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Unit 26: Achievement Test: Concept, Types and Construction

12. These tests evaluate the effectiveness of different methods of teaching and help to select the Notes
most suitable method of teaching.
13. The use of these tests is helpful in the amendment of content.
14. It is possible to undertake comparative study of educational levels of different schools on the
basis of these tests.
15. These tests acquaint us with the all-round mental ability of a student.
Characteristics of Achievement Tests
1. The content of these tests is as per the students’ level, abilities, interests and aptitudes.
2. The test items in these tests are objective, so there is no question of awarding partial marks.
3. These tests are discriminating besides being reliable and valid.
4. These tests are very economical from the standpoint of money, time and energy.
5. The purpose of these tests is predetermined.
6. These tests are useful from the practical viewpoint.
7. These tests have a wide content.
8. These tests possess all characteristics of standardized tests, such as scoring key, manual of
instructions, norms etc. All these are prepared in advance and are got printed in the form of a
booklet.
9. These tests are made separately for different classes.
10. The scoring, time limit etc of these tests are determined before their administration.
11. The number of questions in these tests is large, so there is no question of chance factor.
12. The results of these tests provide such material to a teacher by which he can construct his entire
instructional plan.
Self Assessment

2. State whether the statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’.

(i) The ratio method is the simplest method to find out difficulty level of an item.
(ii) The difficulty level and discriminating power of objective type of questions are known
by item analysis.
(iii) The questions asked in a test are called item of the test.
(iv) After the Construction of the final draft of the test, the last task is to prepare the test
manual.

26.6 Summary

• The tests which are constructed to measure cognitive, conative and affective changes occurring
as a result of teaching school subjects, are called achievement tests.
• The achievement tests are used in schools for the following functions :
• To select the students for admission.
• To classify the students.
• To encourage the students.
• To promote the students.

• To issue certificates on the basis of public examinations and results.
• The tests being used in the field of education are classified in different forms
• Classification on the Basis of the Field of the Tests

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