The
CAEL Assessment Philosophy of Language Testing
The CAEL Assessment’s
Philosophy of Language Testing affirms our commitment to quality, fairness,
and principles of ethics and responsibility in language testing.
All of us who are
associated with the CAEL Assessment will:
- continue to relate
language testing to language teaching and language use
- situate CAEL
test development within current theoretical understandings of language
performance
- utilize the insights
and practical experiences of teachers and learners in validating inferences
drawn from test performance
- provide every
opportunity, given the constraints of the testing setting, to allow
test takers to perform at their highest level of ability
- regard fairness
to be the primary consideration in test design
- take every measure
possible to involve test takers in the testing process by incorporating
their feedback in test development decisions and valuing their contributions
- provide test
takers with as complete information about the test and testing procedures
as possible
- remain committed
to the view that validation of test inferences is on-going and that
arguments for the validity of inferences drawn from the use of the
CAEL Assessment depend on the accumulation of evidence arising from
the use of the test
For additional information
about principles of ethics and responsibilty in language testing see:
The International Language Testing Association's (ILTA's) Code of
Ethics (2000).
