Functions of measurement

FUNCTIONS OF MEASUREMENT
Measurementdefined• Process of quantifying individual’s achievement, personality,
attitudes, habits and skills• Quantification appraisal of observable phenomena• Process
of assigning symbols to dimensions of phenomena• An operation performed on the
physical world by an observer• Process by which information about the attributes or
characteristics of things are determined and differentiated.
Measurementhas important functions in education.
There has been no educational activity without measurement whatsoever in form or another.
The more important functions of measurement are classified into two major aspects:
1. Instructional Functions –when it is used to determine the outcomes of teaching and
learning processes and when it is used to make learning more effective.
A. Principal instructional functions -are the basic purposes of measurement.
1.To determine what knowledge, skills, abilities ,habits, and attitudes have been
acquired
2.To determine what progress has been made in the acquisition of the learning
outcomes.
3. To determine the strengths,weaknesses, difficulties, and needs of the students.
B. Secondary instructional functions.(Auxiliary functions)- It helps make teaching and
learning more effective.
1 .To helped in the formation of study habits.
2.Todeveloped the effort-making capacity of the students.
3 .To serve as aid for guidance, counseling, and prognosis.
2. Administrative and supervisory functions of measurement - are those that help in
making the instructional functions more effective.
A. To maintain standards.
1.School Administer test to applicants for enrollment to determine who should qualify to
Enroll.
2.The Government also administer the General College Entrance Examination For highschool
graduating students to determine who should be allowed to take courses in college that involve much
intellectual activity. At present this is popularly called NCEE.
3. Achievement in school subjects is measured by means of tests and the result serve as basis for
determining who should be promoted to the next higher level and who should be retained.
4.For social control purposes, the Government administers examinations to determine who
who should be licensed to practice their professions.
5.For reason of efficiency, the government administer tests to determine who should enter
the government service.

B.To classify or select students for special purposes.
1.Grouping of students into classes or sections based on ability for instructional
purposes is an old educational practice.
2. Test are used to discover the extremely bright and talented students, the very dull or
handicapped ones, or those with special talents.
3.For purposes of granting scholarships the government, some schools,
colleges,universities, and private social and civic organizations give competitive
examinations for the purpose of selecting recipients of such scholarships.
4. For granting honors, the results of measurement serve as basis for selection of honor
students.
5. Tests are also given for emotional, educational, and vocational guidance and
counseling purposes.
C. To determine the efficiency of teachers ,the effectiveness of their methods,
techniques and strategies, their strengths, weaknesses, and needs.Taking all other
things equal, students under and efficient teacher score better in a test than
students under an inefficient teacher.
D. To determine the standard of instruction of a school, district, division, region, or
the educational system as a whole.-This is usually done through survey tests the
results of which are checked against the standard or policy set by higher education
authorities.
E. To serve as basis or guide for curriculum making and development.-By means of
tests the mental age of pupils who ought to be in certain grade maybe established.
F. To serve as guide for administrators and supervisors in making their educational
plans and programs for their schools.-Test results will reveal the strengths and
weaknesses of school programs.
G. To set up norms of performance.-This is done by standardizing Psychological as well
as educational test.
H. To keep parents informed of the progress made by their children in school.-This is
for keeping good public relations between the schools and the community.
I. To serve as basis for research.-The results of measurement are very rich sources of
problems and topics for research.
SUMMARY
FUNCTIONS OF MEASUREMENT:
1. INSTRUCTIONAL
a)Principal (basic purpose) - to determine what knowledge, skills, abilities, habits and attitudes
have been acquired - to determine what progress or extent of learning attained - to determine
strengths, weaknesses, difficulties and needs of students

b) Secondary (auxiliary functions for effective teaching and learning) - to help in study habits
formation - to develop the effort-making capacity of students - to serve as aid for
guidance,counseling , and prognosis.
2.ADMINISTRATIVE and SUPERVISORY - to maintain standards - to classify or select for special
purposes - to determine teachers efficiency, effectiveness of methods, strategies used
(strengths, weaknesses, needs); standards of instruction - to serve as basis or guide for
curriculum making and developing.
Administrative and supervisory Function - to serve as guide in educational planning of
administrators and supervisors - to set up norms of performance - to inform parents of their
children’s progress in school - to serve as basis for research
RESULTS - of the Study of Functions of measurement
-Through the different tests that was conducted, serve as the basis for a consistent research
study.
-Guide for the school administratorsand supervisors for educational planning, curriculum
making and developing.

Name: Blair R. Gacosta
Subject: Assessment of Learning
Report title: FUNCTIONS OF MEASUREMENT

Functions of measurement

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