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Fresh starts - ANSWERTest items which do not rely on a previous test item. Opportunities for students to pause, gather thoughts and start again to get an answer right. Good tests are usually designed so that each item constitutes a fresh start. Test-takers are able to perform at their best. If they get stuck in one part, they have other opportunities. Washback/Backwash - ANSWERThe effect that knowledge of the contents of a test may have on the course which precedes it. It is associated prim...

placement test - ANSWERLevel test diagnostic test - ANSWERhighlight strengths and weaknesses, usually kept by teacher, build course around weaknesses progress test - ANSWERtest at the end of each unit for example to check students' development norm-referenced/normative test - ANSWERresults are compared against a population, usually students' peers: GCSE/

Test types are determined by their purpose - ANSWERplacement or entry, diagnostic, progress achievement (formative), final achievement (summative), proficiency, other placement or entry - ANSWER- used to assign students to different class levels -paper based or computer based - initial assessment helps to place students in courses that are the right level for them. -measures : listening, speaking, reading, writing, diagnostic test - ANSWER-identifies strengths and weaknesses -provide...

acculturation - ANSWERSLA The process by which a person integrates into a particular culture. One of the first theories of SLA that attempted to prioritize social factors over purely cognitive ones. It has been partly rehabilitated under the name socialization. accuracy - ANSWERSLA The extent to which a learner's use of a second language conforms to the rules of the language. Once thought to be a precondition for fluency. achievement test - ANSWERTESTING Designed to test what learners h...

Who designed the Sorority Pin of Delta Sigma Theta? - ANSWERFounder Madree Penn White. What Greek letters are on the pin? - ANSWERD S T (Delta, Sigma, Theta) How many jewels are in the Sigma? - ANSWER9 What do the jewels on Sigma represent. - ANSWERThe Nine Cardinal Virtues What are the Nine Cardinal Virtues? - ANSWERCompassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temprence

Delt Creed - ANSWERI believe in Delta Tau Delta for the education of youth and the inspiration of maturity, so that I may better learn and live the truth I believe in Delta Tau Delta as a shrine of international brotherhood: her cornerstone friendship, her foundation conscience, her columns aspiration, her girders self- restraint, her doorway opportunity, her windows understanding, her buttresses loyalty, her strength the everlasting arms. I believe in Delta Tau Delta as an abiding influen...

The name & topic area for a type of question designed to check and guide learners' understanding of a new language item by isolating its core meanings e.g. for 'She used to smoke': Does she smoke now? Did she in the past? Did she do it once or regularly? - ANSWERconcept checking question, or CCQ The process & topic area by which a sequence of words is fine-tuned in order to reduce ambiguity and create a more complex message than just lexical items can express e.g. She work project 3 ...

Diagnostic test - ANSWERA test undertaken to test strengths and weaknesses in skills and systems E.g. A test with a wide range of questions ranging of varying difficulty to assess learner's current ability Placement test - ANSWERA test done to place a student in the correct level/class at the start of a course E.g. a multi-choice test given to a learner before a language course to assess their level of grammar and vocabulary Proficiency test - ANSWERA test to discover a learner...

The Mary Church Terrell Award - ANSWERHonors work in the field of civil rights and social justice Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair Award - ANSWERsupports and sustains commitment to HBCUs Osceola Award - ANSWERtribute to the arts and artists Lillian Award - ANSWERHonors achievement in field of communication. Patricia Roberts Harris Award - ANSWERgiven for outstanding Government service

Purpose of Pyramid Study Guide (PSG) - ANSWERto provide information on history and traditions of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (DST) & to prepare Pyramids for membership into the org. Major Goal of The Membership Intake Program - ANSWERTo Gain from each initiate, a commitment to the ideals, values, and public service mission of Delta Sigma Theta. The first jewel - ANSWERCompassion; essence of the human spirit; dedicated to the Founders The second jewel - ANSWERCourtsey; dedicated to ...