SCHOOL OF NURSING SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

SHARDA UNIVERSITY

SUBJECT- NURSING EDUCATION

SEMINAR ON
TOPIC: ACHIEVEMENT TEST , SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS

SUBMITTED ON-22/10/2019

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
Ms INA THAKUR PRASANSHA BHANDARI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MSc NURSING 1ST YEAR
SNSR SNSR
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NAME OF THE STUDENT TEACHER: PRASANSHA BHANDARI

NAME OF THE SUPERVISOR : MS.INA THAKUR

NAME OF THE SUBJECT:NURSING EDUCATION

NAME OF THE TOPIC: ACHIEVEMENT TEST AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SCALE

TIME : 9:15 to 9:45 am

DURATION: 30 MIN

DATE: 24/10 /2019

VENUE: CLASS ROOM

GROUP: MSc NURSING 1ST YR

MEDIA OF TEACHING: PPT, METACARD, CHART PAPER , WHITE BOARD

METHOD OF TEACHING: LECTURE, DISCUSSION

NAME OF THE COLLEGE: SCHOOL OF NURSING SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the session students will be able to explain about the achievement test and socioeconomic status scale.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES :

At the end of the session student will be able :

 To define achievement test and socioeconomic status

 To describe characteristics of achievement test

 To estate the function of achievement test

 To explain the steps of achievement test

 To explain factors of socioeconomic status

 To explain the measurement scale of socioeconomic status

 To enlist the limitation of socioeconomic status

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Neeraja KP; Textbook of Nursing Education; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publication;1st edition(2009);page no. 415-416
Raj.Bhaskara Elakkuvana D, Bhaskar Nima; Textbook of Nursing Education; EMMESS publication 1st edition(2011);page no. 297-298
Singh Indira; Essentials of Education; media concept PVT limited ; 1st edition(2008)
Sodhi K.J ; Comprehensive Textbook of Nursing Education ; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publication;1st edition (2017);pageno.284-285
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1min Introduction
Announcement of
topic

introduction of achievement test Student teacher will Lecture Ppt

2min introduce cum What do you
achievement test is an important tool in school achievement test discussion know about
evaluation and has a great significance in measuring achievement
instructional progress and progress of students in the test?
subject are.
achievement test is also known as teacher made test
to find out accomplishment of educational objectives.
teachers depends upon the achievement tests for
measuring the progress of students.it is directly
related to pupils growth and development in
educational situational where learning and teaching
are intended to so on.

DEFINITION:
2min To define "Any tests that measures the attainments or
achievement accomplishments of an individual after a period of Student teacher will Lecture Ppt
test training or learning " define achievement What is the
(NM Downie) test definition of
achievement
"The type of ability test that describes what a person test?
has learned to do " (Throndike )
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" A Systematic procedure for determining the amount

a student has learned through
instruction."(Groulund)

CHARACTERISTICS OF ACHIEVEMENT
3min To describe TEST
characteristics ⦁ It is based on learner ability. Student teacher will Lecture Ppt
of ⦁ it shows objectivity of individual performer. describe achievement What are the
achievement ⦁ it identifies the teaching and learning process test characteristics of
test problems and prognosis. achievement
⦁ it produces evidence of improvement test?
⦁ it provides provides equivalent and
comparable forms of test.
⦁ A test manual has to be prepared , which can
be act as a guide for administrating and scoring.
⦁ it should possess description of measure
behaviour in realistic and practical terms.
⦁ it should be divided into different knowledge
and skills according to behaviours to be measured.
What are the
FUCTIONS : function of
⦁ it provides basis for promotion to the next achievement
2min To estate the grade. Student teacher will Lecture test?
function of ⦁ to motivate the students before a new discuss function cum Chart
achievement assignment has taken up. discussion paper
test
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⦁ to know how effectively the student is

performing in the theory as well as the clinical areas.
⦁ to expose students difficulties which the
teacher can help them to solve.
⦁ to find out where each students in various
academic area
⦁ it helps to determination about the placement
of student in a particular .

STEPS OF ACHIEVEMENT TEST

4min To explain the step I : Student teacher will Lecture What are the
steps of ⦁ stating the objectives in terms of achievements explain steps of Ppt different steps in
achievement to be verified. achievement test Cum achievement
test ⦁ spelling out the actions that are necessary for meta test?
the attainment of objectives. cards
⦁ spelling out the criteria by which the
attainment of objectives to be assessed.
⦁ spelling out the personnel whose judgments
are involved in each component of the plan
step II
1. Determining the purpose of testing :
test may be divided into three categories:
- pretesting(readiness, placement) - testing
during placement( formative, diagnostic)
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- End testing (summative test )

2. Developing the test specification :

 a list of instructional objectives
 an outline of the course content.
 a two-way chart

3. .selecting appropriate type of questions :

 essay type
 short- answer types
 objective types

4 preparing relevant test items

 matching the test item on separate card .
 selecting the most relevant items
 preparing test items.
 avoiding all possible barriers in test items
which prevent examinees from responding
behaviours.
 avoid providing any clues to answer the
correctly even if they lack the necessary
achievement

5. assembling the test :

 writing items on a separate card.
 reviewing the test items
 arranging the test items
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 providing proper instruction to the examinees.

6. administrating the test :

 long announcements before or during the test
should be made.
 instruction should be given in writing

7. scoring test should be done objectively.

8. . appraising the test of item analysis

socioeconomic status scale introduction

2min socioeconomic status (SES) is an economic and
sociological combined total measure of a person’s Student teacher will Lecture What do you
work experience and of an individuals or family’s introduce cum Ppt know about
economic and social position in relation to others socioeconomic status discussion socioeconomic
based on income , education and occupation. scale status ?

Socioeconomic status is one of the most important

social determinants of health and disease,

Usually composite scales are used to measure

socioeconomic status , which has a combination of
social and economic variables

All community based studies focus on socioeconomic

status , as this is a key to understanding affordability
of health services.
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Definition
2min To define Socio economic status has been defined as the
socioeconomic position that an individual or family occupies with
status reference to the prevailing average standards of Student teacher will Lecture What is the
income, education and occupation. define Ppt definition of
socioeconomic status socioeconomic
Socioeconomic status is typically broken into three status ?
levels
\  high
 middle
 low

Factors of socioeconomic status:

3min To explain INCOME : low income family are just able to meet
factors of their immediate needs and are not able to accumulate Student teacher will
socioeconomic wealth, that could be passed on to future generation explain the factor of Lecture
while affluent families with higher and expandable socioeconomic status Ppt
income can keep on hording wealth. What are the
major factors of
EDUCATION : education also play a role in income socioeconomic
median earning increases with each level of education status?
 higher level of education are associated with
better income and psychological outcome
 education play a major role in skills sets for
acquiring jobs as well as specific qualities.

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OCCUPATION: Occupational status measures

social position by describing job characteristics ,
decision making ability and control.
 Most prestigious occupation like doctor,
engineer,etc are considered to be in high
socioeconomic status which provides more
challenging work and greator control over
work.
 Low Socioeconomic(SES) ranking jobs are
less valued , more laborious, very hazardous
and provides less autonomy.

3min To explain the MEASUREMENT OF SOCIOECONOMIC Lecture

measurement STATUS (SES) Student teacher will cum What are the
scale for explain the discussion Ppt different
socioeconomic A variety of methods are used to measure the Kuppuswamy Scale component used
status socioeconomic status . but the most widely used one Cum in Kuppuswamy
is KUPPUSWAMY SCALE hands SES scale ?
out
In SES scale , there are many component like : :
 education component
 occupation component
 income component

each component has different level and we will give

number from highest to lowest.
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Education
S character Score
N
1 Professionals 7
2 Graduates/post graduates 6
3 High school diploma 5
4 High school 4
5 Middle school 3
6 Primary school 2
7 Illiterate 1

Occupation
S. Character Score
N
1 Profession 10
2 Semi profession 6
3 Clerical, shop owner, farmer 5
4 Skilled 4
5 Semi skilled 3
6 Unskilled 2
7 Unemployed 1 Teaching
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Monthly income

S.N character Score

1 >2000 12
2 1000-1999 10
3 750-999 6
4 500-749 4
5 300-499 3
6 101-299 2
7 <100 1

CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS ACCORDING TO KUPPUSWAMY

Total Socio economic class

score
26-29 Upper
16-25 Upper middle
11-15 Middle/lower middle
5-10 Lower/ upper lower
<5 Lower
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2min LIMITATIONS
To enlist the  over emphasis on income. Student teacher will Lecture Flash What are the
limitations of  This tool need to be updated timely as price enlist the limitations card limitations of
Kuppuswamy index is increasing. Kuppuswamy
Socio  Educational and occupational factors need to socioeconomic
economic be revised by using suitable survey methods. status scale?
status scale  It is used for urban family only.

Summary Discussion
Till now we have
2min studied about the White
introduction of Board
achievement test and
socio economic
status scale,
characteristics,
function, steps of
achievement test and
factors measurement
scale, and limitations
of socioeconomic
status scale .

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Conclusion :
2min Student teacher will Discussion
achievement test is an important tool in school conclude the topic
evaluation and has a great significance in measuring
instructional progress and progress of students in the
subject are. It is based on learner ability, it identifies
the teaching and learning process problems and
prognosis. Socio economic status has been defined as
the position that an individual or family occupies with
reference to the prevailing average standards of
income, education and occupation. Kuppuswamy
socioeconomic scale is used to identify the
socioeconomic status of a person relating with the
three component , income, education and occupation.