1. Kinds of assessment
Test types
Principles of test
construction
Evelyn Ricci
Néstor Vielma
Ricardo González

2. Assesment
Is the process of gathering
information about a specific aspect,
such as students’ performance.

3. Kinds of assessment
 Formal
 Informal
 Self-assessment

4. Kinds of assessment
Formal
Essays
Presentations
Research papers
Tests

5. Kinds of assessment
Informal
Workshops
Homework
Peer-teaching
Five minute quizz

6. Kinds of assessment
Self-assessment
(also peer-assessment)
Questionnaires
Diaries
Surveys
Next up: Tests and tests types

7. Test
It is an assessment intended to
measure a test-taker's
knowledge, skill, aptitude,
physical performances, or
classification in many other
topics.

8. Types of tests
Diagnostic tools.
Formal Tests.
Informal Tests.
Summative Tests.
Formative Tests.
Norm-referenced.
Criterion-referenced.
Survey.
Performance Tests.

9. Type: Diagnostic Tools
Used to assess a
determined number of
areas in greater depth.
Usually administered at
the beggining of a
course, level, subject.

10. Type: Formal Tests
They are designed to be
given according to a
standard set of
circumstances, they have
time limits, and they have
sets of directions which
are to be followed
exactly.

11. Type: Informal Tests
They generally do not
have a set of standard
directions. They have a
great deal of flexibility in
how they are
administered. They
represent a lack of validity
and reliability.

12. Type: Summative Tests
These are meant to
measure what the student
has learned, frequently in
order to produce marks or
grades used for reports of
different types.

13. Type: Formative Tests
Measures the students'
grasp of material that is
currently being taught.
Can also measure
readiness. Formative tests
help guide and inform
instruction and learning.

14. Type: Norm-referenced
Compare students'
performance to that of a
norming or sample group
who are in the same
grade or are of the same
age. Results are
expressed in scaled
socres, statistics in
general.

15. Type: Criterion-referenced
Student's performance is
measured against a
standard. One form of
criterion-referenced
assessment is the
benchmark, a description
of a key task that
students are expected to
perform.

16. Type: Survey
These tests typically
provide an overview of
general comprehension
and word knowledge.

17. Type: Performance Test
These are a type of
assessment that requires
an examinee to actually
perform a task or activity,
rather than simply
answering questions
referring to specific parts.
The purpose is to ensure
greater fidelity to what is
being tested.
Next up: Principlesof test construction

18. Principlesof test
construction
Validity
Does the test measure what it is
supposed to measure, to the extent
it is supposed to measure?
1/8

19. Principlesof test
construction
Reliability
Is the test consistent?
Is it reproducible?
2/8

20. Principlesof test
construction
Objectivity
Is the test fair?
3/8

21. Principlesof test
construction
Discrimination
Does the test discriminate
the skills of the students?
4/8

22. Principlesof test
construction
Comprenhensiveness
Does the test measure all of the
content studied in cass?
5/8

23. Principlesof test
construction
Ease of administration
Are there any difficulties when
administrating the test?
6/8

24. Principlesof test
construction
Practicality and scoring
Is the test easy to mark?
Does the marking take a lot of time?
7/8

25. Principlesof test
construction
Usability
Does the test provide
clear instructions?
Is it unambiguous?
8/8

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