* Types of Testing

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The Definition of Tests :

A Tool for management of certain

ability, performance and the way of

evaluation for both teacher and student

and to determine the knowledge.

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1. Objective Tests 2. Subjective Tests

Objective tests are those that have clear right or wrong answers. Multiple-choice tests fall into this group. Students have to select a pre-determined correct answer from three or four possibilities.

Example:1. True and false items.2. Multiple choice items.3. Matching items4. Completion items

Subjective tests require the marker or examiner to make a subjective judgment regarding the marks deserved.

Examples:

1. essay questions 2. Oral interviews.3. Free writing

3. Speed tests: A speed test aims at measuring the speed of performance.* For example : Typing speed tests.

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4. Progress or Achievement Tests :Achievement or progress tests measure the students’ improvement in relation to their syllabus. These tests only contain items which the students have been taught in class.

* There are two types of progress tests: short-term and long-term .- Short-term progress tests check how well students have understood or learned material covered in specific units or chapters. They enable the teacher to decide if remedial or consolidation work is required.

- Long-term progress tests are also called Course Tests because they check the learners’ progress over the entire course. They enable the students to judge how well they have progressed. Administratively, they are often the sole basis of decisions to promote to a higher level.

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5. Public tests: 6. School tests :

Is prepared by a central authority and Given on a country-wide scale.

Is locally prepared and given at the school level by the class teacher .

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7. Standard tests: 8. Normal tests:

A standardized tests is a carefully designed

one that has undergone long

experimentation and research.

A normal tests is not standardized. The majority of tests, of course, belong to

this normal category.

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9. Written tests : 10.Oral test :

Test of written expression in the second official language assesses knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and other aspects of written.

There are two types of question in this test:

Fill in the blank Error identification.

is a practice in many schools and disciplines, where an examiner poses questions to the student in spoken form. The student has to answer the question in such a way as to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the subject in order to pass the exam

For example job interviews! Discussion

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11.Announced test :12. Drop tests :

The teacher an assigns the test

material and fixes a certain date in

advance.

For example :• First & second

midterm.• Final exam.

This test is given without pervious announcement. It is usually a short one and it aims at keeping students on the alert.

For example:Five minute quiz

unannounced .

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13. Classroom test: 14. Home tests:

The test questions are given and answered at the class.

A home test is given at class but answered at home,

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Closed-book tests: Open-book tests:

Textbooks are closed while students are taking the test.

Students are allowed to use their books while answering the question of a tests.

you are evaluated on understanding rather than recall and memorization.your time will be limited, so the key is proper organization in order to quickly finddata, quotes, examples, and/or arguments you use in your answers.

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