ACHIEVEMENT TEST

prepared by :
ONG PEI SHAN
CHAI XIAO LING
NG PIN TING
AKASHAH OSMAN
ASHRAFUQAL AHMAD
WHAT IS ALL ABOUT?

It is offered after a course has focused on the objectives in
question. Hence, it is often summative because it is
administered at the end of a unit or term of study.

It is not used to determine what a person is capable of.

It is designed to measure a person's level of skill,
accomplishment, or knowledge in a specific area within a
particular time frame.
SPECIFICATIONS
The specifications for an achievement test should be
determined by :

The objectives of the lesson or course being assessed
The relative importance assigned to each objective
The task employed in classroom lessons during the
unit of time

EXAMPLES

The learners have finished units 1 - 4 of a coursebook and
the teacher now gives them an achievement test based
on what they have seen in these units. The test is taken
from the teacher's book.

Achievement tests range from five- or ten-minute quizzes
to three-hour final examinations, with an almost infinite
variety of items and formats.
PURPOSES
Assess level
of
competence
Diagnose
strength and
weaknesses
Assign
Grades
Achieve
Certification
or Promotion
Advanced
Placement/C
ollege Credit
Exams
Curriculum
Evaluation
Information
al Purposes
REFERENCES
Brown, H. D. (2004). Language Assessment : Principles
and classroom practices. New York: Pearson Education,
Inc.
Achievement Test retrieved from
http://homepages.rpi.edu/~verwyc/Chap6TM.htm
Teaching English retrieved from
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/knowledge-
database/achievement-test
What Are the Advantages & Disadvantages of
Achievement Tests? retrieved from
http://classroom.synonym.com/advantages-
disadvantages-achievement-tests-3513.html