITY - Includes administrability and scorability, SCORABILITY - There’s only one/a limited range of 'correct' answers per task, SUBJECTIVITY - Two examiners could come up with different scores for the same task, OBJECTIVITY - Two examiners are bound/likely to give the same score for the same performance; an essential, FORMATIVE tests - Ongoing checks of understanding to inform teaching and help learners improve during a course, SUMMATIVE tests - Assess overall achievement at the end of a course or unit; often linked to grades or certification,

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