1principles of High Quality Assessment

PRINCIPLES OF HIGH
QUALITY ASSESSMENT
OBJECTIVES
• List down the productive and unproductive

uses of tests
• Classify the various types of test
OBJECTIVE 1
List down the productive and unproductive

uses of tests
PRODUCTIVE USES OF TEST
1 Learning Analysis 8 Guidance and Counseling
2 Improvement of 9 Research
Curriculum
Selling and Interpreting
3 Improvement of Teacher
10 the School to the
Improvement of Community
4 Instructional Materials
Identification of
5 Individualization 11 exceptional Children
6 Placement
Evaluation of Learning
12
7 Selection Program
Learning Analysis
Test are used to identify the

reasons or causes why
students do not learn and
the solutions to help them
learn.
TakingImprovement
care of the plant of Curriculum
by regularly digging it.
If the entire class does
poorly, the curriculum needs
to be revised or special units
need to be developed for the
class to continue.
Improvement of Teacher
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 AVE
75 75 75 75 75
In a reliable grading system,
the class average is the
grade the teacher has earned.
Improvement of Instructional Materials
Test measure how effective

instructional materials are in
bringing about intended
changes.
Individualization
Effective tests always indicate

differences in students’
learning. These can serve as
bases for individual help.
Selection
When enrollment opportunity

is limited, a test can be used to
screen those who are more
qualified.
Placement
Tests can be used to determine

to which category a student
belongs.
Guidance and Counseling
Results from appropriate
tests, particularly
standardized tests, can help
teachers and counselors
guide students in assessing
future academic and career
possibilities.
Research
Test can be a feedback tools

to find affective methods of
teaching and learn more
about students, their
interests, goals and
achievements.
Selling and Interpreting the School to the Community
Effective tests help the community

understand what the students are
learning, since test items are
representative of the content of
instruction. Tests can also be used
to diagnose general school wide
weaknesses and strengths that
require community or government
support.
Identification of Exceptional Children
Tests can reveal exceptional

students inside the classroom. More
often than not, these students are
overlooked and left unattended.
Evaluation of Learning Program
Ideally, test should evaluate the

effectiveness of each element in a
learning program, not just blanket
the information of the total learning
environment.
UNPRODUCTIVE USES OF TEST
1 Grading
2 Labeling
3 Threatening
Unannounced testing
4
Ridiculing
5
Tracking
6
Allocating
7
1 Grading
Criteria Percentage
2 Labeling
Class Standing 60%
3 Threatening
Periodical Test 20%
Unannounced testing
4 Attendance and
20%
Ridiculing deportment
5
Total 100%
Tracking
6
Allocating
7
1 Grading
2 Labeling
3 Threatening
Unannounced testing
4
5
Ridiculing
Tracking
LOSER
6
Allocating
7
1 Grading
2 Labeling
3 Threatening
Unannounced testing
4
Ridiculing
5
Tracking
6
Allocating Funds
7
1 Grading
2 Labeling
3 Threatening
Unannounced testing
4
Ridiculing
5
Tracking
6
Allocating
7
1 Grading
2 Labeling
3 Threatening
Unannounced testing
4
Ridiculing
5
Tracking
6
Allocating
7
1 Grading
2
3
Labeling
Threatening
High
4 Unannounced testing
Ridiculing
Average
5
6
Tracking
Allocating
Low
7
1 Grading
2
3
Labeling
Threatening
=$
Unannounced testing
4
Ridiculing
5
Tracking
6
Allocating Funds
7
OBJECTIVE 2
Classify the various types of test

TYPES OF TESTS
According to Mode of Response
1. Oral Test (viva voce)
- answers are spoken
- used to measure oral communication
skills
- used to check students’
understanding of concepts, theories
and procedures
TYPES OF TESTS
2. Written Tests
- are activities wherein students either select or
provide a response to a prompt.
-it can be administered to a large group at one time
-can measure students’ written communication skills
-used to assess lower and higher levels of cognition
TYPES OF TESTS
3. Performance Tests
-Activities that requires students to
demonstrate their skills or ability to
perform specific actions.
- Tasks are designed to be authentic,
meaningful, in-depth and multidimensional.
LET’S TRY
THIS!
Identify to what type of test the
sample below belongs to:
ESSAY
Written Test
DEMO-TEACHING
Performance Test
Alternate Response
Written Test
Problem-Based Task
Performance Test
Exhibits
Performance Test
Recitation
Oral Test
TYPES OF TESTS
According to Ease of Quantification of Response
1. Objective Test
-Can be corrected and quantified easily
- Scores can be readily compared
TYPES OF TESTS
According to Ease of Quantification of Response
2. Subjective Test
- Elicits varied responses
- A test question of this type may have more
than one answer.
- It is not easy to check
- Scores are likely to be influence by personal
opinion or judgment of the person doing the
scoring
LET’S TRY
THIS!
Essay
Subjective Test
Completion
Objective Test
Multiple Choice
Objective Test
Speech Delivery
Subjective Test
TYPES OF TESTS
According to mode of administration
1. Individual Test
-it is given to one person at a time
-it is administered to gather extensive
information about each student’s cognitive
functioning and his/her ability to process and
perform specific tasks.
-helps to identify intellectually gifted students
and so the students with learning disabilities
TYPES OF TESTS
According to mode of administration
2. Group Test
-it is administered to a class of students
or group of examinees simultaneously
-the test is usually objective and
responses are more or less restricted
TYPES OF TESTS
According to Test Constructor
1. Standardized Test
-prepared by specialist who are versed in
the principles of assessment
-administered to a large-group of students
or examiners under similar conditions
-Scoring procedures and interpretation are
consistent
TYPES OF TESTS
According to Test Constructor
2. Non-standardized Test
-prepared by teachers who may not be adept
at the principles of test construction
Example: Teacher-made test
-Scores are not-subjected to any statistical
procedure to determine reliability
-There are no established standards for scoring
LET’S TRY
THIS!
Departmental
Test
Standardized Test
Unit Test
Non Standardized Test
National
Achievement Test
Standardized Test
LET Questionnaire
Standardized Test
TYPES OF TESTS
According to Mode of Interpreting Results
1. Tests that yield norm-referenced
interpretations
- Evaluative instruments that measure a
student’s performance in relation to the
performance of a group on the same
test.
TYPES OF TESTS
According to Mode of Interpreting Results
2. Tests that allow criterion-referenced
interpretations
-describe each student’s performance
against an agreed upon or pre-
established criterion or level of
performance
LET’S TRY
THIS!
UPCAT Test
Criterion referenced
TYPES OF TESTS
According to Nature of Answer
1. Personality Test
- a test that has no right or wrong answer, but it
measures one’s personality and behavioral
styles
- It is used in recruitment as it aids employers in
determining how a potential employee will
respond to various work-related activities
TYPES OF TESTS
2. Achievement Tests
-Measure students’ learning as a result of
instruction and training experiences
-Serve as a basis for promotion to the
next grade
TYPES OF TESTS
3. Aptitude Test
-determine the student’s potential to
learn and do new tasks
TYPES OF TESTS
4. Intelligence Tests
-measure learners’ innate intelligence or
mental ability
TYPES OF TESTS
5. Socio-metric Test
-measures interpersonal relationships in a
social group.
- the test allows learners to express their
preferences in terms of likes and dislikes for
the other members of the group.
TYPES OF TESTS
5. Trade or Vocational Test

-assesses an individual’s knowledge, skills
and competence in a particular
occupation
-a trade test may consist of a theory test
and a practical test.

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PRINCIPLES OF HIGH

• List down the productive and unproductive

List down the productive and unproductive

Test are used to identify the

Test measure how effective

Effective tests always indicate

When enrollment opportunity

Tests can be used to determine

Test can be a feedback tools

Effective tests help the community

Tests can reveal exceptional

Ideally, test should evaluate the

Classify the various types of test

5. Trade or Vocational Test

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