Testing and assessment

  • 50 Basic Rules of Grammar | Grammar Rules

    50 Basic Rules of Grammar | Grammar Rules Grammar is a Greek word that means “craft of something”. To master a language, you first need to get familiar with its grammatical rules. Learning the grammar of a language sounds difficult but in English, the rules are really simple. There are approximately 3500 rules related to grammar. Sound overwhelming for sure, but one just has to learn a few basic ones. For effective writing and speaking, we need to master grammar rules. Native people do not pay much attention to grammar as they have been speaking the language since birth. Once you have learned some rules, the language will not sound…

  • Contractions in English | Basic Rules for Contractions

    Contractions in English | Basic Rules for Contractions Contractions in Writing | An Overview of Contraction Words Contractions are an important element of English writings. To connect two words, an apostrophe is used. Removing some sounds and letters results in a short word called contraction words. People mostly use it in informal writing. They save time and make the reader feel comfortable. This article will go over how to use contractions in good detail. You cannot contract any word with another one to create a link. Modal verbs and pronouns are usually contracted together. Contraction words act as a single word even when we combine them together. For example, ‘I…

  • Opening and Closing Paragraphs in an Essay

    Opening and Closing Paragraphs in an Essay How to Write the Opening and Closing Paragraph in an Essay? In essay writing, the most difficult part is to write opening and closing paragraphs. If your opening paragraph does not grab the attention of your readers, they will quit reading and will never stay on your text. A reader decides whether to read an essay or not from its introductory paragraph. Similarly, the closing paragraph is also very important. Only well written opening and closing paragraphs can make the reader to stay on the text. First, we will learn how to write an introductory paragraph of an essay and then we will…

  • Montessori Instructional Material in the Classroom

    Importance & Role of Montessori Instructional Material

    Role of Montessori Instructional Material in the Classroom The Montessori Method is an educational system in which children receive hands-on projects. They learn skills and develop abilities by learning through Montessori instructional material. This system encourages the children to do lifelong learning. In this article the benefits of Montessori education are discussed. Montessori material allows children to uncover important learning outcomes via repetition and practice. Each lesson plan focuses on teaching a single skill at a time. The purpose of its creation is to encourage independent learning and problem-solving in children. Montessori instructional material stand out for their well-organized learning guidance. There are many different materials available to learn from,…

  • Good MCQs Test

    How to Create a Good MCQs Test?

    How to Create a Good MCQs Test? How to create a Good MCQs Test?  Multiple-choice test (MCQs) generally depends on multiple factors. To create a good MCQs test, these factors includes formulating clearly stated problems, identifying plausible alternatives, and removing irrelevant clues to the answer.  Use complete statement to construct a good MCQs test  The body of the question should be complete in sense of meanings by itself and should present a clear and comprehensible problem.  Generally, the main body of the questions placed in MCQs are incomplete statements. These incomplete statements are difficult to understand until all the alternatives have been read. Example of an incomplete statement in form…

  • Types Of Written Tests

    Types Of Written Tests Types of Written Test To assess the progress of student in any class, teachers utilize different types of test in different context. Each type of test has its own advantages and limitations depending on level of class, age of students, level of preparation, level of confidence, and many other factors. Written test/assessment are most common types of test to assess students in a classroom. Types of Written Tests  The most commonly used written tests are: 1.    Verbal  2.    Non-verbal  3.    Objective  4.    Subjective  5.    Standardized  6.    Teacher Made  Verbal Test The most commonly used tests in education are verbal tests. It emphasizes on reading, writing, or…

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    What is Summative Assessment?

    What is Summative Assessment? What is Summative Assessment?   Formative assessment occurs during instructional process, but on the other hand, Summative assessment occurs at the end of the instructional session (course of the unit). Summative assessment takes place after the instructional period has been completed and provides learners feedback and information that sums up the teaching and learning process. Unlike, formative assessments, no formal learning is taking place at this stage, other than incidental learning which might take place through the completion of assignments and projects. The main objective of summative assessment is to assign grades to the learners and certifying the level of mastery and expertise in a certain…

  • Formative assessment

    What is Formative Assessment?

    What is Formative Assessment? What is Formative Assessment? Formative assessment takes place during instructional process which provides feedback and information from the learners and also correct learning errors. By formative assessment, a teacher can also assess his own progress as an instructor. When an instructor assess student during classroom instruction with a purpose to have a feedback that how can he make his teacher learning process better, that is formative assessment. In this assessment, instructors are not assessing what learners learnt or not, rather they assess the process behind the learners learning. It is conducted during the academic session so that instructor can get a feedback about his way of…

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    Different Types of Assessment

    Different Types of Assessment Types of Assessment We categories assessment in two ways: Types of assessment by format and types of assessment by nature.    1. Types of Assessment by Format Types of assessment by format are further categorized into two types: Fixed Choice Assessment and Complex Performance Assessment.   (a)  Fixed Choice Assessment Fixed choice assessment is sued to measure the skills of people efficiently and for this we usually use fixed choice items, i.e. multiple choice question, fill in the blanks, true false, and matching exercises. It is known as fixed choice because the student who is attempting the test does not need to write the answer, but…

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    Difference Between Assessment and Evaluation

    Difference between Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation. What is Measurement? Measurement is a general term used broadly in physics and mathematics and can be easily understood if we use this term to measure distance between two points due to its physical existence of measuring tool like a scale. In the field of education, measurements is bit different than physics and mathematics tools, the tools used for education measurement include test, homework, observation, portfolios, project, checklist etc. In education, our measuring tools are not physical and we cannot measure attitude, behavior, and achievement etc. exactly due to an abstract property. These abstract tools give information about students’ learning. The information we got…