The document provides an overview of standardized tests, detailing their definitions, types, construction, and significant characteristics. It categorizes various tests such as intelligence, achievement, aptitude, personality, and inventory tests, explaining their specific purposes in education. Additionally, it emphasizes the advantages and disadvantages of standardized testing, highlighting its role in assessing student performance and ensuring accountability in educational settings.

1. DR.R.S JOSEPH
Teacher Educator
Lucknow (UP) India

2.  Standardized test – Introduction
 Types ofstandardized test
 Constructionofa standardized test
 Characteristics
 Advantages
 Disadvantages

3. INTRODUCTION :
 A standardized test is any form of test that-
 Requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a
selection of questions from common bank of questions, in
the same way.
 Is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner.
 Makes it possible to compare the relative performance of
individual students or groups of students.

4. INTRODUCTION :
 “Norm –referenced or criterion-referenced tests.
 Norm-referenced refers to standardized tests that are
designed to compare and rank test takers in relation to
one another.
 Norm-referenced scores are generally reported as a
percentage or percentile ranking.
Norm-referenced tests often use a multiple-choice format,
though some include open-ended, short-answer questions.
They are usually based on some form of national standards,
not locally determined standards or curricula.

5. 1.Intelligence Test -A intelligence tests are psychological test
that are designed to measure functions such as reasoning,
comprehension, and judgment.
2. Achievement Tests-The achievement test is designed/used
as a sampling of skills or abilities on specified area of
knowledge.
• Survey or general achievement tests: These are designed
to measure the knowledge and skills of students in
subject areas like math and science.

6. • Diagnostic tests-These are designed to identify and locate
the strengths and weaknesses for purposes of placement
and formulating an appropriate instructional program.
• Competency tests-These are designed to determine the
learner's degree of competence in reading, language and
math.
3. Aptitude Tests-This is a screening device .These are
administered for students who wish to enroll in a special
school such as music, art and science.

7. 4. Personality Tests: These are generally used for special
placement of students with learning problems.
5. Inventory Tests: Measure the degree of mastery before the
teaching of the subjects. The teacher uses this type of test
to determine what the learners already know and what
they do not know yet in connection with the subject
matter to be learned.

8. The steps are:
1. Planning
 It includes :
i. Fixing up the objectives/purposes.
ii. Determining the weightage to different instructional
objectives.
iii. Determining the weightage to different content areas.

9. iv. Determining the item types to be included.
v. Preparation of the table of specification or Blue Print.
vi. Taking decision about its mechanical aspects like time
duration, test size, total marks, printing, size of letters
etc.
vii. Giving instructions for scoring of the test and its
administration procedure.
viii. Weigtage to different categories of difficulty level of the
questions is to be fixed

10. 2. Preparing the Test
3. Trying Out of the Test
4. Evaluating the Test

11. • Is administered and scored in a predetermined and in a
standard manner.
• Allows for comparisons to be made among schools in
regards to student achievement, ensures accountability
for teachers.
• Are important because they are excellent objective
indicators of student performance.
• Ensure objectivity because professionals familiar with the
skills necessary to meet state standards write them.

12.  Are practical test .
 Standardized tests are scored via computer.
 Not to the subject of bias or emotions .
 Provides a longitudinal report of student progress
educators can see the growth and decline . Can respond
to the educational needs.

13.  Are not equal with typical classroom skills and
behaviors.
 As the question have to be general to the entire
population , as most items assess general knowledge and
understanding.
 Standardized test items do not evaluate higher-level
thinking skills.

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