| Type |
Description |
Example |
| Placement test |
- Pretests designed that is before teaching process.
- To identify the presence or absence of prerequisite skills.
- Concern with the students; readiness to begin the instruction
- Concern with the appropriateness of our planned instruction.
|
e.g. Ujian minat bakat, Myerr-Briggs Test |
| Formative
(assessment/ penaksiran) |
- For improvement
- learning measures
- decentralized
- most student centered
- direct measures
- soundest evidence
- least public
|
e.g. Quiz, presentation, group discussion |
| Diagnostic |
- As needed during instruction.
- To detect students learning difficulties.
- To pinpoint the specific types of error each student is making.
- Takes up where the formative test leaves off.
|
e.g. |
Summative
(evaluation/ penilaian) |
- For accountability
- performance measures
- centralized
- least student centered
- indirect measures
- weakest evidence
- most public
|
e.g. Final exam, phd viva. |
