TYPES OF

TESTS
As to MODE OF RESPONSE:

1. ORAL TEST

2. WRITTEN TEST
3. PERFORMANCE TEST
 1. ORAL TEST

a test wherein the test taker

gives his answer orally.
 2. WRITTEN TEST

a test where answers to questions

are written by the test taker.
3. PERFORMANCE TEST

a test in which the test taker

creates an answer or product that
demonstrates his knowledge or
skill like cooking, dancing and
baking.
As to EASE OF QUANTIFICATION OF
RESPONSE

1. OBJECTIVE TEST

2. SUBJECTIVE TEST
 1. OBJECTIVE TEST

it is a paper pencil test wherein

students’ answers can be compared
and quantified to yield a numerical
score. This requires specific answer.
 2. SUBJECTIVE TEST

it is a paper pencil test which is not

easily quantified for, students are
given the freedom to write their
answers to a question, such an
essay test. This requires a varied
answer.
As to MODE OF ADMINISTRATION

1. INDIVIDUAL TEST

2. GROUP TEST
 1. INDIVIDUAL TEST

it is a test administered to

one student at a time.
 2. GROUP TEST

it is a simultaneously
administered to a group of
students.
 As to TEST CONSTRUCTOR

1. STANDARDIZED TEST

2. UNSTANDARDIZED TEST
 1. STANDARDIZED TEST

a test prepared by an expert or

specialist; questions are
administered to students with the
same directions and time limits.
 2. UNSTANDARDIZED TEST

a test prepared by teachers for use

in the classroom with no
established norms for scoring and
interpretation of results. It is
constructed by a classroom teacher
to meet a particular need
 As to MODE OF INTERPRETING
RESULTS

1. NORM- REFERENCED TEST

2. CRITERION – REFERENCE TEST
1. NORM- REFERENCED TEST

test that evaluates student’s

performance by comparing it to the
performance of a group of
students on the test.
2. CRITERION – REFERENCE TEST

measures student’s
performance against an agreed
upon or pre -established level of
performance.
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