subjective testing

formative evaluation

informal evaluation

initial evaluation

criterion referencing

summative evaluation

norm referencing

formal assessment

objective testing

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

an externally set and marked examination

a placement test

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

an end-of-course test

asking students if they need to revise the area

a multiple-choice test with one right answer only

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