WGU ELO 1 Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
proficiency testing - Answer -what degree of accuracy tests are being performed
ex: how well can they speak English
Achievement Testing - Answer -tests that measure what one has learned
Diagnostic Testing - Answer -used to identify learners' strengths and weaknesses
Placement Testing - Answer -intended to provide information that will help to
place a student at the stage or place in a program most appropriate to the student's
abilities
What level are they at, what class do they need
discrete point testing - Answer -refers to testing one element at a time, item by item
integrative testing - Answer -combines many language elements in the completion
of a task
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,norm-referenced tests - Answer -Tests where a student's performance is compared
with a norm group, or a representative sampling students similar to the student.
A person's score on a norm-referenced test describes how the student did in relation
to the norm group. Tests results are reported in such formats as standard scores or
percentiles.
Does not tell how well the student knows the language
Criterion Test - Answer -classifies people by whether or not they can perform a
task satisfactorily
Portfolio Assessment - Answer -A collection of work that shows a learner's growth
in proficiency, long-term achievement, and significant accomplishments in a given
academic area.
Authentic Assessment - Answer -evaluating student achievement or performance
using activities that represent classroom goals, curricula, and instruction or real-life
performance
performance assessment - Answer -require students to construct a response, create
a product, or demonstrate applications of knowledge
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,Scaffolds - Answer -contextual supports for meaning during instruction or
assessment such as visual displays, classified lists, or tables or graphs
valid test - Answer -measures what it is designed to measure
cloze test - Answer -A test of reading ability that requires a person to fill in missing
words in a text.
communicative approach - Answer -A way of teaching and practicing language
which is based on the principle that learning a language successfully involves
communication rather than just memorizing a series of rules.
Teachers try to focus on meaningful communication, rather than focusing on
accuracy and correcting mistakes.
Natural Approach - Answer -natural genuine learning situations where they use
both conscious understanding of a language and subconscious (take cues from
visual and commands)
learn the language in real life
integrated learning activity - Answer -language -> skills -> content all together
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, Content Based Instruction - Answer -requires students to practice all the language
skills in a highly integrated, communicative way while learning content
learning language through skills and problem solving roles
spoken register - Answer -type of language associated with spoken situations and
less likely to be acceptable in writing
more casual language
Unidirectional Listening Mode - Answer -One way IN
Listening but can't speak back, need to make sense of meaning.
Ex: Watching TV
Bidirectional Listening Mode - Answer -Two Way
Learners take turns listening and speaking
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Answers
proficiency testing - Answer -what degree of accuracy tests are being performed
ex: how well can they speak English
Achievement Testing - Answer -tests that measure what one has learned
Diagnostic Testing - Answer -used to identify learners' strengths and weaknesses
Placement Testing - Answer -intended to provide information that will help to
place a student at the stage or place in a program most appropriate to the student's
abilities
What level are they at, what class do they need
discrete point testing - Answer -refers to testing one element at a time, item by item
integrative testing - Answer -combines many language elements in the completion
of a task
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,norm-referenced tests - Answer -Tests where a student's performance is compared
with a norm group, or a representative sampling students similar to the student.
A person's score on a norm-referenced test describes how the student did in relation
to the norm group. Tests results are reported in such formats as standard scores or
percentiles.
Does not tell how well the student knows the language
Criterion Test - Answer -classifies people by whether or not they can perform a
task satisfactorily
Portfolio Assessment - Answer -A collection of work that shows a learner's growth
in proficiency, long-term achievement, and significant accomplishments in a given
academic area.
Authentic Assessment - Answer -evaluating student achievement or performance
using activities that represent classroom goals, curricula, and instruction or real-life
performance
performance assessment - Answer -require students to construct a response, create
a product, or demonstrate applications of knowledge
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,Scaffolds - Answer -contextual supports for meaning during instruction or
assessment such as visual displays, classified lists, or tables or graphs
valid test - Answer -measures what it is designed to measure
cloze test - Answer -A test of reading ability that requires a person to fill in missing
words in a text.
communicative approach - Answer -A way of teaching and practicing language
which is based on the principle that learning a language successfully involves
communication rather than just memorizing a series of rules.
Teachers try to focus on meaningful communication, rather than focusing on
accuracy and correcting mistakes.
Natural Approach - Answer -natural genuine learning situations where they use
both conscious understanding of a language and subconscious (take cues from
visual and commands)
learn the language in real life
integrated learning activity - Answer -language -> skills -> content all together
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, Content Based Instruction - Answer -requires students to practice all the language
skills in a highly integrated, communicative way while learning content
learning language through skills and problem solving roles
spoken register - Answer -type of language associated with spoken situations and
less likely to be acceptable in writing
more casual language
Unidirectional Listening Mode - Answer -One way IN
Listening but can't speak back, need to make sense of meaning.
Ex: Watching TV
Bidirectional Listening Mode - Answer -Two Way
Learners take turns listening and speaking
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