ASL 1

Assessment of Student Learning 1

JEREME F. FALCATAN, M.A.Ed.

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Intelligence Test
This test measures the intelligence quotient
(IQ) of an individual.
It is designed to measure a variety of
mental functions such as reasoning,
comprehension, and judgement.
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Personality Test
A questionnaire or other standardized
instrument designed to reveal aspects of
individual’s character or psychological make
up.
It measures personality characteristics or
discover personality disorders
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Aptitude Test
This kind of test is a predictive measure of a
person’s likehood of benefit from instruction or
experience in a given field such as arts, music,
clerical work, mechanical tasks, or academic
studies.
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Prognostic Test
This test forecasts how well a person may
likely do in a certain school subject or work.
Iowa Placement Examination predicts which
of the subjects in the curriculum a student will
be doing good.
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Performance Test
A test requiring little or no use of language
the test materials being designed to elicit
manual or behavioral responses rather than
verbal ones.
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Diagnostic Test
This test identifies the weaknesses and
strength of an individual’s achievement in any
field which serves as basis for remedial
instruction.
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Achievement Test
This test measures how much students attain
the learning tasks.
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Preference test
This test is a measure of vocational or
academic interest of an individual or aesthetic
decision by forcing the examinee to make force
options between members of paired or grouped
items.
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Scale Test
This test is a series of items arranged in the
order of difficulty.
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Speed test
This test measures the speed and accuracy of
examinee within the time imposed.
It is also called the alertness test. It consists of
items uniform difficulty.
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Power Test
This test is made up of series of items
arranged from easiest to the most difficult.
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Standardized test
This test provides exact procedures in the
controlling the method of administration and
scoring with norms and data concerning the
reliability and validity of the test.
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Teacher-made test
This test is prepared by classroom teachers
based on the contents stated in the syllabi and
the lessons taken by the students.
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Placement test
This test is used to measure job an applicant
should fill in the school setting and the grade or
year level the student or students should be
enrolled after quitting from school.