Techniques of Basic Guidance
TYPES OF TESTS
1. Achievement tests- devised and administered to measure how well a person has learned as an outcome of instruction.
Used to assess student’s performance in school subjects. All unit, semester and terminal examination tests are nothing but achievement tests. These tests focus on skills or abilities that are traditionally taught in the schools. Therefore achievement tests may be defined as tools designed to measure the degree of student learning in specific curriculum areas common to most schools, such as Mathematics, English usages, etc.
Achievement tests are used as learning measures of: * The amount of learning * The rate of learning comparisons with others or with achievement of self in other areas * Level of learning in sub-areas, and * Strengths and weaknesses in a subject matter area because of their extensive use and relatively easy task of identifying appropriate context measures. Limitations: * Hard to measure because they are not graded according to difficulty because it is impossible to compare the results of one’s test with those of another. 2. Intelligence Tests – measure general intelligence, the IQ of counselee which determines one’s mental ability. They may be individual or group tests. * Regarded as a measure of scholastic aptitude as validated against measures of academic achievement.
Intelligence Quotient- a single global score which indicates the individual‘s general intellectual level. IQ = Ma (Mental Age) x 100 CA (Chronological Age) 3. Aptitudes Tests- measure the probable potentiality for development prior to training or schooling as tests in aptitude covered are, music, science, algebra, manual, and mechanical. Its value is the discovery of an individual to succeed in a specific field. Aptitude - A trait that characterizes an individual’s ability to perform in a given area or to acquire the learning necessary for performance in a given area. It
1. Achievement tests- devised and administered to measure how well a person has learned as an outcome of instruction.
Used to assess student’s performance in school subjects. All unit, semester and terminal examination tests are nothing but achievement tests. These tests focus on skills or abilities that are traditionally taught in the schools. Therefore achievement tests may be defined as tools designed to measure the degree of student learning in specific curriculum areas common to most schools, such as Mathematics, English usages, etc.
Achievement tests are used as learning measures of: * The amount of learning * The rate of learning comparisons with others or with achievement of self in other areas * Level of learning in sub-areas, and * Strengths and weaknesses in a subject matter area because of their extensive use and relatively easy task of identifying appropriate context measures. Limitations: * Hard to measure because they are not graded according to difficulty because it is impossible to compare the results of one’s test with those of another. 2. Intelligence Tests – measure general intelligence, the IQ of counselee which determines one’s mental ability. They may be individual or group tests. * Regarded as a measure of scholastic aptitude as validated against measures of academic achievement.
Intelligence Quotient- a single global score which indicates the individual‘s general intellectual level. IQ = Ma (Mental Age) x 100 CA (Chronological Age) 3. Aptitudes Tests- measure the probable potentiality for development prior to training or schooling as tests in aptitude covered are, music, science, algebra, manual, and mechanical. Its value is the discovery of an individual to succeed in a specific field. Aptitude - A trait that characterizes an individual’s ability to perform in a given area or to acquire the learning necessary for performance in a given area. It