Principles of High Quality Assessment
Principles of High Quality Assessment
Principles of High Quality Assessment
Teacher made tests are developed by a classroom teacher to assess the learning
progress of the students within the classroom. It has weaknesses and strengths. The strengths
of the teacher-made test lie on its applicability and relevance in the setting where they are
utilized. The weaknesses are the limited time and resources for the teacher to utilize the test
and also some of the technicalities involved in the development of the assessment tools.
Most literatures considered the most common technical concepts in assessment are the
validity and reliability. For any type of assessment, whether traditional or authentic, it should
be carefully developed so that it may serves whether purpose it is intended for and the test
results must be consistent with the type of assessment that will utilized.
Clarity of the target
The learning outcome must be (SMART) Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and
time-bound.
1. Objective Test- It is a type of test that requires students to select the correct answer
a question or complete a statement. The word objective refers to the scoring, it
indicates that there is only one correct answer.
2. Subjective Test- it is a type of test that permits the student to organize and present
an original answer. This type of test has no specific answer. It is usually scored on
opinion basis.
3. Performance Assessment- is an assessment in which students are asked to perform
real world task that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and
skills. It can appropriately measure learning objectives which focus on the ability of
the students to demonstrate skills or knowledge in a real-life situation.
4. Portfolio Assessment- it is an assessment that is based on the systematic,
longitudinal collection of students work created in response to specific, known
instructional objectives and evaluated in relation to the same criteria. It is a
purposeful collection of student’s works that exhibits the student’s efforts, progress
and achievements in one or more areas over a period of time.
5. Oral Questioning- this method is used to collect assessment data by asking oral
questions. The most commonly used of all forms of assessment in class assuming
that the learners hears and shares the used of common language with the teacher
during instruction. The ability of the students to communicate orally is a very
relevant to this type of assessment. This also form of formative assessment.
6. Observation Technique- another method of collecting assessment data is through
observation. The teacher will observe how students carry out certain activities either
observing the process or product.