SCORING AND MARKING KEY, QUESTION WISE ANALYSIS OF ACHIEVEMENT TEST
- 1. BY M.Ponpandeeswari II Year, C Section Submitted to S.Rajakumar Asst.Prof Thiagarajar College of Preceptors Madurai-09
- 2. Achievement test is an important tool in school evaluation and has great significance in measuring instructional progress and progress of the students in the subject area. Accurate achievement data are very important for planning curriculum and instruction and for program evaluation.
- 3. “Any test that measures the attainments and accomplishments of an individual after a period of training or learning”-N.M.Downie “The type of ability test that describes what a person has learned to do”-Throndike & Hagen “A systematic procedure for determining the amount a student has learned through instructions”-Groulund
- 4. Identify and explain reasons for performing tests. Understand testing terminology to communicate clearly with students and colleagues. Evaluate a test’s validity and reliability. Select appropriate tests Administer test protocols properly and safety.
- 5. It provides basis for promotion to the next grade. To find out where each student stands in various academic areas. It helps in determination about the placement of the students in a particular section. To motivate the students before a new assignment has taken up. To expose pupil’s difficulties which the teacher can help them to solve.
- 6. 1. Planning of test 2. Preparation of a design for the test 3. Preparation of the blue print 4. Writing of items 5. Preparation of the scoring key and marking scheme 6. Preparation of question-wise analysis
- 8. In the case of objective type items where the answers are in the form of some letters or other symbol a scoring key is prepared, Q.No Answer Marks 1 A ½ 2 C ½ 3 A ½ 4 D ½ 5 B ½
- 9. essay type questions, the marking scheme is prepared. In preparing marking scheme the examiner has to list out the value points to be credited and fix up the mark to be given to each value point. MARKING SCHEME Q.No value points marks Total marks 1 Value point-1 Value point-2 Value point-3 Value point-4 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 2 Value point-1 Value point-2 Value point-3 Value point-4 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2
- 11. It helps to know the strengths and weakness of the test, to tally the question paper and the blueprint, and to determine the content validity of the test.
- 12. Q.No Content Objectives Form of questions Difficulty level Marks External time (in Mts) 1 sub topic-1 Knowledge Objective type Easy ½ 1 2 Sub topic-2 Understand ing Objective type Average ½ 1 3 Sub topic-2 Application Objective type Easy ½ 1 4 Sub topic-1 Knowledge Objective type Easy ½ 1 5 Sub topic-2 Understand ing Objective type Average ½ 1 6 Sub topic-1 Synthesis Short answer Difficult 2 3 7 Sub topic-2 Application Short answer Easy 2 3 8 Sub topic-1 Analysis essay average 4 10