1st Achievement Test

Subject - English

Class - vii  Section - A

Total Marks - 20   Time - 40 minutes

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1. What do you mean by "Uruka" ?  1

2. What do you mean by "Adventure" ? 1

3. Who was the leader of the boys in their adventure on uruka night ? 1

4. What are the names of Mahen's friends ? 1

5. Who is Shantiram and what is his hobby ? 1+1

6. What did the boys do after the feast ? 2

7. Change the following sentence into future tense. 3×1

a. I called my friends to my house.

b. He read the book.

c. We went to pick vegetables from Shantiram's house.

8. Match the words with their meaning. 4×1

a. Nightjar An accepted way of behaving or doing things in society.

b. Feast To suggest a plan of idea etc.

c. Proposed A large or special meal for a lot of people

d. Custom A small species of owl

9. Write a short note on Bihu. 4

10. Draw a picture a ‘Dhol’ (Drum) 1

 BLUE PRINT OF THE 1ST ACHIEVEMENT TEST OF CLASS VII(A)

Objective KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDIN APPLICATION SKILL Total

G
Lessons

ET SAT VSAT ET SAT VSA ET SAT VSAT ET SAT VSAT

T
Uruka
Adventure 2(2) 8(1) 1(4) 3(1) 1(1) 15(20)

TOTAL 2(4) 8(8) 1(4) 3(3) 1(1) 15(20)

Note - Inside Bracket ‘’( )” = Marks | Outside Bracket ‘’( )” = Number of Questions
A. Weightage to Content

Sl. No Topic Marks Percentage

1 Uruka Adventure 20 100%

2 Total 20 100%

B. Weightage to Objective

Sl. Objective Marks Percentage

No

1 Knowledge 12 60%

2 Understanding 4 20%

3 Application 3 15%

4 Skill 1 5%

Total 20 100%

C. Weightage to Forms of Questions

Sl No Forms of Questions Marks Percentage

1 Essay Type 4 20%

2 Short Answer Type 8 40%

3 Very Short Answer Type 8 40%

Total 20 100%

D. Weightage to Difficulti Level

 Sl. No Difficulity Level Marks Percentage

1 Easy 6 30%

2 Average 10 50%

3 Difficult 4 20%

Total 20 100%

Introduction

Achievement test is a test aimed to get the data about the students’ knowledge or capability in
one subject. Achievement test is also a test that can identify the students’strength and
weaknesses in one subject

It is used to measures a pupil's achievement and progression in a specific subject or topic over a
set period of time. It helps in evaluating the effectiveness of teaching instructions. It also
provides the feedback to the students as well as to the teachers. The achievement test has the
focus on the realization of objectives of teaching and learning

Achievement test is an important tool in school evaluation and has great significance in
measuring instructional progress and progress of the students in the subject area.

Objectives of Achievement Test:

The objectives of the achievement test are as follows-

 to identify the students of different categories such as slow learners, gifted and average
students etc. as result of which the teachers would be able to provide remedial instruction
and enrichment programme for the students

 to give promotion to the students to the next higher classes or new courses considering
the obtained result as an yard stick for promotion of the structures.

 to help students to choose suitable subjects or courses according to their achievement

levels.

 to measure the amount of general knowledge that a student has accrued in a particular
subject area.
Importance of an Achievement Test:

There is vigorous debate in academic circles about the value and the importance of an
achievement test. Schools utilize achievement tests to measure the progress and academic
aptitude of their students, while city and state education departments use the results to inform
their understanding of how well students are being taught, and whether their performances are up
to state and city standards for students at their grade level.

The need and importance of achievement tests are as follows:-

 Achievement tests are very useful in evaluating and improving the curriculum meant for
the students of different grades.

 Achievement tests are helpful for the purpose of identifying and classifying the students
in the various groups on the basis of their achievement merits.

 Achievement tests are helpful in providing scholarships, awards or special award of merit
to the students those who perform better in the achievement tests.

 Achievement tests enable the parents to know strength and weaknesses in the context of
their academic achievements as a result of which the parents can be able to provide
special help and guidance to their children.

 Achievement tests are helpful for the teachers to enable them to know strength and
weaknesses of students in different subjects and skill as a result of which the teacher can
be able to prepare their students for different competitions so far competitions of different
subjects or courses are concerned.

Steps for construction of achievement test:-

Following are the steps for constructing an achievement test.

Step1. Planning the Test:

Planning of the test is the first important step in the test construction. The main goal of
evaluation process is to collect valid, reliable and useful data about the student.

The first step includes three major considerations.

 Formulation of statement of objective

 Formulation of purpose of the test

 Construction of the test

 Emphasis on course content

Step2. Preparing the Test:

After planning preparation is the next important step in the test construction. In this step the test
items are constructed in accordance with the table of specification. Each type of test item need
special care for construction. 

The preparation stage includes the following three functions:

(i) Preparing test items.

(ii) Preparing instruction for the test.

(iii) Preparing the scoring key.

Step3. Try Out of the Test:

Once the test is prepared now it is time to be confirming the validity, reliability and usability of
the test. Try out helps us to identify defective and ambiguous items, to determine the difficulty
level of the test and to determine the discriminating power of the items.

Try out involves two important functions:

(a) Administration of the test.

(b)  Scoring the test.

Step4. Evaluating the Test:

Evaluating the test is most important step in the test construction process. Evaluation is
necessary to determine the quality of the test and the quality of the responses. Quality of the test
implies that how good and dependable the test is? (Validity and reliability). Quality of the
responses means which items are misfit in the test. It also enables us to evaluate the usability of
the test in general class-room situation.

Evaluating the test involves following functions:

(a) Item analysis.

(b) Determining validity of the test.

(c) Determining reliability of the test.

(d)  Determining usability of the test.

Preparation of the 1st achievement test:-

We are going to conduct an achievement test for the students of class vii of Tezpur Govt. Higher
Secondary school for the subject of English. For the purpose of conducting the achievement test,
a questionnaire has been prepared which consist of 20 marks and total time allotted is 40
minutes.

The objective of this achievement test is to test the knowledge, understanding and application
ability of the students. Types of questions will be given are very short type and short type
questions.

This test is constructed on the basis of the objectives of teaching: knowledge, understanding and
application. Before constructing the achievement test, we first review the various tests already
available for testing.

After reviewing them, need was felt to develop an achievement test based on the latest syllabi
recommended by SEBA for English for class vii.
After various discussions with the students a preliminary draft of the test is prepared just to test
the knowledge of the students. Questions are framed as very short answer and short answer type
questions etc.

Analysis of the first achievement test:-

Analysis is the most important part of an achievement test. We can get the data about the
students’ knowledge or capability in one subject by analysing the test.

Based on the result of the 1st achievement test, I have made the following table

Total number of students Score( % Wise) Category

3 81-100 Very Good

5 61-80 Good

10 41-60 Fair

20 21-40 Poor

5 0-20 Very Poor

Based on the table above, it can be seen that there are only 6% of the students are in very good
category, 11% of the students are in good category, 23% of the students are in fair category and
46% students in poor and very poor category.
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No. of students

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81-100 61-80 41-60 21-40 0-20
% obtained by the students

After conducting the 1st test, we show the following outcomes-

 Among the students, 10% students get more than 60% marks i.e above 12 and 50%
students get below 30%marks i.e below 6.

 Almost (50-60) % students were able to recall the answers of very short answer type
questions. But the rest were not satisfactory.

 10% students find it difficult to recall the answer of the question based on knowledge.

 90% students find that the short questions are easier than the questions based on
understanding.

 5% students were not able to complete the paper within the time period provided.

 95% students don’t have the skill to draw diagram and drawing

 30% find it difficult it write the questons based on understanding. They also lack the
writing skill of applicational answers

 More than 65% students are found to have spelling errors in their writing answerscript

 Almost 75% students couldn’t make meaningfull sentence due to the grammatical
mistake in their writing

Possible reasons for lower performance of the students

  The first reason may be that students sometimes tends to forget words or group of words,
as some primarily focuses their study on the long answer questions. And so they do not
give much importance to short answers.

 Another reason is that, some students forget the topic or chapters that were taught in
previous classes. And as a result they cannot recall the previous topics as they think that
there is no link between the previous chapters and the current chapter.

 Another reason may be that the students did not pay much attention in the class when the
chapter or topic was being taught.

Remedial Measures to improve student’s performance

The low achievers are identified by their performance at the achievement test, and following
measures was adopted to improve upon the performance of the academically low achievers:

Extra Classes

Extra classes are conducted if there is a difficulty in understanding the content. To facilitate
understanding among the vernacular medium students extra classes are conducted.

Counseling Sessions

Counseling Sessions are organized for student teachers facing personal problems, with the help
of a professional counselor appointed by the college.

Mentoring

Advanced learners in the class are identified and assigned as mentors for the low academic
achievers.

Study Circle

During the study circle the advanced learners study and help the low academic achievers by
guiding and sharing notes and solving queries.

Adoption Scheme

The academically low achievers are identified from each tutorial group and adopted by the
teacher educator. Timely guidance is given to keep them at par with the other student teachers.
Conducting the second achievement test:-

After analyzing the first achievement test and providing necessary remedial measures the second
achievement test can be conducted to check students’ achievement level. Questions are framed as
very short answer and short answer type questions, same pattern as that of 1st achievement test.

Comparison of first and second achievement test

After the second achievement test we may find that there is gradual increase in the level of
achievement of the students. The reason may be, if the above remedies are applied successfully
then some satisfactory results may be seen.

Although all the students may not have improved significantly but some slight improvement can
be definitely seen. As a result no. of students securing 60% marks may be drastically increase.
Likewise students securing below 50% marks may also increase their level and able to score
above 60% marks.

The 1st achievement test is taken on the very beginning of the class to test the knowledge of the
students. So it is possible that the students may not be able to recall the test’s questions correctly.

But after the 1st test, the teacher may very patiently teach the students and the above mentioned
remedies may be applied. And that is why although not all, but few students have shown
academically improved.

Suggestion to Increase Student’s total performance:

1. Monitor academic progress

The first thing that all schools should have is a sort of monitoring system whereby the school
provide short term (e.g. monthly or half a termly) learning objectives that most of the class will
achieve and teachers can assess the classroom learning accordingly.

2. Checking attendance reports

Managing and tracking individual attendance plays an important part in students’ academic
results. Maintaining a regular attendance record in schools is necessary for students’ success. If a
student misses a class, then it will be hard for him/her to catch up next day and will be far behind
compared to other students in the following classes.

3. Understanding student behaviour and improving classroom interaction

Teachers have to create a feeling that students can ask any doubt during the session and start
asking out questions in between teaching. This will let them involve with the lessons and they
will be more interested in the topic. Participation of students in debate and quiz engages student
involvement to a greater extend.

4. Giving homework and assignments

Homework helps build a child’s sense of responsibility. A little amount of homework help
students build study habits.

5. Summarizing and revising the lessons

While asking question to the students, teacher should encourage them to elaborate the answers,
comment on a statement and ask them to summarize topics that got covered in the session. This
will help in increasing student thinking, memory capacity and will gradually improve their
results.