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We will find many books or theories on how and
what kinds of tests are being used to assess vocabulary.
From all of them, I prefer what Madsen wrote on it.
According to Madsen (1983) there are four general
kinds of vocabulary tests are presented:
a. Limited response
In testing children and beginning-level, adults, we
often use directed physical responses and visuals. We do
this to avoid language skills that have not been mastered
yet. For these tests, students don’t have to know how to
read or write. In fact, they don’t even have to know how
to speak.
1) Individual testing
2) Group testing
Advantages of limited response
1) It causes less stress or nervousness than other
types of tests.
2) It avoids skills such as reading and writing that
have not yet been developed.
3) It can be scored easily and objectively
Limitations of limited response
1) It requires individual testing, which takes longer
than group testing.
