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TYPES OF
TESTS
Palabay, Justine Kyla L.
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WHAT ARE TESTS?
> Tools that measures the quantity and quality of a performance.
> A formal and systematic way of gathering information about a learners'
behavior.
> Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Psychological Tests, Placement Test,
Diagnostic Tests, Proficiency Tests, and Personality Tests.
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ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Can be used to determine if schools, teachers, and students are meeting the
standards. Cherry (2022)
Evaluate what courses or programs may be deemed most suitable, or what forms of
academic support they may need.
Backward-looking. Designed to measure the knowledge and skills students learned
in school or to determine the academic progress they have made over a period of
time
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APTITUDE TESTS
Evaluating mathematical ability, language proficiency, abstract reasoning, motor
coordination, or musical talent.
Forecasts or predict how well students will do in a future educational or career
setting.
Forward-looking. Attempt to predict a student’s ability to succeed in an
intellectual or physical endeavor.
4
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
Are used to measure a person’s cognitive abilities and mental,
emotional, developmental, and social characteristics.
According to Mukesh Kumar (2023), cognition testing to make an
accurate and trustworthy judgment and suggestions for pupils'
selection, classification, promotion, or extended guiding and
counseling services.
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PLACEMENT TESTS
It assesses students’ productive and receptive skills and designed to
show how good a student is in English.
a) Assessment of Skills (grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension,
listening comprehension, writing, and speaking)
b) Matching Curriculum (to ensure that students are placed in courses
that are appropriate for their skill level)
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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Help educators understand their students’ strengths,
weaknesses, knowledge level, and skillset prior to beginning
instruction.
Help identify learning gaps and provide insights into
comprehension that can be addressed in future instruction.
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PROFICIENCY TESTS
To find out whether you have already got the knowledge
and the skills that are taught in a particular course.
Teachers design this test to measure students’ knowledge
and ability in a language (reading, writing, listening,
speaking or vocabulary).
2
PERSONALITY TESTS
A method of assessing human personality constructs.
It allows teachers to understand the personality attributes
associated with various students such as the students'
learning styles.
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THANK YOU
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References:
Cherry, K., [ MSEd]. (2022, November 22). How Achievement Tests Measure What People
Have Learned
tutorialspoint.com
www.nap.edu
languagetesting.com
harappa.education
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