Understanding Types of Tests

Study Notes

A test is a procedure or activity designed to assess, measure, or evaluate something, such as a person's knowledge, skills, or abilities.
It can also refer to a trial or experiment to determine the quality, performance, or reliability of a product, system, or process.

Formative test: an assessment used to evaluate student progress and understanding during the learning process.
Summative test: an assessment used to evaluate student learning at the end of a lesson, unit, or course.
Diagnostic test: an assessment used to identify a student's strengths, weaknesses, and knowledge gaps.
Authentic test: an assessment that simulates real-life scenarios or tasks to evaluate a student's ability to apply what they have learned.

Assessment: to evaluate student learning and understanding.
Instruction: to guide teaching and learning.
Evaluation: to make judgments about student performance or program effectiveness.
Research: to investigate and understand learning phenomena.

A test is a procedure or activity designed to assess, measure, or evaluate something, such as a person's knowledge, skills, or abilities, or to determine the quality, performance, or reliability of a product, system, or process.

Formative tests are assessments used to evaluate student progress and understanding during the learning process.
Summative tests are assessments used to evaluate student learning at the end of a lesson, unit, or course.
Diagnostic tests are assessments used to identify a student's strengths, weaknesses, and knowledge gaps.
Authentic tests are assessments that simulate real-life scenarios or tasks to evaluate a student's ability to apply what they have learned.

The purpose of assessment is to evaluate student learning and understanding.
The purpose of instruction is to guide teaching and learning.
The purpose of evaluation is to make judgments about student performance or program effectiveness.
The purpose of research is to investigate and understand learning phenomena.