initial evaluation

norm referencing

criterion referencing

summative evaluation

formal assessment

subjective testing

informal evaluation

objective testing

formative evaluation

asking students if they need to revise the area

finding the best and worst students in the class by giving them a test

an essay set for homework on a subject of the learners' choice marked out of 10 by how well you think they write

assessing teaching on a course such as CELTA

an end-of-course test

an externally set and marked examination

a multiple-choice test with one right answer only

this test (designed to tell you if you need to go back and look again)

a placement test