Concept of Test, Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation
- 1. Concept Of Test, Measurement, Assessment And Evaluation HADEEQA WALEED EDUCATIONIST
- 2. TEST • ▪ TEST Is A Method Of Measuring A Person’s Ability On • Knowledge In A Given Area. • ▪ Test Is An Instrument Or Activity And Systematic Procedure For Measuring A Sampling Of Behavior/Attribute Of Interest. • TEST is the form of questioning or measuring tool used to • access the status of one’s skill, attitude and fitness. • TEST is an instrument or a tool used to make a particular • measurement.
- 3. Meaning Of Testing •It Is A Technique Of Obtaining Information Needed For Evaluation Purposes. (Tests, Quizzes, Measuring Instruments) Are Devices Used To Obtain Such Information.
- 4. Measurement • 1.Measurement Is The Process Of Quantifying The Degree To • Which Someone Or Something Possesses A Given Trait, I.E. • Quality, Characteristics Or Feature (Gay, 1985). • 2. Measurement Is The Process Of Obtaining A Numerical • Description Of The Degree To Which An Individual • Possesses A Particular Characteristic. It Answers The • Question, “How Much?” (Linn And Gronlund, 2003).
- 5. •3. Measurement Is The Process Of Quantifying Or Assigning A Number To Performance (Airasian, 1994). •4. Measurement Is The Process Of Assigning Numbers To Individuals Or Their Characteristics According To Specified Rules. (Ebel & Frisbie, 1991)
- 6. Steps of MEASUREMENT • Define The Characteristics That You Want To Measure. • 2. Select The Appropriate Test (Appropriate Testing Instruments). • 3. Administer The Test (Use The Instrument Correctly) • 4. Collect And Record The Measurement From The Test
- 7. Functions Of Measurement • Instructional: • ▪ It Has A Key Function In Measurement Which Involves Two Steps Again • Such As: • 1. PRINCIPAL It Has A Basic Purpose In Measurement That Involves • Such As: • ▪ To Determine What Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Habits And Attitudes Have Been Acquired • ▪ To Determine Strength And Weakness, Difficulties, Progress And Needs Of Students
- 8. Functions Of Measurement • 2. SECONDARY It Has An Auxiliary Function For Effective Teaching And • Learning Which Involves: • ▪ To Develop The Effort Making Capacity Of Students • ▪ To Serve As Aid For Guidance, Counselling, And Prognosis Supervisory • It Includes Administrative Purposes Such As: • ▪ To Maintain Standards • ▪ To Classify Or Select Special Purposes • ▪ To Serve As A Basis Or Guide For Curriculum Making And Developing
- 9. Assessment • Assessment in education is the process of gathering, interpreting, recording, and using information about pupils’ responses to an educational task (Harlen, Gipps, Broadfoot, Nuttal,1992). • 2. Assessment is a general term that includes the full range of procedures used to gain information about student learning (observations, ratings of performances or projects, paper-and- penciltests) and the formation of value judgments concerning learningprogress (Linn and Gronlund, 2003, p. 31).
- 10. • Assessment Is A General Term That Includes All The Ways Teachers Gather Information In Their Classrooms............. It Is The Collection, Synthesis, And Interpretation Of Information To Aid The Teacher In Decision-making (Airasian, 1994, Pp. 5, 7). • Assessment Involves The Interpretation Of Measurement Data. It Makes Sense Of The Data Collected On Student Performance (Murryprint 1993)
- 11. Evaluation • Evaluation Is The Process Of Judging The Value Or Worth Of An Individual’s Achievements Or Characteristics. • ▪ The Purpose Of Evaluation Is To Make A Judgment About The Quality Or Worth Of Something: (Educational Program, Worker Performance, Student Attainments). • ▪ It Is A Process That Include A Series Of Steps Such As Establishing Objectives, Classifying Objectives, Defining Objectives, Selecting Indicators And Comparing Data With Objectives.
- 12. •▪ It Is Concerned With Making Judgements On The Worth Or Value Of Performance To Answer Question. •▪ It Is Also Considered As Qualitative Aspect Of Determining The Outcomes Of Learning.
- 13. • Test: A test is used to measure someone’s knowledge of something to determine what he or she has learned. Testing measures the level of skills or knowledge that has been reached. • ▪ Measurement: Measurement is the process of obtaining a numerical description of the degree to which an individual possesses a particular characteristics. It answer the question: How much?
- 14. • Assessment: Assessment Is The Process Of Documenting Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes And Beliefs. The Goal Of Assessment Is To Make Improvements Rather Than Being Judged. Assessment Answer The Question: How Well Does The Individual Perform? • ▪ Evaluation: Evaluation Is The Process Of Making Judgement Based On Criteria And Evidence.