La Carlota City College/College of Education Assessment in Learning 1

MODULE 2
TESTING AND MEASUREMENT

Testing and assessment are not synonymous with each other, but they are partners in the teaching-learning
process. A teacher gives test to the learners to determine if the level of understanding achieved the specific
learning task. Learner’s achievements or performance can be determined through assessment of test results
or when the raw scores are evaluated with the use of statistical techniques to arrive at meaningful results.
Testing is defined as the administration of test and use of test results to determine whether the learners can
be promoted to the next grade/year level or must be retained in the same grade/year level and will undergo a
restudy of the same lesson.
Assessment refers to the collecting of data based on the performance, analyzing and interpreting the data to
Rubric evaluation by using statistical techniques to arrive at valid results.

Scope of Assessment
1. Assessment of curricular offerings. The course offerings must be assessed to determine if they
are relevant, realistic and responsive to the changing needs and problems of the society.
2. Assessment of school programs. The school programs must be appraised to determine of
teachers are not overloaded or underloaded.
3. Assessment of instructional materials. The instructional materials like books, reference books,
visual aids and devices must be evaluated to ascertain if they are adequate and updated. Books
and reference books beyond ten years must be revised.
4. Assessment of instructional facilities. The instructional facilities like classrooms, computers,
projectors, audio-visual equipment, laboratory equipment, chemicals, physical plant, library holdings
and many others must be assessed if they are adequate.
5. Assessment of teachers and professors. The teachers and professors must be evaluated if they
are qualified, competent and can deliver efficient services to the students effectively and excellently.
They are also evaluated if they are research-oriented and if they have an updated portfolio.
6. Assessment of student/students. The student of students must be assessed if they have or have
not reached the goals of the learning tasks. Each student or students must have an individual
portfolio for easy reference about their achievements.
7. Assessment of graduates. Graduates must be evaluated if they have passed the PRC Licensure
Examination for Teachers (LET) and if they are employed, underemployed or unemployed.
8. Assessment of school managers. School managers must be assessed if they are democratic
leaders to their subordinates and are approachable; understands the problems and needs of the
teachers/professors and students; and are not corrupt but honest.
9. Assessment of research. Research activities must be evaluated to determine if all
teachers/professors have conducted research efficiently and effectively. There are three functions
of teachers/professors in the Department of Education (DepEd) and private institutions, namely,
Instruction, Research and Extension. For State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) professors
perform four (4) mandated functions such as Instruction, Research, Extension and Production. The
SUCs are evaluated yearly by DBM (Department of Budget and Management) about their
performance of the four mandated functions.
10. Assessment of extension. Extension activities must be assessed to determine if all
teachers/professors have extension classes to different adopted barangays.

Assessment designates a more comprehensive concept in which the emphasis is based upon
the broad personality change and the major objective in the educational program. This includes the
values, attitudes, interest, models, ways of thinking, work habits, personal, spiritual and social
adaptability.
 Functions of Assessment

1. Measures students’ achievements – by giving test to students and assessing the test results, student’s achievements
can be determined whether they have reached the goals of the learning tasks or not.
2. Evaluates instruction and teaching strategies – for instance, the teacher uses unstructured approach in teaching
Statistics to fourth year high school students and gives achievement test after presenting the lesson. If the result of
the test is high, this means unstructured approach is appropriate in teaching Statistics, if low, then it is inappropriate.
The results of the test determine whether instruction and teaching strategies are effective or ineffective.
3. Assesses lessons to be re-taught – if teaching is ineffective as evidenced by the poor test results, item analysis comes
in. Items with 49 percent and below difficulty need to be re-taught. For instance, there are 90 students who took the
test in English. There are 30 students from upper group and 30 in the lower group. In item 28, 12 from upper group
got correct answer and 8 in the lower group got it correct also. To get the index of difficulty, 12 + 8/60 = 20/60 = 0.33
x 100 = 33%. Item 28 has 33% difficulty, hence, the lesson in Item 28 must be re-taught.
4. Evaluates school’s programs – assessment evaluates school’s programs if they are relevant, realistic and responsive
to the needs of the society. For instance, graduates of teacher education program passed the licensure examination
for teachers and they were employed as teachers. Hence, teacher education program is relevant, realistic and
responsive to the needs of the society.
5. Motivates learning - upon knowing the results of achievement test, the student’s enthusiasm is aroused if he gets
high score. Otherwise, if his score is low, he strives hard to get higher score in the next examination.
6. Predicts success or failure – success or failure of student is predicted through assessment of their learning. For
instance, if a student always gets high score in all examinations in all subjects, high score means passing and passing
means success. Likewise, if they always get low scores in all examinations in all subjects, low score means a failing
mark and failure on the part of the students.
7. Diagnoses the nature of difficulties – the weaknesses of the students can be detected through assessment of their
learning. For example, the teacher administers diagnostic test to his students. The result of diagnostic test determines
what part or subject the student is weak or having difficulties so that the teacher can identify what remedial instruction
should be given.
8. Evaluates teachers’ performance – the performance f teachers are determined through assessment of students’
learning. For instance, NAT or National Achievement Test is administered to 4 th year secondary students and Grade 4
students. If NAT results are within the mean, it means that the teachers’ performance are satisfactory. If above the
mean, very satisfactory and below that mean, below satisfactory. Likewise, in certain College of Teacher Education
when 100% of the teacher education graduates passed the Licensure Exams for Teachers, it means that the teaching
is effective and teachers’ performance are very satisfactory.
9. Evaluates schools’ facilities and resources – adequacy and inadequacy of school’s facilities and resources are
determined through assessment of students’ learning. If students passed the licensure examinations higher than the
national percentage score, it means the institution has adequate facilities and resources.
10. Evaluates school managers performance – assessment evaluates school managers performance. This managers are
the top and middle manager like the president as the head of the institution, vice president and deans. The result of
accreditation lies on the performance of the school managers. The subordinates cannot do anything without the full
cooperation among the school’s top and middle managers.

KINDS OF TESTS

1. Intelligence Test –measures the intelligence quotient (IQ) of an individual as genius, very superior,
high average, average, low average, borderline or mentally defective. Its function is to establish
the ability to think abstractly or to organize parts of a situation into a coherent whole.
2. Personality test – measures the ways in which the individual’s interest with other individuals or in
terms of the roles an individual has assigned to himself and how he adopts in the society.
3. Aptitude test – a predictive measure of a person’s likelihood of benefit from instruction or experience
in a given field such as the arts, music, clerical work, mechanical tasks, or academic studies.
4. Prognostic test – forecasts how well a person may do in a certain school subject or work. For
instance, Iowa Placememnt Examination predicts which of the subjects in the curriculum a
student is doing good.
5. Performance Test – is a measure of which often makes use of accomplishing the learning task
involving minimum accomplishment or none at all.
6. Diagnostic Test – identifies the weaknesses of an individual’s achievement in any field which serves
as basis for remedial instruction.
7. Achievement test – measures how much the students attain the learning tasks. For example, NAT
(National Achievement Test).
8. Preference Test – is a measure of vocational or academic interest of an individual or aesthetic
decision by forcing the examinee to make force options between members of paired or grouped
items.
9. Scale test – is a series of items arranged in the order of difficulty.
10. Speed test – measures the speed and accuracy of an examinee within the time imposed. It is also
called the alertness test. It consists if items of uniform difficulty.
11. Power test – is made up of series of items arranged from easiest to the most difficult.
12. Standardized test – provides exact procedures in controlling the method of administration and
scoring with norms and data concerning the reliability and validity of the test.
13. Teacher-made test – is prepared by classroom teachers based on the contents stated in the syllabi
and the lesson taken by the students.
14. Placement test- is used to measure the job an applicant should fill in the school setting and the
grade or year level the student should be enrolled after quitting from school.

Test Your Self

Read each questions carefully. Choose the letter of your correct answer. Write your answer in your answer
sheet.
1.It is an administration of test and use of test results to determine whether the learners can be promoted to the
next grade/year level or must be retained in the same grade/year level and will undergo a restudy of the same
lesson.
A. Assessment B. Testing C. Evaluation D. Measurement
2. It refers to the collecting of data based on the performance, analyzing and interpreting the data to Rubric
evaluation by using statistical techniques to arrive at valid results.
A. Measurement B. Evaluation C. Assessment D. Testing
3. Mr. Cruz evaluated the books in the school library to determine if it is still adequate and updated.
What scope of assessment is being describe?
A. Assessment of Instructional Facilities C. Assessment of Instructional Materials
B. Assessment of Graduates D. Assessment of School library

4. Mrs. Espinosa assessed the course offered by the local college to determine if they are
relevant, realistic and responsive to the changing needs and problems of the society. What scope of
assessment was employed?
A. Assessment of School Programs C. Assessment of Instructional Strategy
B. Assessment of Curricular Offerings D. Assessment of Instructional Materials

5. The following are the reasons why students need to be assessed except____________________
A. To determine if they reach or not reach the goals of learning tasks.
B. To determine if the teaching strategy is effective
C. To measure and evaluate their achievements and performance.
D. To determine their weaknesses as a basis for penalty.

6. Classrooms, computers, projectors, audio-visual equipment, laboratory equipment, chemicals,

physical plant, library holdings and many others are assessed if they are adequate. What scope of
assessment being describe?
A. Assessment of Instructional Materials C. Assessment of Instructional strategy
B. Assessment of Instructional Facilities D. Assessment of School Programs

7. Its function is to establish the ability to think abstractly or to organize parts of a situation into a
coherent whole.
A. Diagnostic Test B. Acievement Test C. Speed Test D. Intelligence Test
8. A type of test where a series of items arranged in the order of difficulty.
A. Scale Test B. Power Test C. Diagnostic Test D. Speed test
9. It measures the ways in which the individual’s interest with other individuals or in terms of the roles
an individual has assigned to himself and how he adopts in the society.
A. Power Test B. Intelligence test C. Aptitude test D. Personality test

10. What kind of test that identifies the weaknesses of an individual’s achievement in any field which
serves as basis for remedial instruction?
A. Aptitude test B. Personality test C. Achievement test D. Diagnostic test
11. It provides exact procedures in controlling the method of administration and scoring with norms
and data concerning the reliability and validity of the test.
A. Prognostic Test B. Standardized test C. Diagnostic test D. Achievement test
12. A kind of test that is used to measure the job an applicant should fill in the school setting and the
grade or year level the student should be enrolled after quitting from school.
A. Diagnostic test B. Prognostic test C. Placement test D. Power test
13. What kind of test that is made up of seires of items arranged from easiest to the most difficult?
A. Power Test B. Speed test C. Scale test D. Diagnostic test
14. It is a test that is prepared by classroom teachers based on the contents stated in the syllabi and
the lesson taken by the students.
A. Diagnostic test B. Teacher made Test C. Scale test D. Power test
15. It is a measure of vocational or academic interest of an individual or aesthetic decision by forcing
the examinee to make force options between members of paired or grouped items.
A. Preference test B. Diagnostic test C. Placement test D.Scale test
16. The teacher uses unstructured approach in teaching Statistics to fourth year high school students and gives
achievement test after presenting the lesson. If the result of the test is high, this means unstructured
approach is appropriate in teaching Statistics, if low, then it is inappropriate. What function of assessment
is this?
A. Assesses lessons to be re-taught C. Evaluates instruction and teaching strategies
B. Diagnoses the nature of difficulties D. Motivates learning
17. The teacher administers diagnostic test to his students. The result of diagnostic test determines what part
or subject the student is weak or having difficulties so that the teacher can identify what remedial instruction
should be given. What function of assessment is being describe?
A. Motivates learning C. Assesses lessons to be re-taught
B. Diagnoses the nature of difficulties D. Evaluates instruction and teaching strategies
18. If a student always gets high score in all examinations in all subjects, high score means passing and passing
means success. Likewise, if they always get low scores in all examinations in all subjects, low score means a
failing mark and failure on the part of the students. What function of assessment is being describe?
A. Diagnoses the nature of difficulties C. Predicts success or failure
B. Measures students’ achievements D. Motivates learning
19. If students passed the licensure examinations higher than the national percentage score, it means the
institution has adequate facilities and resources. What function of assessment is being describe?
A. Predicts success or failure C. Measures students’ achievements
B. Evaluates schools’ facilities and resources D. Evaluates instruction and teaching strategies
20. Upon knowing the results of achievement test, the student’s enthusiasm is aroused if he gets high score.
Otherwise, if his score is low, he strives hard to get higher score in the next examination. What function of
assessment is being describe?
A. Diagnoses the nature of difficulties C. Motivates learning
B. Predicts success or failure D. Measures students’ achievements

Performance Task # 4

Complete the table below.

Kind of Test Definition Purpose Example

(Give 2 examples)

1. Aptitude Test

2. Diagnostic Test

3. Performance test

4. Achievement test

5. Intelligence Test

6. Scale Test

7. Standardized Test

8. Placement Test