Common Types of Tests

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Common Types of Tests
Tests of Academic Achievement

Academic Achievement tests measure a child’s abilities in basic academic subjects, such as reading, writing, and math. These scores are then used for comparisons of that child’s academic achievement to other children. These tests can be administered to groups of children or can be administered individually.

Curriculum-Based Measurement Strategies

Curriculum-based measurement is used to evaluate student performance, using the school curriculum as the standard of comparison (rather than comparing students to other students, such as with academic achievement tests). For these test, measures of success in education is the student’s progress in the curriculum. These tests provide important data during planning of instruction, immediately after instruction to determine whether mastery has occurred and periodically throughout the year to evaluate long-term retention. These types of tests are also useful to gather information for decisions about pupil eligibility for special education

Group Tests of Intellectual Performance

This is a type of test used to measure a student’s intelligence and intellectual potential. Intelligence tests can be administered to groups of students or to students individually.

Individual tests of intellectual performance

These tests are administered to students individually. There are five common individual intelligence tests.

Some tests are aimed at measuring a student’s classroom behavior. Included in the term "classroom behavior" is the student’s conduct within the school setting, response to school rules, interpersonal relationships with teachers and other students, and self-concept and attitude toward school. Tests to measure classroom behavior are usually in the form of checklists and rating scales, both of which require observations to be completed. Types of related tests can be organized into five categories: classroom behavior and social-emotional development, attention disorders and hyperactivity, self-concept, peer acceptance, and school interests and attitudes.

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Last modified: July 03, 2000

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