Dr. Jamil 8602 Assessment Day-2

1. Unit 2: OBJECTIVES AND ASSESSMENT
Unit 3: Type of Assessment Tests and Techniques
Course Code: 8602 (Educational Assessment and Evaluation)
Dr. Muhammad Jamil
PhD (Education)
03004255912-jameelphd@gmail.com
Day 2

2. • Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
• Writing Cognitive Domain Objectives
• Solo Taxonomy
• Table of Specification and its Preparation
• Types of Tests and Techniques for Assessment
• Purposes and Characteristics of Tests and Techniques
• Role of Tests and Techniques in Improving Teaching Learning
process
Learning Objectives
Today’s session will cover the following
aspects

3. Why Test is necessary for Assessment?
(Your previous knowledge)

4. Taxonomy and Classification of
Educational Objectives
Taxonomy of educational objectives (three domains )
(i) The Cognitive (Knowledge)
(ii) The Affective (Attitude, Values)
(iii) The Psychomotor (Skills)

5. Writing Cognitive Domain Objectives

6. Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
(2001)

7. Solo Taxonomy
• SOLO: Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes
• Developed by Biggs and Collis (1982).
• Used for the assessment (PEC exams).
• It describes Level of Increasing Complexity in a student’s
Understanding of a Subject through five stages.

8. Solo Taxonomy

9. Preparation of Table of Specification
• Table of specifications is a tool used to ensure that a test measures the content
and thinking skills that the test intends to measure.

10. Types of Tests
• Achievement tests
• Aptitude Tests
• Attitude Tests
• Intelligence Tests
• Personality Tests
• Norm-referenced and Criterion-referenced Tests

11. Achievement Tests
• Method of Assessing and Comparing Student Performance
• Measurement of Knowledge and Skills of Students through
planned instruction
• Achievement tests are “Backward-looking”
Types
•Formative Evaluation
•Summative Evaluation

12. • Assess level of Competence
• Diagnose Strength and Weaknesses
• Assign Grades
• Achieve Certification or Promotion
• Advanced Placement/College Credit Exams
• Curriculum Evaluation
• Accountability
• Informational Purposes
Purpose of Achievement Tests
• Step 1: Identification of Learning Objectives
• Step 2: Writing the Questions
• Step 3: Review of the Test
Designing a Test

13. Aptitude Tests
• For individuals inherent Strengths and Weaknesses
• Determine a Person’s Ability to learn a given set of information
• Designed to assess Logical Reasoning or Thinking Performance

14. Types & Uses of Aptitude Tests
• Critical Thinking
• Numerical Reasoning Tests
• Spatial Visualization Tests
• Logical Reasoning Tests
• Verbal Reasoning Tests
Uses
• Instructional
• Administrative
• Guidance

15. Intelligence Test
• Intelligence involves the ability to think, solve problems, analyze
situations, and understand social values, customs, and norms.
• Designed to measure Reasoning, Comprehension, and Judgment.
Types of Intelligence Tests
• Individual Intelligence Test
• Group Intelligence Test
• Computerized Test
• Verbal Test
• Non Verbal Test

16. Personality Tests
•Description of an individual’s Personality Traits
•Discover Strengths and Developmental Needs of students
•Guidance for Teachers regarding Teaching Strategies
•Increases Productivity and Potential of Students

17. Types of Personality Tests
Self report Inventory
• Myers-Briggs Inventory
• MMPI & MMPI-2
• 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire
• The Big Five
Likert Scale
•Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree Projective Tests
The Rorschach Inkblot Test
The Thematic Apperception
Test (TAT)

18. Norm-referenced and Criterion
Referenced Tests
NORM-REFERENCED TESTS
Compared within the group
• Relative Grading
• Scores are influenced by others
• Rank of Students
• Percentiles out of 100%
Examples
• SAT
• GRE
• GAT
• IQ Tests
CRITERION REFERENCE TESTS
Compared with predefined criteria
• Absolute Grading
• Scores not influenced by others
• Set criteria
• Passing marks 33%
Examples
• Class Test
• School Exam
• BISE Exam
• University Exam

19. Techniques
• Questionnaire
• Open Format
• Closed Format
• Leading
• Importance
• Dichotomous
• Bipolar
• Rating Scale
• Buying Propensity
• Observation (Classroom)
• Interview
• Structured
• Unstructured
• Individual
• Group
• Formal
• Informal
• Exit
• Depth
• Stress
• Panel
• Behavioral
• Phone
• Rating Scale
• Numerical Rating Scales
• Graphic Rating Scales

20. What and how will you use among these Tests
and Techniques in your Classroom for effective
learning?

21. How Table of Specification can be used for
a good test?

22. Thank You for Listening!