Understanding Types of Test and Evaluation in Education
Explore the various types of tests used in education, including pre-tests, mastery tests, and diagnostic tests. Learn about different mediums for testing, such as oral, written, and performance tests. Discover the role of examinees in essay-type and objective-type tests. Lastly, delve into different test categories like personality tests, ability tests, and achievement tests.
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Types OF Test and Evaluation
Definition Of test The instrument or systematic procedure of measuring a sample of student s behaviour under specific condition. A set of questions to be answered by the students. A series of problem to be solved. A set of task to be performed by the examinee. Test might call upon the examinees to string beads, to complete the missing part of a picture. The question, problem and task are called the test.
Types Of test According to function:- Pre-test Master test Diagnostic test
Pre test These tests determine whether the students have necessary background to get benefit from proposed course. These tests are given at the beginning of a course and are usually of low difficulty.
Mastery Test These tests measure the minimum learning outcomes, which all the students must attain so that further progress will ba made in the topic under instruction. Examples:- Vocabulary and spelling test Tests of basic skills in arithmetic
Diagnostic Test It measures the specific strength and weakness of the student in his achievement.
According to medium employed:- Oral test Students response orally. Written test Students response written or through drawing. Performance test Requires students to demonstrate their skills by maniupulating objects.
According to the role played by examinees:- Essay type test Objective type test
Essay type test:- In these tests opinion of the examinee are permitted to influence the score assigned to students e.g explain and illustrate evaluation. Objective type test:- In these tests scoring is fixed.
Test Personality Test Ability Test Achievement Aptitude Intelligence Attitude Interest Adjustment Character
Objective type test Supply type test Recognition type test Short answer questions Fill in the blanks Matching columns MCQS True/ False
Definition of Evaluation Evaluation is a process of collecting, analysing and interpreting the data to which extent students have achieved their learning objectives.
Types of evaluation Formative Summative Diagnostic Placement
