This document discusses achievement tests and provides examples. Achievement tests measure students' success in achieving learning objectives from a particular lesson, course, or curriculum. They are directly related to material covered in the classroom within a specific timeframe. Examples given include mid-term tests, final exams, and national exams. Sample test questions are provided from a national exam measuring understanding of short texts. Characteristics of achievement tests are that they measure clearly defined domains, have standardized administration and scoring, and are designed for specific groups of learners.

1. Cahya Ady Purnomo (10420184)
Dwi Prasetyo Ardi W. (10420192)
Fatan Fidayan (10420224)
Andrie Prasetyo (10420225)
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2. Achievement test is one of the test types. An
achievement test is related directly to classroom
lessons, units, or even a total curriculum. Achievement
tests are (or should be) limited to particular material
addressed in a curriculum within a particular time
frame and are offered after a course has focused on the
objectives in question.

3.  Mid-term test
 Final exam
 National exam

4.  Example : Questions from UAS (Ujian Akhir Sekolah)
1. Under what heading is this text likely found?
a. housing b. education c. furniture d. job vacancy e. travel agency
2. The Jakarta Post is looking for a person who is qualified in ….
a. Teaching English d. leading a daily newspaper
b. Writing news report e. being a human resource manager
c. making a series of tests
3. The Jakarta Post, a leading English language daily newspaper, requires a qualified reporter. The
underlined word means ….
a. hires b. find c. needs d. looks e. employs
The Jakarta Post, a leading English- language daily newspaper, requires a qualified reporter. The
following qualifications are required :
1. Indonesian citizen 5. Not more than 26 years old
2. university degree 6. pleasing personality, highly motivated and dynamic
3. willing to take a series of tests 7. Able to operate a computer
4. Good understanding of English, TOEFL score at least 550
Please send an application letter in English, a copy of current curriculum vitae, a photocopy of
identification card, a photocopy of diploma, a photocopy of TOEFL score, a sample of writing in English, and
a recent passport sized photograph to
Human Resources Manager
The Jakarta Post
PO BOX Palmerah, Jakarta, 11001
Application should reach us before March 20, 2009.

5.  This Achievement test used to measure the results of
experiences a relatively standardized products
between individuals. It’s used to describe how a
person's success after following certain learning
process for three years. There, we can find skills which
must be gained by the students.

6.  To understand the meaning in a short functional and essay text in the form of
recount and review in the context of daily life to access knowledge.
 To understand the meaning in a short functional and essay text in the form of
narrative and review in the context of daily life to access knowledge.
 To understand the meaning in a short functional and essay text in the form of
procedure and review in the context of daily life to access knowledge.
 To understand the meaning of the short text and functional form of
monologue and narrative and review in the context of everyday life (about job
vacancy)
 To understand the meaning of the short text and functional form of
monologue and narrative and review in the context of everyday life (about
short message)

7.  To understand the meaning of the short text and functional
form of monologue and report review in the context of everyday
life.
 To understand the meaning of the short text and functional
form of monologue and review text and review in the context of
everyday life.
 To understand the meaning of the short text and functional
form of monologue and analytical exposition and review in
the context of everyday life.
 To understand the meaning of the short text and functional
form of monologue and news item and review in the context of
everyday life.

8.  Skills :
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

9.  Specify the increment level/class, or graduation at the
end of the teaching program, and it’s called
SUMMATIVE.
 As the feedback for the teachers and the learners, to
know what is the difficulties and progression of the
students.
 To determine whether the students can move to the
next grade (in UAS) or can be graduated (UAN)

10.  It’s designed to measure a clearly defined achievement
domain, specific directions for administering and scoring
the test, and norms based on representative groups of
individuals like those for whom the test was designed.
 Measure how successful students are in achieving
objectives of a lesson/course/curriculum
 Closely related to the content of a particular lesson/course/
curriculum
 Syllabus content approach.
 Procedure used to make achievement test is systematic.

11.  Multiple choice
 Arranging sentence
 Fill in the blank
 All those test items can be mixed one each other. For
example, multiple choice and arranging sentence
become one.