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Educational Measurement and Evaluation Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 5 : Planning for Different Types of Test

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
5.1 Types of Standardized Tests for School Age
5.2 Planning Procedure of a Test
5.3 Different Guidelines for Planning a Test
5.4 Guidelines for Item Writing
5.5 Planning for Multiple Choice Test
5.6 Planning for Essay Questions
5.7 Planning for Diagnostic Testing
5.8 Summary
5.9 Keywords
5.10 Review Questions
5.11 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarised as below :
• To discuss about the types of standardized test for school age
• To explain about the planning procedure of a test
• Different guidelines for planning a test
• To describe about the guidelines for item writing
• To discuss about the planning for multiple choice test
• To describe about the planning for essay questions
• To explain about the planning for diagnostic test

Introduction

We called an instruction success when the objectives of this instruction have been caught. After an
instruction has been done, teachers should know weather its process success or not by measuring
knowledge, capability and achievement of their students. Usually, teachers give some achievement
test. A test ables to measure student’s achievement based on the learning objectives and learning
competencies. Something good must be prepared well, so a good achievement test must be prepared
well by the teachers. We will discuss about the planning for different types of test.

5.1 Types of Standardized Tests for School Age
Parents always wonder if their child might have gifted and talented mind. They also wonder how
their child stacks up to the competition. From early education through high school, we constantly
measure academic progress. Standardized testing, in many forms, is the most common way of
measuring progress and intelligence. These tests are as follows:-

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