Basic Concepts in Assessment of Learning

It refers to the administration, scoring and interpretation of an instrument (procedure) designed to elicit information about performance in a simple of a particular area of behavior.

• Testing

• Evaluation

• Assessment

• Measurement

It is a process of obtaining a numerical description of the degree to which an individual possesses a particular characteristic.

• Testing

• Measurement

• Evaluation

• Assessment

It refers to the process of gathering, describing or quantifying information about the student performance.

• Testing

• Measurement

• Evaluation

• Assessment

It is concerned with a whole range of issues in and beyond education; lessons, programs, and skills be evaluated.

• Testing

• Measurement

• Evaluation

• Assessment

It is an instrument or systematic procedures designed to measure the quality, ability, skill or knowledge of students by giving a set of question in a uniform manner.

• Rubric

• Test

• Formative

It is a paper and pencil test which is not easily quantified as students are given the freedom to write their answer to a question, such as essay test.

• Group Test

• Standardized Test

• Objective Test

• Subjective Test

It is a test paper and pencil test where in students’ answers can be compared and quantified to yield a numerical a score.

• Group Test

• Unstandardized Test

• Objective Test

• Subjective Test

It is a test administrated to one student at a time.

• Group Test

• Unstandardized Test

• Individual Test

• Subjective Test

It is test prepared by an expert or specialist. This type of test samples behavior under uniform procedures.

• Standardized Test

• Unstandardized Test

• Individual Test

• Subjective Test

It is one prepared by teachers for use in the classroom, with no established norms for scoring and interpretation of results.

• Standardized Test

• Unstandardized Test

• Individual Test

• Subjective Test