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Achievement Test: Presented By: Fiza Waseem2019-1529 Faiza Majeed 2019-1513

This document discusses different types of achievement tests, including standardized achievement tests and teacher-made tests. It provides definitions and objectives of achievement tests, as well as the key characteristics, functions, and differences between standardized tests and teacher-made tests. Some of the major points covered include how standardized tests are more accurate and reliable than teacher-made tests due to standardized procedures, and how common standardized achievement test batteries measure basic skills in areas like reading, language, and math.

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Achievement Test: Presented By: Fiza Waseem2019-1529 Faiza Majeed 2019-1513

This document discusses different types of achievement tests, including standardized achievement tests and teacher-made tests. It provides definitions and objectives of achievement tests, as well as the key characteristics, functions, and differences between standardized tests and teacher-made tests. Some of the major points covered include how standardized tests are more accurate and reliable than teacher-made tests due to standardized procedures, and how common standardized achievement test batteries measure basic skills in areas like reading, language, and math.

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Achievement Test

Presented By:
Fiza Waseem2019-1529
Faiza Majeed 2019-1513

MBE
ACHIEVEMENT TEST
CONTENT:

 What is Achievement test ?


 Objectives
 Functions
 Characteristics
 Standardized Achievement test
 Standardized test
 Teacher made test
 Comparison between Standardized test & Teacher made
test
 Standardized Achievement test batteries
 Customized Achievement test
Individual Achievement test
What is Achievement test ?

An Achievement test focuses


specifically on how much a person
knows about a specific topic or area
such as math, geography or science.
Achievement tests

 Any test that measures the


accomplishments of an individual after
a period of training or
learning…………. NM Downie

 The type of ability test that


describes what a person has
learned to do………Throndike and
Hagen
OBJECTIVES

 Discuss the concept of a standardized achievement


test
 Describe as to how standardized tests could be
used
 Differentiate between standardized and teacher
made tests
 compile a list of available achievement test
batteries
 Differentiate between achievement tests and
aptitude test
Functions of achievement test

 Provides basis for promotion to


next grade.
 Find out where each student stands
in various academic areas.
 Motivate the students before a
new assignment has taken up.
 Expose pupil’s difficulties which
the teacher can help them to
solve.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Reliability
The degree of accuracy with which an
exam, test measures, what it seeks
to measure a given variable.

A test good reliability means that the test


taker will obtain the same test score over
repeated testing as long as no other
extraneous factors have affected the score.
Validity
 Validity is the quality of a test which
measures what it is supposed to
measure.

 It is the degree to which evidence,


common sense, or theory supports any
interpretations or conclusions about a
student based on his/her test performance.
Specificity:
The items in a test should be
specific to the objectives.

Precise & clear:


Items should be precise, clear so
that the students can answer well and
score marks.
Ease in administration:

A test is good only when the conditions of


answering are simple (scientific and logical).
Its instruction should be simple and clear.
Time:
Generally the time given to students is always
in short supply however the students too do not
accept very long tests. Therefore a test should
neither be very long nor very short.
ACHIEVEMENT TEST

TEACHER MADE
STANDARDIZED TEST
TESTS

Written Oral Practical

Essay type Short Objective


answer type
type
STANDARDIZED TESTS

A standardized test is one in which the procedure,


apparatus, and scoring have been fixed so that
precisely the same test can be given at different
times and places. (Lee J Cronbach)
CHARACTERISTICS OF
STANDARDIZED TESTS
 Content is standardized- item-selection done
by competent judges
 Administration is standardized- direction,
time limits.
 Scoring has been standardized - rules of
rules, scoring key are prepared
 Interpretation has been standardized- norms
are provided
IMPORTANCE OF
STANDARDIZED TESTS
 Give impartial information about an individual
 Provides information in much less time than
provided by any other devices.
 Tests measures those aspects of behaviors
which otherwise could not be obtained.
 In subjective observation we may overlook shy
children but these tests discover such cases
also.
TYPES OF STANDARDIZED
TESTS
 Achievement Tests:
Reveal how much of a subject or skill has been
learned.
 Aptitude Tests:
Reveal how much knowledge and skill a student
could acquire with effective instruction.
 Norm-Referenced Tests:
Compare the performance of an individual to that
of the group on which the test was standardized.
 Criterion-Referenced Tests:
It measures performance in terms of
mastery of particular skills that the child is
expected to have learned.

 Diagnostic Tests:
Designed to lead to specific instructional
plans and may sample many components
of an area of achievement.
TEACHER MADE TEST

 Teachers made tests are classroom tests


and are developed by the teachers.

 These tests assess students learning every


period of time or after a particular unit of
study.
FEATURES OF TEACHER MADE
TEST
 Assess degree of student’s progress
with reference to classroom activities.
 Help the teacher to assess individual
pupil’s strengths and weaknesses and
needs.
 Motivate the students
 Simple to use.
 Provide feedback for teachers as to assess
the effectiveness of teaching methods.
LIMITATIONS OF TEACHER MADE
TEST

 Tests are ambiguous and unclear.

 Tests are either too short or too


lengthy.
 Tests do not cover the entire content.

 Tests serve limited purpose.

 Tests are usually hurriedly conducted.


ELEMENTS STANDARDARIZE TEACHER-MADE
D TESTS TEST
PURPOSE Measurement of Measure the outcome
educational outcomes of of a teacher’s teaching
students of a number of or outcome of
schools. learning in his class.

SCOPE Its scope is very wide. Its scope is limited.

ACCURACY More accurate Less accurate

REFINEMENT They are duly edited. It is crude.

NORMS Provides norms Doesn’t contain norms


ELEMENTS STANDARDARIZED TEACHER-
MADE TESTS TEST

SOURCES Uses several sources – Based on experience of


teachers, experts, teacher
research workers

PUBLICATIO Published Not published


N

COVERAGE OF Covers state or Covers small area of


CURRICULUM regional curriculum curriculum.
STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TEST
BATTERIES

Standardized achievement test batteries are


widely used at the elementary school level.
They cover the basic level skills.
 Reading
 Language
 Mathematics
And some batteries test also include sections on
Science
Social Studies
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT
TEST

There are many students with handicaps in


regular classroom. So an individual achievement
test may be more appropriate. These are
administered on a one to one basis, and the
questions are typically answered orally or by
pointing
CONCLUSION

 As a teacher, in order to design a test for


your students, you need to determine first
your purpose from that test.
 Defining the purpose will help you define
the kind or type of test you will be using.
 Defining the type of test will help define
the objective and the outcomes of the test.
Any
Question?
THANK
YOU!

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