Which of the following is NOT true for the construction of achievement test?

Achievement tests are universally used in the classroom to measure whether students possess the pre-requisite skills needed to succeed in any unit or whether the students have achieved the objective of the planned instruction.

• They monitor the students learning and identify learning difficulties among students.

Key Points There are several characteristics involved in the construction of Achievement Tests - 

• Reliability - A test is reliable if it gives consistent results of measurement on its administration on different occasions. Pupils should score similar scores if the test is repeated. Its administration maybe after some gap of time and the condition is that pupils do not receive any further training on related test content.
• Validity- A test is said to be valid if it measures what it is supposed to measure.
• Objectivity- It is the absence of biasness from a test. An objective has only one correct answer to a particular question.
• Usability - It refers to practicability - ease and economic in terms of energy, time, and money. It means a test should be easy to construct, easy in administrating, easy in scoring, easy in interpreting, and economic in terms of money and time.

Hence, evaluation is not a characteristic of the construction of tests.

Hint

•  Evaluation: Evaluation is a systematic way to assess learners’ abilities, analyze performance, provide appropriate feedback to each learner, and help them to progress. High-quality evaluation is required in teaching for successful learning. Evaluation needs to be integrated with the process of teaching and learning.