EFFICIENCY OF USING TESTS WHEN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT A NON-LINGUISTIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

Abstract

It is now recognized that testing is a powerful tool in student learning. The article attempts to improve the educational practice of assessing students when teaching foreign languages – at a non-linguistic higher education institution. The author of the article analyzes definitions of the concepts and terms of the testing process, which are presented in scientific studies of both Russian and foreign scientists; tries to theoretically substantiate the main problems that are associated with the use of tests in teaching foreign languages – in the educational process of the university; determines stages of creation and use of control tests; provides results of a pedagogical experiment of creating and applying a control test in teaching a foreign language at a higher education institution, focusing on its effectiveness; determines prospects for research in the study of theoretical and practical aspects of testing.