Non-Standardized Test

MA. CHRISTIANE M. PROYALDE

What Is a Non-Standardized Test?

 Non-standardized assessment looks at

an individual's performance, and does
not produce scores that allow us to
compare that performance to another's.
It allows us to obtain specific information
about the student, and this can be in
different formats.
Informal Testing

 Another term for non-standardized

testing is informal testing. These tests are
classroom tests and are usually
developed by the teacher as opposed
to some group of outside testers. These
classroom tests assess students' learning
over a period of time or after a
particular unit of study.
Criterion-Referenced Measurement

 It is used to measure learning for a

particular student. This way the teacher
can document whether or not learning is
taking place. Evidence of learning, or
not, is readily apparent, and the focus
here is on the performance of an
individual student as opposed to the
norm-referenced tests.
Forms of Non-Standardized Testing

 Portfolios, interviews, informal

questioning, group discussions, oral tests,
quick pop quizzes, exhibitions of work,
projects and performance exams.
 Differences between
Standardized and Non-
Standardized test
Standardized Test

• generally prepared by specialists who

know very well the principles of test
construction;
• prepared very carefully following
principles of test construction;
Standardized Test
• given to a large proportion of the
population for which they are intended
for the computation of
norms;
• generally correlated with other tests of
known validity and reliability or with
measures such as
school marks to determine their validity
and reliability;
Standardized Test
• generally are high objective;
• have their norms computed for
purposes of comparison and
interpretation;
• measure innate capacities and
characteristics as achievement;
Standardized Test

• intended to be used for a long

period of time and for all people of
the same class in the culture where
they are validated.
• accompanied by manuals of
instructions on how to administer and
score the tests and how to
interpret the results;
Standardized Test

• generally copyrighted.
Non- Standardized Test
• made by teachers who may not know
very well the principles of test
construction;
• Often prepared hurriedly and
haphazardly to be able to meet the
deadline for administration;
• usually given only to a class or classes
for which the tests are intended; usually,
no norms are computed;
Non- Standardized Test

• Teacher-made tests are not subjected

to any statistical procedures to
determine their validity and
reliability;
• scoring might be subjective;
Non- Standardized Test

• Have no norms unless the teacher

computes the median, mean, and
other measures for comparison
and interpretation;
• Generally measure subject
achievement only;
Non- Standardized Test
 Intended to be used only once or twice
to measure achievement of students in a
subject matter
studied during a certain period;
 Do not have manuals of instructions, only
the directions for the different types of
tests which may be
given orally or in writing.
Non- Standardized Test

 Not copyrighted
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