The document outlines the concepts of test, measurement, assessment, and evaluation in education, defining each term and their purposes. Tests are methods to measure abilities, measurements quantify characteristics, assessments gather and interpret information about student learning, and evaluations judge the worth of achievements. Each process serves distinct functions to aid teaching, learning, and educational decision-making.

1. Concept Of Test,
Measurement, Assessment
And Evaluation
HADEEQA WALEED
EDUCATIONIST

2. TEST
• ▪ TEST Is A Method Of Measuring A Person’s Ability On
• Knowledge In A Given Area.
• ▪ Test Is An Instrument Or Activity And Systematic Procedure
For Measuring A Sampling Of Behavior/Attribute Of Interest.
• TEST is the form of questioning or measuring tool used to
• access the status of one’s skill, attitude and fitness.
• TEST is an instrument or a tool used to make a particular
• measurement.

3. Meaning Of Testing
•It Is A Technique Of Obtaining
Information Needed For Evaluation
Purposes. (Tests, Quizzes, Measuring
Instruments) Are Devices Used To Obtain
Such Information.

4. Measurement
• 1.Measurement Is The Process Of Quantifying The Degree To
• Which Someone Or Something Possesses A Given Trait, I.E.
• Quality, Characteristics Or Feature (Gay, 1985).
• 2. Measurement Is The Process Of Obtaining A Numerical
• Description Of The Degree To Which An Individual
• Possesses A Particular Characteristic. It Answers The
• Question, “How Much?” (Linn And Gronlund, 2003).

5. •3. Measurement Is The Process Of
Quantifying Or Assigning A Number To
Performance (Airasian, 1994).
•4. Measurement Is The Process Of
Assigning Numbers To Individuals Or
Their Characteristics According To
Specified Rules. (Ebel & Frisbie, 1991)

6. Steps of MEASUREMENT
• Define The Characteristics That You Want To Measure.
• 2. Select The Appropriate Test (Appropriate Testing Instruments).
• 3. Administer The Test (Use The Instrument Correctly)
• 4. Collect And Record The Measurement From The Test

7. Functions Of Measurement
• Instructional:
• ▪ It Has A Key Function In Measurement Which Involves Two Steps
Again
• Such As:
• 1. PRINCIPAL It Has A Basic Purpose In Measurement That Involves
• Such As:
• ▪ To Determine What Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Habits And
Attitudes Have Been Acquired
• ▪ To Determine Strength And Weakness, Difficulties, Progress And
Needs Of Students

8. Functions Of Measurement
• 2. SECONDARY It Has An Auxiliary Function For Effective Teaching And
• Learning Which Involves:
• ▪ To Develop The Effort Making Capacity Of Students
• ▪ To Serve As Aid For Guidance, Counselling, And Prognosis
Supervisory
• It Includes Administrative Purposes Such As:
• ▪ To Maintain Standards
• ▪ To Classify Or Select Special Purposes
• ▪ To Serve As A Basis Or Guide For Curriculum Making And Developing

9. Assessment
• Assessment in education is the process of gathering, interpreting,
recording, and using information about pupils’ responses to an
educational task (Harlen, Gipps, Broadfoot, Nuttal,1992).
• 2. Assessment is a general term that includes the full range of
procedures used to gain information about student learning
(observations, ratings of performances or projects, paper-and-
penciltests) and the formation of value judgments concerning
learningprogress (Linn and Gronlund, 2003, p. 31).

10. • Assessment Is A General Term That Includes All
The Ways Teachers Gather Information In Their
Classrooms............. It Is The Collection, Synthesis,
And Interpretation Of Information To Aid The
Teacher In Decision-making (Airasian, 1994, Pp. 5,
7).
• Assessment Involves The Interpretation Of
Measurement Data. It Makes Sense Of The Data
Collected On Student Performance (Murryprint
1993)

11. Evaluation
• Evaluation Is The Process Of Judging The Value Or Worth
Of An Individual’s Achievements Or Characteristics.
• ▪ The Purpose Of Evaluation Is To Make A Judgment About
The Quality Or Worth Of Something: (Educational
Program, Worker Performance, Student Attainments).
• ▪ It Is A Process That Include A Series Of Steps Such As
Establishing Objectives, Classifying Objectives, Defining
Objectives, Selecting Indicators And Comparing Data With
Objectives.

12. •▪ It Is Concerned With Making
Judgements On The Worth Or Value
Of Performance To Answer Question.
•▪ It Is Also Considered As Qualitative
Aspect Of Determining The
Outcomes Of Learning.

13. • Test: A test is used to measure someone’s
knowledge of something to determine what he
or she has learned. Testing measures the level
of skills or knowledge that has been reached.
• ▪ Measurement: Measurement is the process
of obtaining a numerical description of the
degree to which an individual possesses a
particular characteristics. It answer the
question: How much?

14. • Assessment: Assessment Is The Process Of
Documenting Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes
And Beliefs. The Goal Of Assessment Is To
Make Improvements Rather Than Being
Judged. Assessment Answer The Question:
How Well Does The Individual Perform?
• ▪ Evaluation: Evaluation Is The Process Of
Making Judgement Based On Criteria And
Evidence.