Funct

ionsofachi
evementt
est
s
• Pr
ovi
debasi
sofpr
omot
iont
othenextgr
ade.
• Hel
pinf
indi
ngoutatt
hebegi
nni
ngoft
hey
earwher
eeachst
udentst
andsi
nthe
v
ari
ousacademi
car
eas.
• Hel
pindet
ermi
ningt
her
elat
iveposi
ti
onofast
udenti
napar
ti
cul
arsubj
ector
ar
eaort
eami
ng.
• Hel
pthet
eachert
oseef
orhi
msel
fhowef
fect
ivel
yhei
sdoi
ng,
whati
sget
ti
ng
acr
osst
opupi
l
sandwhati
snot
.
Char
act
eri
sti
csofagoodachi
evementt
est
• Agoodachi
evementt
esti
str
iedoutandsel
ect
edont
hebasi
sofi
tsdi
ff
icul
ty
l
evel
anddi
scr
imi
nst
ingpower
.
• I
tshoul
dhav
eadescr
ipt
ionofameasur
edbehav
iour
.
• I
tshoul
dcont
ainasuf
fi
cientnumberoft
esti
temsf
oreachmeasur
edbehav
iour
.
• I
tpr
ovi
desequi
val
entandcompar
abl
efor
msoft
het
est
• I
tisaccompani
edbynor
mswhi
char
edev
elopedatv
ari
ousl
evel
sandonv
ari
ous
agegr
oups.
• Thei
nst
ruct
ionsr
egar
dtoi
tsadmi
nist
eri
ngandscor
ingar
esocl
eart
hatt
hey
becomest
andar
disedf
ordi
ff
erentuser
s.

Achi
evementt
est
sar
eoft
wot
ypes.Teachermadet
est
sandSt
andar
dizedt
est
s.

TeacherMadeTest
s

Teachermadet
est
sar
efr
equent
lyt
hebasi
sofev
aluat
ingt
hepr
ogr
essofst
udent
sin
t
hecl
ass.At
eachermadet
esti
sasi
mpl
ethi
ngandgener
all
yusedbyt
eacher
sforhi
s
ownr
efer
enceandr
evi
ew

Teachermadet
est
sar
eoft
wot
ypes.

A}Or
alt
est
s: I
tist
heol
destf
orm ofachi
evementt
est
s.Theyar
ecommoni
n
l
owercl
asses.
Anadv
ant
ageoft
hist
esti
sthatal
argenumberofar
eascanbecov
ered
andknowl
edgeoft
hest
udentcanbeassessed.Buti
tisdi
ff
icul
ttot
esteachpupi
lon
t
hebasi
soft
otalcur
ri
cul
um.Theexami
nerdoesnothav
eanywr
it
tenpr
oofr
egar
ding
t
hepupi
l
'sat
tai
nment

B}wr
it
tent
est
s:Thesecanbedi
vi
dedi
nto3t
ypesEssayt
ype,
Shor
tanswert
ype,
and
Obj
ect
ive

Char
act
eri
sti
cs:TeacherMadeTest
s

• Theyat
temptt
oassesscompr
ehensi
vel
ytheext
entanddegr
eeofst
udent
’s
pr
ogr
esswi
thr
efer
encet
othespeci
fi
ccl
assr
oom act
ivi
ti
es.

• Theyper
mitt
het
eachert
oascer
tai
napupi
l
’sst
rengt
h,weaknessandneeds.

• Theypr
ovi
dei
mmedi
atef
eedbackf
ort
het
eacher
sast
heef
fect
ivenessofhi
s
t
eachi
ngmet
hodandcanmakenecessar
yadj
ust
ment
sandi
mpr
ovement.

• Theymot
ivat
ethest
udent
s.

• Theyar
esi
mpl
etouse.

• Theypr
ovi
dei
nfor
mat
ionwhi
chi
sabasi
sont
hepr
ogr
essofst
udent
s.

Li
mit
ati
ons:

• Thet
est
sar
eei
thert
ooshor
tort
ool
engt
hy.

• Thet
estdoesnotcov
ert
heent
ir
econt
ent.

• Test
sar
eusual
l
yconduct
edi
nahur
ry.

• Superv
isi
oni
snotpr
oper
.

• Ther
eisal
otofscopef
orcopy
ing.

St
andar
dizedTest
s

Ast
andar
dizedt
esti
sani
nst
rumentofmeasur
ementwhi
ch measur
es whati
t
seeks t
omeasur
e,qui
te cor
rect
lywi
th const
antr
esul
t.I
tisconst
ruct
ed accor
ding