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Unit Test:
Teaching and testing are the integral part of educational system. Testing is implicit in teaching some of the stages, which may be properly marked for testing
procedures.
1. During teaching.
2. At the end of teaching a daily lesson.
3. At the end of teaching a unit.
4. At the end of the term.
5. At the end of the year/curriculum.
A test at the end of a teaching unit is known as the unit test.
Usually the test / Examinations are held based on the entire syllabus. A unit test is not a random assessment of questions. It is preplanned, systematic and scientific test.
A unit test is a test which is constructed, administered and assessed by a teacher after teaching a particular unit to the students.
Characteristics of Unit test:
1. Unit test is an Evaluation tool for measurement of pupils and knowledge achievement and to improve by giving feed back.
2. It is based on a single unit.
3. It is administered at the completions of the unit.
4. It is clear from the above evidence that a unit testing is an integral part of teaching process. Unit testing makes instruction a dynamic process through continuous evaluation
and regular feed back.
Steps for setting up a unit test:
The steps for setting up a good and meaningful unit test are,
A) Planning (Design) of the test:
1. Unit Analysis
2. Content Analysis
3. Weightage to content.
4. Weightage to type of questions.
5. Weightage to objectives.
6. Weightage to difficulty level.
7. Preparation of Blue print.
B) Editing the unit test:
1. Construction of items
2. Selection of items
3. Grouping of test items.
4. Instructions of Examinee.
5. Sections in the question paper.
6. Preparing a marking scheme and scoring key.
C) Reviewing the Question Paper:
1. Question-wise analysis.
2. Critical evaluation of the test.
D) Administering the Test:
E) Interpret the test results:
1. Score the answer scripts.
2. Item analysis (After the test)
F) Statistical Treatment:
1. Based on measures of central tendency values.
2. Based on quartile points.
3. Based on frequency polygon & histogram.
A) Planning (Design) of a unit test:
As it is obvious that, a planning made carefully to begin with, the design of the test is prepared so that it may be used as an effective instrument of evaluation. A
proper design would increase the validity, reliability, objectivity and suitability of the test.
The following aspects have to be looked up on while planning for a unit test and they are.
1. Unit analysis:
Here the teacher must analysis the whole unit into its sub-units, sub-units may be listed under sub headings and must be organized logically.
2. Content analysis:
The content analysis must be done for each one of the sub unit separately by listing the important facts, concepts, principles, generalizations etc.
3. Weightage to objectives:
The relative importance of each objective is to be considered. For informative subject Mathematics the objectives are knowledge understanding, application and skill. The
main task here is to decide the weightage to be given to the different objectives include in the unit plan. This weightage should be decided by a committee of experts, including
the classroom teacher.
1 Knowledge
2 Understanding
3 Application
4 Skill
4. Weightage to content:
The content of a unit is taught in the classroom by providing suitable learning experiences. All the subject matter will not have equal importance. There fore in
order to test the understanding of the content, a proper weightage must be given looking into the nature, scope & importance of the content. The content weightage must be
given in such unit wise and teacher must see no content/sub unit should left out.
Objective
Very Short answer
Short answer Type
Essay type
Sub Unit I
Sub Unit II
4. Instructions to Examinee:
There are two types of instruction in the question paper
1. General instruction
2. Specific instruction
The general instruction must be given in the beginning of question paper.
a) This paper has two/three sections (A, B, C)
b) All questions in the section is compulsory
c) About time, medium of answering.
The specific instructions enable the examinee to understand how to respond to a question.
5. Sections in the Question Paper:
Generally the objective type items grouped under section a short answer in section B, Essay type in Section C.
6. Preparing marking scheme and scoring key:
The marking scheme should be prepared for the essay and short answer type of questions only the important points to be written in the expected answer in
scheme. The expected answer must be allotted with certain amount of time.
The scoring key must be prepared for the objective type items.
C) Reviewing the question paper:
1) Question wise analysis:
Each Question must be considered separately and analyzed in terms of its sub unit, objective and specifications type of question marks allotted, time limit for answering.
The purpose of Question wise analysis also to know the strength and weaknesses of question paper, To tally the question paper with blue print, to determine the
content validity and for the satisfaction of paper setter.
Sl No. Sub Unit Objectives Specification Type of Q. Marks Time Limit Difficulty Level