TESTING

CRITERIA
Presented by:
Zahra Maqrouf and Douae Laaroussi
 QUESTIONS
What considerations will you take
into account when designing a test
for your students?

Should a good test fulfill all the

criteria ?
 OUTLINE
01 DEFINITION OF TESTING CRITEREA
02 VALIDITY
03 RELEABILITY
04 TRANSPARENCY
05 PRACTICALITY
06 AUTHENCITY
07 WASH BACK
08 USELFULNESS
09 CONCLUSION
10 TASK
 TESTING CRITERIA DEFINITION

It refers to the standards and requirements that

are used to evaluate the learning and
performance of students, It is also based on
various factors such as course objectives,
curriculum standards, and learning outcomes.

These criteria ensure that the testing process is

accurate and aligns with certain goals and
requirements, and enable testers to identify
whether the test has covered all the necessary
aspects
TESTING CRITERIA
 VALIDITY

RELIABILITY
 DEFINITIONS
Validity
A test should measure what was
intended to be measured.
“ Test what you’ve taught”.
=> example: if the teacher wants to
assess students’ ability and knowledge
about the simple past, the test should
include tasks and questions about
verb form, sentence structure, or time
expressions related to the s.past tense.
Reliability
It means that the test should give the
same results for similar groups of
students
The consistency and stability of the
test results.
When a test is administered twice to
the same students under the same
conditions, it should render the same
results.
TRANSPARENCY

PRACTICALITY
 DEFINITIONS

Transparency Practicality
The student's awareness of the Refers to the ease of administration
purpose and criteria of the and scoring of a test
assessment. A practical test should be:
Explicit expectations; which mean Easy to design
that students must know what to Easy to administer
expect from the test and what the Easy to score
teacher expects them to produce. is not excessively expensive
Ex: the test format, the grading Stays within a time constraints
criteria, rubrics
 AUTHENCITY

WASH BACK EFFECT

 DEFINITIONS

Authencity Wash Back Effect

·The test should use language that
students are familiar with and often
based on themes previously covered Also known as the backwash effect,
in the class. refers to the impact that an
·To make use of authentic materials educational assessment or test has
to help in realistically testing on the teacher and learner.
students.
To challenge students to use their
language in real-life situations.
USEFULNESS

OBJECTIVITY
 DEFINITIONS

Usefulness Objectivity
The test should be away from any personal
Well-designed tests provide or subjective judgment. It should be based
valuable information about student only on the evaluation of students'
learning development.
For example, in an essay-type test, students
It tells us what students learn, and
answer differently as each one has his/her
how well they learned it. style of writing. Hence, when more than one
In other words, it aims to teacher checks the test, they may give
determine students' strengths and different scores according to whether they
weak points through test results. like the style or not. So, here, the test is
less objective
CONCLUSION
Establishing clear and robust testing criteria is essential in education to
ensure fairness, consistency, and meaningful evaluation of student
performance. By clearly defining what is expected and how it will be assessed,
teachers provide students with a roadmap for success and empower them to
focus their efforts effectively. Moreover, transparent criteria foster trust and
accountability among students and educators. They enable informed decision-
making regarding instructional methods, curriculum design, and resource
allocation, ultimately enhancing the quality of education.
TASK
Read the following situations and try to elicit
the missing criteria, then try to find the right
solution

Situation 1:
A teacher of English administers the
same tests every year without changing
them. As a result, students became aware
of it and started sharing the questions
and the answers before the test.

Situation 2:
While students were being disruptive, the
teacher decided to assign them a test
during the session as a punishment.
However, the students had no prior
knowledge about the test.
Read the following situations and try to elicit
the missing criteria, then try to find the right
solution

Situation 3:
A teacher assigns students a test that is
very long and contains many complicated
questions that require time. However,
students are expected to finish the test
within one hour.

Situation 4:
In a writing test, students answer
differently as each one has his/her style of
writing. Hence, when more than one
teacher checks the test, they give different
scores according to whether they like the
style or not.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION