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What is Test? • A test refers to a tool, technique, or method that is intended to measure students’ knowledge or their ability to complete a particular task.
Types of Test • Objective Test • Subjective Test
1. Objective Test • These are tests in which performances are measured against a specific standard set of answers. For instance, there are right and wrong answers. • Examples of objective tests include • MCQS • Match the Colum • Right & Wrong • Fill in the Blanks
1. Multiple Choice Questions(MCQS) • Multiple-choice tests • In these types of tests, a statement of fact is made, followed by other alternatives; they can be four or five. Out of these five options, four are distractors, and only the correct or the best choice should be selected. • This type of questioning is effective as it can help measure different learning techniques. They are also easy to score and can prove one of the most effective testing tools. It can, however, be hard to construct or deploy those questions that measure higher critical thinking, especially with a higher number of distractors.
Examples OF MCQS • Formative assessment is an assessment _______ learning. (A) to (B) of (C) by (D) for • Summative assessment is an assessment _______ learning. (A) to (B) of (C) by (D) for
2. Matching • As the name suggests, these types of tests in education only require students to match two sets of items that either form meaning or relate with each other. These tests help determine and evaluate students’ ability to distinguish the similarities or associations between symbols or objects. • These tests are most commonly used when the course work contains several concepts like: • Definitions of terms • Pictures, objects, and labels • Causes and effects • Scenarios and their responses
3. True False True or false • Instructors make a factual or wrong statement with true or false items. Students respond on the correctness of the sentence or information. They’re easy to create and can test a variety of topics.
Example of True False • Gilgit Baltistan is located in the north of Pakistan. true • Dogs can understand up to 250 hand gestures .True • A group of crocodiles are called shrewdness. False
4. Fill in the Blanks • A Fill in the Blank question consists of a phrase, sentence, or paragraph with a blank space where a student provides the missing word or words • Example: • ______________is the capital of Pakistan. • He is senior ___________me.
Merits of Objective type tests This type of test items has the following merits: • 1. These test items are suitable for the modern educational practices, as there lies more objectivity in scoring. • 2. These questions are free from the personal factors of the teacher. • 3. The mood of the examiner in no way affects scoring. • 4. This test item enables the learners to become thorough in the subject matter. The reason is that for a little writing he can devote his time to thought and can there by answer many questions that he has to write his answers out at length. • 5. Chance elimination is reduced in this test. Although intellectual guessing carries for the pupil.
Merits of Objective type tests • 6. It is easy to scoring. • 7. Pupils like this type of test item as there is no chance for the teacher to show personal bias or favoritism. • 8. This test items are educative for the pupils as they are more interested in answering this type of test. • 9. Objective type test items discourage cramming and encourage thinking, observation and scrutiny.
Demerits of Objective type tests: The objective type tests have the following limitations or demerits: • 1. This test items don’t put stress on the ability of organisation of subject matter learnt by pupils • 2. Like essay type of test, this test items also fail to test the character building aspects. • 3. This type of test items isn’t used for the purpose of diagnosing the learning difficulties of the pupils • No depths of knowledge • No reasoning power
Activitiy • Write down any five questions of the following • MCQS • Matching • Fill in the blanks • True false