Seminar on Standardized And Non Standardized Test.

SEMINAR ON
Standardized And Non Standardized
Test.
Prepared by,
Reshma r. kadam

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
 At the end of this unit the learner will able to differentiate
standardized and non- standardized test and construction
of the tests.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• At the end of the unit learners will able to,
• Describe the standardized and non-standardized tests.
• Explain meaning , characteristics ,objectivity, validity
,reliability ,usability, and constructions of standardized and
non-standardized tests.
• Explain about the rating scales, checklist for the standardized
and non-standardized tests
• Explain about the OSCE/OSPE.

STANDARDIZED TESTS:
 Standardized test are those test stated the uniformity and
equality in the scoring and administrating and interpreting
the result
e.g. Any examination in which the same test is given in the
same manner to all students.]

1. It is considered as an economical, reliable & valid
assessment which continue or exit in institutions such
as school, university, business & government.
The tests usually use multiple – choice format tests.
2. According to psychometrics such test covers only a
narrow band of specialized intelligence.
Examples of standardized tests: TOEFL (Test Of
English As Foreign Language)

TYPES OF STANDARDIZED TEST
 Achievement test
Standardized achievement test may assessed any or all of
reading, math’s and written language as well as subject areas
such as sciences and social studies.
e.g.
• Reading tests
• Mathematics tests
• Social studies tests

INTELLIGENCE TEST (IQ)
 Intelligence is the global
capacity of individual to
think rationally, to act
purposefully , to deal
effectively with the
environment’.

APTITUDE TEST
 According to warren
“aptitudes a set of
characteristics
symptomatic of an
individual’s ability to
acquire with training,
some specific field of
knowledge, skill or set of
responses.”

USES OF APTITUDE TEST
 Determining student performances
 To determine an individual’s knowledge.
 Selection of employee who is best suited for a job.
 Carrier test: Aptitude based tests are regarded as one
of the most useful varieties of career tests e.g. CET.
 Guidance: These can be used for guiding candidate for
suitable course or training.

TYPES OF APTITUDE TEST
 Verbal reasoning
Measures the subject’s
ability to comprehend
verbal description or
arguments in order to
understand their meaning
and draw conclusions.

 Numerical reasoning
The ability to use
numerical skills and to
think in quantitative terms
Measuring , analyze and
compering numerical data
and perform calculations
where appropriate.

 Abstract reasoning
The abstract reasoning test is also
called the conceptual reasoning test.
It measures your lateral thinking
skills or fluid intelligence,
which are your ability to quickly
identify patterns, logical rules and
trends in new data, integrate this
information, and apply it to solve
problems.

NON STANDARDIZED TEST /TEACHER
MADE TESTS:
 A non-standardized test is one that
allows for an assessment of an
individual's abilities or
performances, but doesn't allow for
a fair comparison of one student to
another. This type of test contrasts
standardized tests, such as state
educational development tests and
college entrance exams.

CLASSIFICATION OF ACHIEVEMENT TESTS:
NON STANDARDIZED TESTS
Written tests. Oral test Practical/performance.
Essay-type. Objective tests.
Extended response type Restricted response type Selection Supply type
(long essay)
a) Short essay a) True false a) Completion
b) Short answer b) Multiple choice type
c) Very short answer c) Matching type

VALIDITY OF TEST
Validity is the ability of the
test to measure what it is
intended to measure.

TYPES OF VALIDITY
 Content validity:
all major aspects of the
content area must be
adequately covered by the
test items and in correct
positions.

 Predictive validity:
the extent to which a
test can predict the
future performance of
the students.

 3. Construct validity: it
refers to the extent to
which a test reflects and
seems to measure a
hypothesized trait.
e.g. A reading test does not
typically assess mathematical
knowledge of student.

 Concurrent validity:
The relationship between
scores on measuring tool and
criteria available at the same
time in the present situation.
 E.g. if you create a new
test for depression level,
you can compare its
performance with previous
depression test.

 Face validity:
when one looks at the test he
thinks of the extent to which
the test seems logically
related to what is being
tested.
e.g. personality test.

FACTORS AFFECTING VALIDITY
 Unclear direction results to low validity
 If reading vocabulary is poor, the students fail to reply to the
test item.
 Difficult sentences are difficult to understand, unnecessarily
confused.
 Use of inappropriate items will lead to dis-organizations of
matter leads to lower validity.
 Inadequate weightage to sub-topics objectives forms a question
of a test.

RELIABILITY OF TEST
 The degree of accuracy, consistency with which an
exam, test measures, what it seeks to measure a given
variable.
 ‘The degree of consistency among test scores.’
 A test score is called reliable, when we have reasons for
believing it to be stable and trustworthy.
 E.g. a reliable mathematical test accurately measure the
mathematical knowledge of student who will gives the
test.

OBJECTIVITY OF TEST
• A test is objective, when the scorer’s personal
judgment does not affect the scoring.
• It eliminates fixed opinion or judgments of the
person who scores it.

USABILITY OF TEST
 The overall simplicity of use for a test for both constructor
and for learner.
 It is an important criterion used for assessing the value of
a test.

CHARACTERISTICS OF NON
STANDARDIZED TEST
 Constructed by test experts or specialists.
 Covers board or wide areas of objectives and content.
 Selection of items will be done very carefully and the
validity, reliability is checked.

 Test has clear direction and it will be motivating,
encouraging student.
 Before finalization, test undergoes refining its items by the
expertise.

USES OF NON STANDARDIZED TEST
 To know the ability and achievements of students
 Helps the teacher to assess the strength and weakness of
student
 Provides continuous evaluation and feedback to the
teacher

 Motivates the students
 Helps to achieve particular objectives
 Helps the teacher to adopt better instructional methods.

LIMITATIONS
 They are either too short or too lengthy.
 Tests do not cover the entire contact.
 Tests are usually hurriedly conducted.
 Supervision is not proper..

ESSAY TYPES EXAMINATIONS OR
ESSAY TEST
 ‘An essay test presents one or more questions or other
tasks that require extended written responses from the
persons being tested ’
-Robert LE and David AF

FEATURES
 No single answer can be considered throughout and
correct.
 The examine is permitted freedom of response .
 The answer vary in their degree of quality or corrections.

TYPES
Based on the amount of freedom given to a student to
organize his ideas and write his answer.
The essay questions are divided in to two types.
 Extended response
 Restricted response

PRINCIPLES OF PREPARING ESSAY
TYPE TEST
 Do not give too many lengthy questions
 Avoid phrases, e.g. ‘Discuss briefly’
 Questions should be well-structured with specific purpose
or topic at a time.

 Words should be simple, clear and carefully selected.
 Do not allows too many choices
 According to the level of student’s difficulty and
complexity items has to be selected.

ADVANTAGES OF ESSAY TYPE TEST
 Tests the ability to communicate in writing, depth of
knowledge and understanding.
 The student is free to communicate her/ his ability for
independent thinking.
 The student can demonstrate her/his ability to organize
ideas and express them in a logical and coherent fashion.

 It requires short time for the teachers to prepare the test
and administer
 It can be successfully employed for all the school subjects.

DEVELOPS THE ABILITIES LIKE
 Organizes ideas express them effectively
 Criticize or justifies the statement
 Interpretation of ideas, through it.

 The mental processes like logical thinking, critical
reasoning, systematic presentation can be best developed.
 Induces good study habits like making outline, summaries,
organizing the argument for and against etc.,

DISADVANTAGES
 Lack objectivity
 Provide little useful feedback
 Takes long - time to score
 Mood of examiners
 Improper comparison of answer of different students
(bright and dull)
 Laborious process both for corrector and for the student.
 Only competent teachers can assess it.

SHORT OPEN ANSWER TYPE TESTS
(RESTRICTED RESPONSE TESTS)
Principles For Preparing Short Type Items
 Use action oriented precise verbs
 Each item should deal with important content area
 Questions can be as long as possible, but answer should be
short

 Use precise, simple and accurate language in relation to
the subject matter area.
 Provide the necessary space for answers below each
question asked

Advantages
 Easy to score.
 Reliability of score is improved
 Quick response.
Disadvantage
 Difficulty to construct reliable items .

MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS
 It is the form of objective type test
 These are the most flexible and most effective of objective
type of test items and consists of two part.
 The stem – which presents the problem, presented in the
form of an incomplete statement or a question
 The potions or response - the list of possible/ correct
answers/ possible distractors.

DIRECTIONS TO PREPARATION OF
MULTIPLE - CHOICE ITEMS
 Have enough content in the stem with less distracters
 Avoid lengthy stems
 Use positive statement in the stem. If negative statement
has to be used then underline it or write in capital letters,
so that it will not be overlooked

 Stem consists of complete statement ,not to add up
simplicity and compactness to the items
 The stem of one should not suggest the answer to another
 avoid the use of clues that may suggest correct answer

ADVANTAGES
 Provides constructive criticism
 The range and variety of facts can be sampled in a given
time
 Provide precise and unambiguous measurement of the
higher intellectual processes
 Provide details feedback for both students and teachers
 Easy and rapid to score

DISADVANTAGES
 Take a longtime to construct items in order to avoid
arbitrary and ambiguous questions
 Careful preparation is required to avoid questions testing
only recall
 Provide cues that do not exist in practice
 Expensive, when the group is small to respond

VARIATION OF THE MULTIPLE – CHOICE
FORMAT
One correct answer
• Simplest type. The student is required to select the one
correct answer listed among several plausible, but
incorrect option

Analogy type
 The student is required to state the relationship that exists
between the first two parts of the items and then apply it
to the third and fourth parts. Usually the third part is given
 For example lack of iron content: Anemia, lack of iodine
content: ………….
a)cretinism b)myxedema c)Goiter

 Reserve type/ negative variety of multiple choice item
The student is asked to select the incorrect response. This
method is not recommended, unless it is a must.

LIMITATIONS OF MULTIPLE – CHOICE
ITEMS
 Difficult to construct
 Requires more skill and more time to prepare
 Teachers cannot always think of plausible distractors
 Tendency for teachers to write multiple choice items
demanding only factual recall

 Requires more time for students to respond to
 Not well – adapted for measuring the ability to organize
and present ideas
 Require more space, time.

THE ALTERNATE - RESPONSE
ITEMS
True/False items
 Questions or declarative statements followed by yes/no or
true/false.
 The student is asked to tick marks the correct response
 Easy to prepare, takes comparatively much less time when
compared to matching types or multiple choice.

DIRECTION FOR PREPARATION OF
TRUE OR FALSE ITEMS
 Give single idea clear and direct in the statement
 Avoid ambiguous statement
 Avoid using clue like : Usually, No, Sometimes, Should,
None, Always, Nothing, May, etc.
 Avoid ‘tricks’ and ‘catch’ items
 Have a equal number of ‘true’ and ‘false’ items
 Determine the order of ‘true’ ‘false’ by chance.

USES
 The structuring of the problem assist both the examiner
and examinee
 Measurement of understanding, interpretation, and
evaluation can be done.
 Complex material can be measured with a series of
different items based upon a single introductory passage,
graph or chart.
 Minimizes the influence of irrelevant factual material
 Can demonstrate thinking and problem - solving skills.

MATCHING TYPE ITEM
Direction for preparation of matching type items
 The matching items should be of same kind nature.
 The number of choices should be more than the required
answer, e.g. 7 choices for 5 answers.
 Number of items should be short
 Keep the stimuli and response columns on the same page
 Give some heading to both the column like ‘A’ and ‘B’
 An answer choice may be used more than once.

ADVANTAGES
 They require little reading time, many questions can be
asked in a limited period of testing time.
 Amenable to machine scoring or even with hand –
scoring, they can be scored more easily than the essay or
short – answer test
 Can be constructed easily and quickly
 Space can be saved

RATING SCALES (DIRECTED
OBSERVATION)
Rating scale is the judgment of one person by another.
A rating scale is a common evaluation tool used in evaluating the
knowledge , skills and performance.
e.g. 1.How good was the performance?
 Excellent
 Very good
 Good
 Average
 Poor

 How many times you will discuss with your friend to take
decisions?
 Always
 Sometimes
 Never

TYPES
 Descriptive rating scales:
 Numerical rating scale
 Graphic rating scale
 Behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS)

uses
 To evaluate skills, product outcomes, activities and
personal characteristics.
Advantages
 Easy to administer and score
 Can be used for a large group of students
 Wide range of application
 Clarity of feedback to student

Disadvantages
 Misuse can result in a consequent decrease in objectivity.

Qualities
 Clarity
 Variety
 Simple
 Relevance
 Objectivity
 Useful
 Precision
 uniqueness

Principles for preparing rating scale
 Rating scales should directly relate to learning objectives.
 They need to be confined to performance areas that can be
observed.
 Three to seven rating positions may need to be provided.

 The scale may be made more objectives, valid and
reliable.
 All the raters should be oriented to the specific scale as
well as the process of rating in general.
 As errors are common due to subjective judgment made
by the observer, rater should be conscious enough to avoid
them.

CHECKLIST
 Checklist are designed to record the presence or absence
of specific traits or behavior.
 A checklist is a tool for identifying the presence or
absence of conceptual knowledge, skills, or behaviors.

 Checklists are used for identify whether key tasks in a
procedure, process, or activity have been completed.
 A checklist is an inventory of behaviors, skills, or
characteristics that the observer marks or checks if they
are present.

USES OF CHECK LIST
 The checklist is used to assess the current characteristics
of the child, teacher, curriculum, or environment and to
track changes overtime.
 The tasks may be a sequence of steps or include items to
verify that the correct sequence was followed.
 A checklist may also be given to students to follow in
completing a procedure (e.g. evaluating demonstration).

Characteristics of checklist
 Checklist should be:
 Logical order
 Based on expected outcome
 Short or concise


 Highlight critical task
 Avoid misinterpretation by writing clear and specific task
 Use single task in one sentence
 Include students name, date, course, examiner and overall
result.

Advantages
 Easy, quick, convenient and efficient in preparing
recording and evaluating.
 Simple and time – efficient. The information can be
quickly recoded anytime during program hours.
 Focuses on specific behaviors, skills, or characteristics.
 Data from checklists can be easily analyzed
 Don’t have to trained to use it
 Variety of subject can be assessed using checklist.
 Provide specific information about specific objectives.

Disadvantages of checklist
 Checklists lack the richness of the more descriptive
narration
 Narrowed in nature
 Limit the presence and absence of behavior.
 Important aspects of behaviors may be missed, such as
how a behavior is performed and for how long.

OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED PRACTICAL
EXAMINATION/CLINICAL EXAMINATION
(OSPE/OSCE)

INTRODUCTION
 The traditional system of practical examination in nursing
consist of either assessing procedure to a student or a
patient for identifying the needs and the problems. This
depends upon students ability and availability of the
patient for the particular procedure.

STEPS OF OSPE / OSCE
 Demonstrate practical skill
 Make accurate observations
 Analyze and interpret data
 Identify the patient problem
 Plan the alternatives nursing interventions

TYPES OF STATIONS
 Procedure station
 The question station/ the response station

Scoring of student
 Make a checklist
 Observe the student performance
 Fulfillment of requirements of examination
 Fulfillment of objectives of examination

PROBLEMS IN CONDUCTING OSPE/OSCE
 Non availability of many faculty members.
 Lack of enthusiasm of the teachers to try out new methods.
 Students apprehension for having to learn even the smallest
detail of subject.
 Lack of physical facilities and cooperation in the clinical
settings
 Controversies over the evaluation criteria

ADVANTAGES OF OSPE/OSCE
 It is more objective ,reliable and valid than the traditional
system of examination.
 All students are subjected to the some standardized test.
 Emphasis is shifted from testing of actual knowledge to
testing of skills, that too in a short time
 It helps to ensure a wild coverage of the practical skills
 Ensures the interaction of teaching and learn

LIMITATIONS OF OSPE/OSCE
 The stimulated situations may not reflect the real life
situation
 Students cannot be assessed for different skill, such as
IPR, communication skills and skills in handling
equipment.
 Empathy towards the patients cannot be evaluated
 The skill of the student in providing holistic nursing care
cannot be assessed.

 It may be time consuming to construct an OSPE.
 It cannot be used by single person, it is needs more
resources in terms of manpower, time and money .
 There is a risk of fatigue.
 Carefully organization is required since all stations require
equal time

STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME
 Training the faculty member in using OSPE/OSCE
 Preparation of the students from the beginning of the
course for this type of examination.
 Proper communication with the administrators of the
clinical areas regarding OSPE/OSCE.
 Ensuring the reliability and validity of the evaluation
criteria.
 Adequate planning and organization of the whole exercise.

CONCLUSION
Todays class we all discuss about the standardized
Test and non standardized test, validity , objectivity
,usability , of the test. Essay questions, short answer
questions, multiple choice questions and rating scales
checklist and objective structured practical exam/clinical
exam.

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