Classification of Test According to Format

I. A standardized test is any form of test that (1) requires all test takers to
answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of
questions, in the same way, and that (2) is scored in a “standard” or
consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative
performance of individual students or groups of students. 
Types of Standardized Test
1. Ability tests is to assess potential candidates in terms of their overall intellectual
potential and build a profile of their individual strengths and weaknesses. 
There is a body of research to suggest that cognitive ability testing is a strong predictor
of job performance and that the validity of this predictor rises as the complexity of the
job rises. 
The main types of ability test used in selection are:
 Tests of General or Global Ability (also called "g", intelligence, IQ)
 Tests of Specific Cognitive abilities (Abstract Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning,
Numerical Reasoning)
 Tests of Psychomotor abilities and specific aptitudes (vision, hearing, motor
dexterity, artistic ability, mechanical ability, management potential, leadership
potential etc.)

2. An aptitude test is any type of assessment that evaluates the

talent/ability/potential to perform a certain task, with no prior knowledge and/or
training. To simplify this definition, think about the following examples: A
True/False/Cannot say Verbal Reasoning test could help a legal firm evaluate the
ability of a lawyer to draw conclusions from legal documents. A concentration test
could help a rail operator evaluate a driver's ability to keep focused while being
involved in the monotonous work of driving a train.

II. A teacher-made test is an alternative to a standardized test, written by the

instructor in order to measure student comprehension. Teacher-made
tests are considered most effective when they are implemented as part of the
education process, rather than after the fact.

a. Limited Response Type- These tests do not require the skills of writing,
reading, or speaking. The student answers by direct physical response
(pointing) to questions about pictures, shapes, or letters.  
 1. An objective test is a psychological test that measures an individual's
characteristics independent of rater bias or the examiner's own beliefs, usually by
the administration of a bank of questions marked and compared against exacting
scoring mechanisms that are completely standardized, much in the same way
that examinations are administered. 
i. Multiple choice question. Multiple choice is a form of an objective
assessment in which respondents are asked to select the only correct
answer out of the choices from a list.
ii. Writing True or False Questions If the statement is an opinion, rather
than a fact, it should be attributed to someone, as in Example 4. A
good indicator that a statement is an opinion is the use of "should" or
similar language in the statement.
iii. Matching test questions measure the student's ability to connect
words, complete sentences, or pair words with their definition.
The matching testformat consists of two columns, including one with
a definition or phrase, and another with a word, number, or symbol.
b. Supply Type or Subjective Type of Test Items─ this type of testrequires students to
create and supply their own answer or perform a certain task to show mastery of
knowledge or skills. It is also known as constructed response test

i. Short-answer questions are open-ended questions that require students to

create an answer. They are commonly used in examinations to assess the
basic knowledge and understanding (low cognitive levels) of a topic before
more in-depth assessment questions are asked on the topic.
ii. Sentence completion tests are a class of semi-structured projective
techniques. Sentence completion tests typically provide respondents with
beginnings of sentences, referred to as “stems,” and respondents then
complete the sentences in ways that are meaningful to them.

2. Essay test is a test that requires the student to structure a rather long written
response up to several paragraphs.” -William weirsama. I.e. the essay testrefers
to any written test that requires the examinee to write a sentence, a paragraph or
longer passages.” Definition Essay test is a test that requires the student to
compose responses, usually lengthy up to several paragraphs.

a. Restricted-response essays

For learning outcomes not readily assessed objectively. Compared to extended-

response questions, they target narrower learning outcomes, such as more specific
mental processes (e.g., draws valid conclusions)
b. The extended essay (EE) is a mandatory core component of the IB Diploma
Programme. It is a research paper of up to 4,000 words giving students an
opportunity to conduct independent research or investigation on a topic that
interests them.

Other Classification of Test

 Psychological testing refers to the administration of psychological tests.

A psychological test is "an objective and standardized measure of a sample of
behavior" (p. 4). The term sample of behavior refers to an individual's
performance on tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand.

 Educational tests are considered the keystone that the national center for
assessment in higher education had developed with the assistance of a group of
specialized experts in this field. 

 Survey testing is an important part of the survey development process and

provides guidance on the : adequacy of the sampling frame. variability of the
target population with regard to the survey subject. expected non-response rate
and the effectiveness of measures aimed at reducing non-response.

 MASTERY TESTS: "Mastery tests are used to examine the level of known an
individual claims to possess." is a test which aims to evaluate the process
of learning in a specific field of expertise.

 Non-verbal reasoning involves the ability to understand and analyse visual

information and solve problems using visual reasoning. For example: identifying
relationships, similarities and differences between shapes and patterns,
recognizing visual sequences and relationships between objects, and
remembering these.

 A test can be said individual test in the sense that they can be administered to

only one person at a time.

 group testing refers to any procedure which breaks up the task of locating

elements of a set which have certain properties into tests on groups of items,
rather than on individual elements.
 objective test is a psychological test that measures an individual's
characteristics independent of rater bias or the examiner's own beliefs, usually by
the administration of a bank of questions marked and compared against exacting
scoring mechanisms that are completely standardized.

 subjective test is evaluated by giving an opinion. It can be compared with an

objective test, which has right or wrong answers and so can be marked
objectively. Subjective tests are more challenging and expensive to prepare,
administer and evaluate correctly, but they can be more valid.

 Power Test is a statistical calculation performed before a study to determine the

minimum sample size needed for the study to have enough power. ... Without
adequate power you might commit a Type II error, meaning that you fail to reject
the null hypothesis when it is false.

 speed test. : a psychological test for the maximum speed of performing a task

that lies well within the subject's power — compare power test.