Characteristics of a good assessment tool.

1. CHARACTERISTICS
OF A GOOD
ASSESSMENT TOOL
BY:MS.KIRANMALIK

2. RELIABILITY
RELIABILITY IS THE DEGREE TO WHICH
AN ASSESSMENT TOOL PRODUCES STABLE AND
CONSISTENT RESULTS.
A TEST WILL BE RELIABLE WHEN IT GIVES THE SAME
REPEATED RESULT UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS.
SO, RELIABILITY IS THE DEGREE OF CONSISTENCY OF
A MEASURE.

3. VALIDITY
THE VALIDITY OF AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MEANS IT
MEASURES WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO MEASURE.
FOR EXAMPLE: A TEST OF INTELLIGENCE SHOULD MEASURE
INTELLIGENCE, NOT SOMETHING ELSE.

4. OBJECTIVITY
OBJECTIVITY IS THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A REALISTIC
PERSPECTIVE AND KEEP PERSONAL BIASES TO A MINIMUM.
OBJECTIVITY OF AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MEANS DIFFERENT
PERSONS SCORING PROVIDES SAME RESULT.

5. USABILITY
USABILITY OF AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MEANS IT MUST HAVE
PRACTICAL VALUE FROM TIME, ECONOMY, AND
ADMINISTRATION.

6. FAIRNESS
FAIRNESS OF AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MEANS IT PROVIDES
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, A CONSTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT,
AND EVALUATIVE THINKING.
TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MULTIPLE
STRATEGIES REVOLVING AROUND THE PRINCIPLE OF
TRANSPARENCY AND THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITY TO
DEMONSTRATE LEARNING IS USED.

7. MEASURABILITY
AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MUST BE MEASURABLE IN TERMS OF
ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES.

8. BALANCED
AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MUST BE BALANCED IN SETTING
TARGETS IN ALL DOMAINS OF LEARNING.

9. ACCURACY
AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MUST BE ACCURATE.
ACCURACY IS THE STATE OF BEING CORRECT, FREE FROM
MISTAKES.

10. COMPREHENSIVE
AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MUST INCLUDE EVERYTHING OR
NEARLY EVERYTHING THAT IS CONNECTED WITH A
PARTICULAR SUBJECT.

11. SIMPLICITY
AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MUST BE SIMPLE WHICH IS EASY TO
UNDERSTAND.

12. DIAGNOSTICITY
A GOOD ASSESSMENT TOOL MUST BE DIAGNOSTIC BY
NATURE WHICH HELPS IN IDENTIFYING THE STRENGTHS,
WEAKNESSES, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS OF STUDENTS.

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