Post I.t.: Testing And Evaluation

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Evaluation

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is to determine the significance, worth, or condition of, usually by careful appraisal and study

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How instructors performance can nmbe improved through evaluations

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Post testyour performanceFeedback lesson plan revision

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Purpose of testing

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Improve the teaching / learning process

Identifies gaps in learning/ instruction

reveals areas of weakness

Reinforce learning by providing feedback

Provide incentives

Assign grades

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Performance Testing

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Have them do it

Simulate the activity

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Performance test advantages

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1.) Face Validity2.) Job Related3.) Reliable4.) Observation of Individual Differences

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Disadvantages of Performance Test

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1.) Not Comprehensive2.) Time Consuming3.) Tools, Equipment, Materials 4.) Design Can be Difficult5.) May be Unreliable

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Steps for construction and use of performance test

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1.) Step One - Specify Performance

2.) Step Two - Select Rating Factors

3.) Step Three - Prepare Directions

4.) Step Four - Try Out if New

5.) Step Five - Use More than One Rater

6.) Step Six - Follow Procedures

7.) Step Seven - Give Immediate Feedback

8.) Step Eight - Rotate Team Members

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Types of written test

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ObjectiveSubjective

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Objective test

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True FalseMultiple-ChoiceMatchingFill-In-The-Blank

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Subjective Test

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Essay Questions

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Type of text

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Prescriptive (Pretest or Entrance Exam) determine placement Progress (Quizzes or Pop Tests) measure improvement Comprehensive (Middle or End of Instruction) measure learning performance

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Delivery and use of test

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Instructions- brief

Security-revise test

Administration before, during, after

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Characteristics of a good test

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1.) Valid - measures the material taught2.) Reliable - yields consistent results3.) Objective - scorer bias is eliminated4.) Comprehensive - liberal sampling of course materials5.) Differentiating - detects small differences in student achievement

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Types of written test

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Essay

T/F

Fill in the blank

Listing

Multiple choice

Matching

Questions in general

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Advantages of Essay questions

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Easy to constructOpportunity to evaluate effectiveness in writingOffers student an opportunity to select, organize and integrate facts

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Disadvantages of Essay Questions

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Content validity is lowReliability is lowTime consuming to score and administer

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Advantages of T/F questions

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Test RecallRecognition

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Disadvantages of T/F Questions

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50/50 chance of student guessing right answerDoesn't truly test student's knowledge

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Disadvantages of listing

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SubjectivityGrading

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Advantages of multiple choice

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Tests recall and recognition