objective testing

informal evaluation

formal assessment

summative evaluation

formative evaluation

criterion referencing

subjective testing

norm referencing

initial evaluation

an externally set and marked examination

a multiple-choice test with one right answer only

a placement test

assessing teaching on a course such as CELTA

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

asking students if they need to revise the area

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

an end-of-course test

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