Teaching Prepared by Caroline W. Ndirangu

Student Related Evaluation
Is a Student successful to go the next stage? This is the diagnostic function of 
evaluation.
Students who already posses considerable knowledge on a topic can do enrichment 
activities such as individual projects or supplemental reading. They can also act 
as aids assisting the teacher with those students who are having difficulties with 
the materials or who have missed some of the work or if circumstances permit 
the students who score sufficiently well on the present can go on to the next unit 
of work.
This function of evaluation diagnoses the students’ level of understanding.

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Reading # 18
  Standardized and Other Formal Assessments 
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/
Contemporary_Educational_Psychology/Chapter_11:_Standardized_and_
Other_Formal_Assessments
a)  Discuss these different categories of standardized tests in 200 words. Indi-
cate when and how they are used during the discussion.
•  Diagnostic
•  Aptitude
•  Scholastic
b  What is your opinion on the following issues of standardized tests? Explain 
in 150-1200 words for each of them
(i)   Standardized tests are biased.
(ii)  Teachers teach to the test.
(iii)  Students and teachers cheat on the standardized test.
c)  How does self evaluation of a teacher help the learner? Explain in 100-150 
words.
Learning Tip
Standardized tests are used to:
Assess the student’s progress
Diagnose the learner’s strengths and weakness
Select students for specific programmes
Assist teachers in planning
Promote accountability
There are different types of standardized tests achievement tests (assess content 
areas), diagnostic tests (assess skills and abilities) and aptitude tests (predict the 
future).

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