Editing Competency evaluation (language) (section)

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In applied [[linguistics]] and [[educational psychology]], '''competency evaluation''' is a means for teachers to determine the ability of their students in other ways besides the [[standardized test]].

Usually this includes [[Career portfolio|portfolio]] assessment. In language testing, it may also include student interviews and checklists (e.g., on a scale from 1 to 5 the student or teacher rates his or her ability to do such tasks as introducing one's family).

While various governments in [[Europe]] and [[Canada]] often employ competency evaluation to evaluate bilingual abilities of public employees, it has only recently begun to receive attention from the [[United States]] where large testing corporations have dominated language evaluation with financially lucrative performance tests such as the [[TOEFL]], [[MCAT]] and [[SAT]] tests. In [[psychology]], competency can be evaluation to cover civil affairs, such as competency to handle personal finances, and competency to handle personal affairs (such as signing contracts).