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INTRODUCTION
Evaluation plays an important role in the teaching
learning process. The objective of evaluation is to provide a clear
and valid description about the pupil's achievement . For the
above purpose class room testing is in necessary. Classroom tests
provide relevant information about pupils learning. Test
represents the total domain of achievement tasks. Therefore one
should know about the term achievement in the school evaluation
programme who related to this.
In order to know about the meaning of achievement test,
we should know first meaning of achievement and then the
meaning of achievement test.
MEANING OF ACHIEVEMENT
From the common man's point of view, achievement is the
pupil's score on a particular classroom test.
(For example Mr. X has secured 50 in English and 60 in
mathematics. Generally we say that Mr. 'X' has better
achievement in Mathematics than English.)
But in real sense the term achievement is more broader
meaning. It means total learning attainment, accomplishments
and proficiencies that a student has acquired. Therefore it can be
said that achievement implies the overall mastery of a pupil on a
particular context.
DEFINITION OF ACHIEVEMENT
C.V. GOOD:
" Achievement is the accomplishment or proficiency of
performance in a given skill or body of knowledge."
H.W. BERNARD:
" The concept of achievement involves the interaction of three
factors such as, (i) aptitude for learning,(ii)readiness for learning
and(iii)opportunity for learning.
Subject-HISTORY
Class - VII
SL NO Content Marks %
1 Unit - 1 10 20%
(QUTAB-UD-
DIN AIBAK)
2 Unit - 2 10 20%
(ILTUTMISH)
3 Unit - 3 10 20%
(GIYASUDDIN
BALBAN)
4 Unit - 4 10 20%
(ALAUDDIN
KHALJI)
5 Unit - 5 10 20%
(MAHAMMAD
BIN TUGHLAQ)
Total 50 100%
( TABLE - 2.3)
(TABLE - 2.4)
SL NO Difficulty levels Marks Percentage (%)
1 Essay 20 40%
2 Average 20 40%
3 Difficulty 10 20%
Total 50 100%
CHAPTER -3
CHAPTER-3
PREPARING THE TEST
Preparing was the 2nd step of the construction. This was
also an important step. In this stage the project worker construed
29 items of different types which were prepared content
wise,blue print wise,objective wise as indicated in the panning
stage. He took into all these consideration all rules or principles of
the test construction. Then the test items were assembled and
edited a scoring key was prepared for objective evaluation. A
sample of questions, scoring key has been attached in appendix - I
and II.
CHAPTER
CHAPTER -- 44
TRYOUT OF THE TEST
Tryout is an essential condition to know the merits of
the items in the test. It is needed to judge the suitability of each
item for the final test. During the process of tryout, a selected
number of required preliminary evaluation on the basis of item
analysis of required.
After the preparation of the scoring key the project
worker had tried out the test. The purpose of tryout are:
(a) To determine the difficulty level of individual item.
(b) To identify the detective and weak items.
(c) To determine the discriminating power of each item.
CHAPTER -- 55
CHAPTER
ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEST
Administration means administering the prepared test on a
sample of pupils. So the effectiveness of the final form test depend
upon a fair administration.
The test was administering on students of class VII of
BEHERAMAL M.E. SCHOOL, BEHERAMAL. DIST.- SAMBALPUR. It
had administered on the date of 8th. April, 2016 with in one hour.
The test was administered in congenial physical and
psychological environment during the time of testing. Physical
environment means proper sitting arrangement, proper light and
ventilation and adequate space for invigilation. Psychological
environment refers to those aspect which influence the mental
conditions of the pupils.
There was some distance among students for supervision. No
scope was facilities for gossiping and cheating. The quality of the
item was not too difficulty and also not so easy for the students.
The administration was started on due on the time and pupils
returned their answer sheet in time.
(TABLE- 5.1)
(TABLE-5.2)
RAW SCORES:
41,40,38,38,32,34,36,34,
33,22,30,27,30,29,25,27,
24,20,20,21,25,22,33,31,
19,18,10,15,14,19,09,11
CONCLUSION
Preparation of an achievement test for evaluating the
students achievement is an important task. Achievement test is
constructed to indicate the general problems of class. Whish also
helps to modify the students behaviour and to achieve the goal of
education. So, there should followed proper procedure to
construct an achievement test in classroom i.e planning,
preparation, try-out and evaluation to judge the test item and also
helps us to produce a valid, reliable, and objective standardized
test. This also helps to categories the students in a particular
group or class on the basis of knowledge and performanse. Thus
the achievement test is the test of over all mastery of a pupil on a
particular context that measures the attainments or
accomplishments of a pupils achievement.
So, this achievement test also prepared on the basis of proper
and systematic procedure to achieve the objectives of education.
Which are provide a valid data about the achievement of students
and helps to modify the teaching learning process according to its
needs. Therefore a teacher should know about this and how to
prepare reliable valid and useful classroom tests. Now
achievement test are more uses in every educational purpose to
achieve the goals. Thus it should carefully constructed.
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