Standard Stages in Assessment Instrument Development

Standard Stages in Assessment Instrument Development

By

Yahya Alaidrus

Hendrik M

        It is essential to have a clear definition of  what assessment is before we come to discussing standard stages in assessment instrument development. Assessment refers to information gathering process about learners (through various sources), concerning what they know and what they can perform (Fulcher & Davidson, 2007). The information might be used as a basis for decision-making (Gronlund, 1982, Fulcher & Davidson, 2007, Brown, 2003 ). Assessment should at least measure competence and have positive backwash toward teaching or learning.

STAGES OF TEST DEVELOPMENT

SUMMARY OF TOPIC 1: STAGES OF TEST DEVELOPMENT

By: Muhammad Yunus & Rojab Siti Rodliyah

1.      Stating the problem

Make it clear what one wants to know and for what purpose. Answer these questions:

(i)     What kind of test is it tobe? (achievement, proficiency, diagnostic, or placement?)

(ii)   What is its precise purpose?

(iii) What abilities are to be tested?

(iv) How detailed must the result be?

(v)   How accurate must the results be?

(vi) How important is backwash?

Standard Stages in Assessment Instrument Development

Summary #1

Agus Eko Cahyono

Jumariati

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Standard Stages in Assessment Instrument Development

Developing a good assessment instrument is ideally done through several stages that can guarantee its quality. There are several stages in developing assessment instrument proposed by some experts. Hughes (2003) state that the stages in developing assessment instrument include:

1.      Stating the problem that means specifying what to test and how to test. During this stage, the instrument developer (teacher) needs to be clear with what type of test is going to be developed whether it is an achievement test, a proficiency test, or placement and diagnostic test. Then, he needs to decide the specific goals of the test by deciding the specific areas of knowledge and/or specific skills to measure.

Stages of Test Development by I.G.A Lokita Purnamika Utami and Rina Sari

Stages of Test Development

by:

I.G.A Lokita Purnamika Utami

Rina Sari

Test development is best carried out by a team. It is difficult to develop a test by individual, especially in the stage of item writing. When fault in item writing is obvious for others it could be invisible for the writer. There are some qualities necessary possessed by an item writer, one of them is the willingness to accept justified criticism. Other qualities for item writer or test developer are native or near native command of the language, intelligence and imagination (to create context for an item and foresee possible misinterpretation).

The following are stages of test construction:

Summary of Standard Stages in Assessment Instrument Development by Marwa & Erlik, W. S.

1.      MARWA

2.      ERLIK WIDIYANI STYATI

Assessment Instrument Development

Summary of Standard Stages in Assessment Instrument Development

There are several standard stages of test development. The first essential stage is stating the problem that is to make oneself perfectly clear about what it is one wants to know and for what purpose, for examples, what kind of test is it to be?, what is its precise purpose?, what abilities are to be tested? Etc. if the problem is clear, steps can be taken to solve it.