Purposes of Classroom Assessment

Assessment for Learning

Is intended to provide the teachers with information about students' knowledge, understanding, and skills to vary and differentiate teaching and learning activities

It is referred to as formative assessment/ formative learning tool.

When is Assessment for Learning done?

Done during before/ during instruction

Assessment as Learning

Involving the students in the learning process where they monitor their own progress, ask questions, and practice their skills.

When is Assessment as Learning done?

During instruction

Assessment of Learning 

Designed to assist teachers in using evidence on student learning to assess student achievement against learning

Referred to as summative assessment

When is Assessment as Learning done?

During instruction

Intelligence Test

Measures the intelligence quotient (IQ) of an individual

Personality Test

Measures the ways in which individuals interact with other individuals has ascribed to himself in the society

Aptitude Test

Predictive measures of a person's likelihood

Prognostic Test

How well a person is likely to do in a certain school subject/ task

Performance Test

Often make use of manipulative materials. May not have verbal instruction

Diagnostic Test

Measures the weakness of an individual's achievement in any given field.

Achievement Test

Measures what has been learned by the student of the subject matter taught in school 

Preference Test

Measures vocational or avocational interest or aesthetic judgment

Accomplishment Test

Measures achievement for the individual subject in the curriculum

Scale Test

Is a series of items arranged in order of difficulty

Power Test

Made of a series of items graded in difficulty from the easiest to the most difficult.

Speed Test

Measures the speed and accuracy within the time limit imposed

Standardized Test

Provides exact procedures in controlling the method of administration and scoring, concerning the reliability and validity of the test

Psychological Test

Measures aspects of behavior such as intelligence, attitudes, and abilities.

Placement Test

Determines the grade or year level the student will be enrolled in after ceasing from school.

Educational Test

Measures the effectiveness of teaching

Mastery Test

Measures the examinee's level of mastery of certain competencies, skills, or content

Survey Test

Measures the examinee's degree of achievement in varied and broad learning outcomes

Informal Test

Non-standardized test; teacher-made test intended to measure day-to-day specific learning outcome

Formative Test

Informal assessment of performance during instruction, such as quizzes, homework, and seatwork

Summative Test

Formal assessment of performance, such as the end of a unit, to provide an overview of achievement

Individual Test

It is administered one-on-one

Group Test

Administered to groups of individuals

Nonverbal Test

Pencil and paper test/ oral test, but words are not used in giving meaning. Like numbers, physical objects, drawing.

Objective Test

A test administered to students in which the scoring is objective

Subjective Test

Where the scores are influenced by the opinion or judgment of the person during the scoring

Take-Home Test

Encourages the students to think about a question, to consult numerous resources inside and outside the school to do fieldwork

Open Book Test

Permits students to consult the text and open their reference book during the test period.