# education # science pedagogy # unit test

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Subject : PEDAGOGY OF SCIENCE
Topic : UNIT TEST
Submitted to :
Ms. Wahida Ma ‘am
Submitted by:
Mahima Srivastava

2. Content
1. WHAT IS UNIT TEST ?
2. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNING OF UNIT TEST
3. STEPS FOR CONSTRUCTING UNIT TEST
4 . EXAMPLES OF UNIT TEST
5. SAMPLE PAPER
6 . BENEFITS OF UNIT TEST
7. DRAWBACKS
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3. What is UNIT TEST ?
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● A TEST can be given as soon as each unit is completed, such tests are called Unit test.
● These test may last only one lesson period of 40 -45 min.
● After every unit there is a unit test provided for evaluation.
● The unit test may be used as evaluation questions at the end of each lesson.

4. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNING UNIT TEST
● Child’s Interest and Needs consideration.
● Consideration of availability of resources and time.
● Organised learning material and Actions.
● Flexibility
● Helpful in Fulfilment of Requirement.
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5. STEPS FOR CONSTRUCTING UNIT TEST
(2)
REVIEWING
OF UNIT
TEST
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EDITING THE
UNIT TEST
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PLANNING
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6. EXAMPLE OF UNIT TEST
Ms. Garima a Science teacher taught a topic Fun with Magnet to grade 6
students,during this process she introduced the concept of magnet with the help
of door of refrigerator etc she explained Magnetic ore & discussed various types
of magnet . she performed some activities to differentiate between Magnetic &
Non-Magnetic substances . she explained properties of magnet and its uses.
After ,
Completion of her teaching she planned to assess the understanding of her
learners about magnet,
After that she prepared a question paper comprising of Fill in the blanks, Short
ans. type question, True -false type question and distributed among the
learners of her class without any prior announcement about it .
She asked learner to attempt all these question during her class.
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7. Fill in the blanks in the following (4)
(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as
__________, __________ and ____________.
(ii) The materials which are attracted towards a magnet are
called________.
(iii) Paper is not a ______ material.
(iv) In the olden days, sailors used to find direction by
suspending a piece of ___________.
State whether the following (4)
statements are true or false:
(i) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole.
(ii) Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece.
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(iii) Similar poles of a magnet repel each other.
(iv) Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar
magnet when it is brought near them.
Answer the following questions (2)
Q.1 Write any 4 uses of magnet.
Q.2 Distinguish between magnetic and non
magnetic substances.

8. BENEFITS OF UNIT TEST
TO IDENTIFY WHAT STUDENTS HAVE LEARNED.
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TO IDENTIFY STUDENT’S STRENGTH & WEAKNESS.
HELPFUL IN UNDERSTANDING OF UNITS.
HELPFUL IN REDUCING BURDENS OF STUDIES.
COGNITIVE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS.

9. DRAWBACKS
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Less attention towards students
More focus on examination instead of focusing on learning

10. REFERENCES
http://pedagogybyvasu.blogspot.com/2015
/08/unit-test.html
https://www.scribd.com/document/443449
129/Unit-Test
https://byjus.com/ncert-solutions-class-6-
science/chapter-13-fun-with-magnets/
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