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INTRODUCING LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: ANSWER KEY 
– TEST DEVELOPMENT 
www.britishcouncil.org/exam/aptis/research/assessment-literacy 
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[Test Development: 
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The process of test development includes different steps and different phases. Quality is 
important both for major tests and for classroom tests. In order to contribute to learning, 
any test needs to provide teachers and learners with reliable and useful information.
This video will help you understand what quality means in test development and the 
importance of test specifications.
A. BEFORE YOU WATCH 
 
Note: These three questions are meant to help you prepare for the video and relate it to your context. 
There are 
no “correct” answers. 
1.
What international tests do you know? Have you ever heard about IELTS or TOEFL?
 
Cambridge, Trinity College London, Pearson 
etc… 
 
2.
Do you use published practice materials from international tests in your classroom?
 
 
3.
Do you develop your own tests? Do you find it easy or difficult? Why? 
 
 
 
 
 
TEST DEVELOPMENT

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INTRODUCING LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: ANSWER KEY 
– TEST DEVELOPMENT 
www.britishcouncil.org/exam/aptis/research/assessment-literacy 
British Council ©
Page 
2
 
B. WHILE YOU WATCH 
 
Quality and test development 
 
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