2. PRACTICALITY AND EFFICIENCY
High quality assessments are
practical and efficient. Because
time is a limited commodity for
teachers, factor s like familiarity
with the method, time required,
complexity of administration,
ease of scoring, ease of
interpretation and cost should
be considered.
3. Familiarity with the method
• This includes knowing the strengths
and limitations of the method, how
to administer, how to score and
interpret responses. Otherwise,
teachers risk time and resources for
questionable results.
4. Time required
• Gather only as much information as you need
for the decision. The time required should
include how long it takes to construct the
assessment, and how long it takes to score the
results. Thus, if you plan to use a test format
(like multiple choice) over and over for different
groups of students, it is efficient to put in
considerable time preparing the assessment as
long as you can use many of the same test items
each year of the semester
5. Complexity of administration
• The directions and procedures for
administration should be clear and that little
time and efforts are needed. Assessments
that require long and complicated
instructions are less efficient and because of
probable students’ misunderstanding,
reliability and validity are affected.
6. Ease of scoring
• It is obvious that objective tests are easier to
score than other methods. In general use the
easiest method of scoring appropriate to the
method and purpose of the assessment.
Scoring performance-based assessment,
essays and papers are more difficult to score
so it is more practical to use rating scales and
checklists rather than writing extended
individualized evaluations.
7. Ease of scoring
• Objective tests that report a single score
are usually easiest to interpret, and
individualized written comments are
more difficult to interpret. You can
share to students key and other
materials that provide meaning to
different scores or grades.
8. Cost
• Like other practical aspects, it is
best to use the most economical
assessment. However, it would be
certainly unwise to use a more
unreliable or invalid instrument just
because it costs less.
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