initial evaluation

informal evaluation

subjective testing

formal assessment

criterion referencing

summative evaluation

norm referencing

formative evaluation

objective testing

an end-of-course test

an externally set and marked examination

a placement test

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

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

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

asking students if they need to revise the area

a multiple-choice test with one right answer only

assessing teaching on a course such as CELTA