Teachers and counsellors are often interested in using tests to determine their students’ strengths and weaknesses, the areas where they are doing well and those where they are doing poorly. Which of the following test can be used for the purpose?  

The correct answer is - Formative Evaluation

Key Points

• Formative Evaluation
  • It is used to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback.
  • Helps teachers identify student strengths and weaknesses, and target areas that need work.
  • It is typically conducted during the instructional process, rather than at the end of a unit or course.
  • Aims to improve the teaching and learning process while it's happening.

Additional Information

• Achievement Evaluation
  • Measures how much students have learned or achieved at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.
  • Often used in standardized testing and final exams.
• Summative Evaluation
  • Conducted at the end of a course or program to assess student learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement.
  • Used to make final judgments about student performance.
• Criterion-Referenced Evaluation
  • Measures student performance against a fixed set of criteria or learning standards.
  • Focuses on whether students have learned specific skills or concepts.