Non-Standardized Test

M A . C H R I S T I A N E M . P R O YA L D E
What Is a Non-Standardized Test?

Non-standardized assessment looks at

an individual's performance, and does
not produce scores that allow us to
compare that performance to
another's. It allows us to obtain
specific information about the student,
and this can be in different formats.
Informal Testing

Another term for non-standardized

testing is informal testing. These tests
are classroom tests and are usually
developed by the teacher as opposed
to some group of outside testers.
These classroom tests assess students'
learning over a period of time or after
a particular unit of study.
Criterion-Referenced Measurement

It is used to measure learning for a

particular student. This way the
teacher can document whether or not
learning is taking place. Evidence of
learning, or not, is readily apparent,
and the focus here is on the
performance of an individual student
as opposed to the norm-referenced
tests.
Forms of Non-Standardized Testing

Portfolios, interviews, informal

questioning, group discussions, oral
tests, quick pop quizzes, exhibitions of
work, projects and performance
exams.
 Differences between
Standardized and Non-
Standardized test
Standardized Test

• generally prepared by specialists

who know very well the principles of
test construction;
• prepared very carefully following
principles of test construction;
Standardized Test
• given to a large proportion of the population
for which they are intended for the
computation of
norms;
• generally correlated with other tests of
known validity and reliability or with
measures such as
school marks to determine their validity and
reliability;
Standardized Test
• generally are high objective;
• have their norms computed for
purposes of comparison and
interpretation;
• measure innate capacities and
characteristics as achievement;
Standardized Test

• intended to be used for a long period

of time and for all people of the same
class in the culture where
they are validated.
• accompanied by manuals of
instructions on how to administer and
score the tests and how to
interpret the results;
Standardized Test
• generally copyrighted.
Non- Standardized Test
• made by teachers who may not know
very well the principles of test
construction;
• Often prepared hurriedly and
haphazardly to be able to meet the
deadline for administration;
• usually given only to a class or classes
for which the tests are intended;
usually, no norms are computed;
Non- Standardized Test
• Teacher-made tests are not subjected
to any statistical procedures to
determine their validity and
reliability;
• scoring might be subjective;
Non- Standardized Test
• Have no norms unless the teacher
computes the median, mean, and
other measures for comparison
and interpretation;
• Generally measure subject
achievement only;
Non- Standardized Test
Intended to be used only once or twice to
measure achievement of students in a
subject matter
studied during a certain period;
Do not have manuals of instructions, only
the directions for the different types of
tests which may be
given orally or in writing.
Non- Standardized Test

Not copyrighted
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