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1) Summative Assessment
The summative assessment arrives at the very end of the learning sequence and
is used to record the students overall achievement at the end of learning.
2) Formative Assessment
4) Diagnostic Assessment
Unlike Evaluative assessment, diagnostic assessment does not aim to grade the
candidates but rather it helps in diagnosing the issue after which the teacher can
take steps to address it.
The term normative assessment means the process of comparing one test
taker to his seniors or peers.
The primary objective behind this test is to determine whether the test taker
has performed better or worse than the other test takers which in turn determines
whether the test taker knows more or less than the other test takers.
The primary advantages that this kind of test can provide information about an
individual vis-a-vis the reference group while disadvantage includes the
reference group may not represent the current population of interest since most
of the norms are misleading and therefore do not stay over a period of time.
This test also does not ensure if the test is valid in itself. Norms do not mean
standards which is another disadvantage of this test.
6) Performance-based assessments
Examples would include multiple choice questions approach and answers as a post to
the traditional responses which are normally done in writing a report.
This refers to the objective assessments including multiple choice true or false
and matching questions.
It is a very selective effective and efficient method to measure the knowledge of
students and is also the most common method of assessment for students in the
classroom.
Selective response assessment determines the exact amount of knowledge that the
student has and also provides an insight into the skills the student has acquired over the
time of learning.
8) Authentic assessment
9) Criterion-referenced tests
The comparison here is not against a person or fellow competitor is: What is the biggest
advantage of criterion-referenced assessment over norm-referenced assessment.
While the earlier assessment provides the exact running status of student the latter one
provides the running status of a student with respect or in comparison to others.
10) Written and Oral Assessment