Applying alternative tests in modern teaching context

MODERN PROBLEMS OF PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS 
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test again in order to take higher score. Indeed, by his personality he is very clever, 
outgoing and active. He always strives to achieve his goals as he is highly ambitious. 
When we delivered the first class in this group he left a great impression on me with 
his wise ideas and good command of English. He is very active and punctual in all 
lessons. He favors more interactive activities and games during the classes. He also 
takes the leadership position in group or pair works. Furthermore, he is hardworking 
too, because he tries to do his best in all subjects. Doston is more intrigued in 
learning vocabulary and watching movies. With these words we can say that he is a 
visual learner since he is a movie buff. Besides, he likes discussion and debates. He 
always impresses others with his unusual viewpoints. We deem that he is very eager 
to learn foreign languages. In the future he is willing to learn Japanese language as 
well.
Regarding English lesson it is obvious that according to their syllabus second 
year students have English classes twice a week for 80 minutes each. Over the whole 
semester 112 hours is allocated for English lessons and there are 2 midterms and one 
final in each semester. Overall, in order to pass the final exam they have to gather at 
least 28 out 50. In this university students are assessed via both formative and 
summative assessment. During tutorials teachers assess them more with the help of 
formative assessment, but summative assessment is mostly carried out during 
midterms and finals. Brown (2010) points out that achievement tests are mainly 
summative and provides with clear feedback on the learners‟ improvement and 
performance (p.9). That is why, achievement tests and their results are vitally 
important in this university.
When it comes to tests we have never noticed his anxiety during exams. He is 
always calm and does the tests very well. However, he has some difficulties in 
reading tests. According to his ongoing assessment he often gets 8 or 9 out of 10, 
while in the midterms and finals he obtains roughly 18 out of 20 and 43 out of 50 
respectively. His results have been always great in the class. However, last year his 
scores of finals were a bit lower as compared to nowadays as he had more challenges 
in reading. He was a bit complaining about the tests and their difficulty because his 

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