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

Ability Test Personality Test

Achievement Aptitude Intelligence Attitude Interest Adjustment Character

 Objective type test

Supply type test Recognition type test

Fill in the blanks Short answer questions MCQS True/ False Matching columns

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