This document defines key terms related to student assessment such as assessment, measurement, evaluation, tests, and testing. It discusses the differences between norm-referenced tests which compare students to peers, and criterion-referenced tests which measure students against standards. The document also outlines different types of assessments including placement, diagnostic, formative, and summative.

1. “GreenHearts”

2.  Define and differentiate the commonly used
terms is Assessment
 Discuss the Common Characteristics and
Differences between Norm-Referenced Test
and Criterion-Referenced Test
 Enumerate and Explain the Different Types
of Assessment

3.  Assessment – refers to the process of
gathering, describing, or qualifying
information about the students performance.
 Measurement – is a process of obtaining an
numerical description of the degree to which
an individual possesses a particular
characteristics. This answers the question
“How Much”

4.  Evaluation – is the process of examining the
performance of the student.
 Test – is an instrument or systematic
procedure design that measures the quality,
skill, ability or knowledge of the student by
giving a set of question in a uniform manner.
 Testing – is a method used to measure the
level of achievement or performance of the
learners.

6.  A test designed to measure the
performance of the student compared
with other students. Each individual is
compared with other examinees and
assigned a score, usually expressed as a
percentile, a grade equivalent score or a
stanine.

7.  A test designed to measure the
performance of the student with respect
t some particular criterion or standard.
Each individual is compared to the
predetermined set of standard for
acceptable achievement.

8. NORM-REFERENCED TEST CRITERION REFERENCED TEST
 Typically covers a large  Typically focuses on delimited
domain of learning tasks, domain of learning task, with
with a few items measuring
the specific tasks. a relative large number of
items measuring each specific
tasks.
 Interpretation requires a  Interpretation requires a
clearly defined group. clearly defined and delimited
achievement domain.
 Emphasizes discrimination  Emphasizes among
among individuals in terms of individuals can and cannot
relative learning
performance. perform

9.  A. Placement Assessment – Concerned with
the entry performance of the student. This is
to determine the pre-requisite skills and
degree of mastery on the course objective.
 B. Diagnostic Assessment– A type od
assessment given before instruction. It aims
to identify the students weaknesses and
strengths regarding to the topic that will be
discussed.

10.  Formative Assessment – A type of
assessment used to monitor the learning
progress of the student during or after the
instruction.
 Summative Assessment – A type od
assessment usually given at the end of the
course.