Friends, everybody eager to seat an exam... but sometime didnt know what is actually an exam .. let share this... i got it from wikipedia.
A test or an examination (or "exam") is an
assessment, often administered on paper or on the
computer, intended to measure the test-takers' or respondents' (often a
student)
knowledge,
skills,
aptitudes, or classification in many other topics (e.g.,
beliefs). Tests are often used in
education,
professional certification,
counseling,
psychology (e.g.,
MMPI), the
military, and many other fields. The measurement that is the goal of testing is called a
test score, and is "a summary of the evidence contained in an examinee's responses to the items of a test that are related to the construct or constructs being measured." Test scores are interpreted with regards to a
norm or
criterion, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by
statistical analysis of a large number of subjects.
A
standardized test is one that is administered and scored in a consistent matter to ensure legal defensibility.A large proportion of formal testing is standardized. A standardized test with important consequences for the individual examinee is referred to as a
high stakes test.
The basic component of a test is an item, which are stored in an
item bank. Items are often colloquially referred to as "questions," but not every item is phrased as a question; it may be such things as a true/false statement or a task that must be performed (if a performance test).
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Many possible item formats are available for test construction. These include:
multiple-choice, free response, performance or simulation, true/false, and
Likert-type. There is no "best" format to use; the applicability depends on the purpose and content of the test. For example, a test on a complex psychomotor task would be better served by a performance or simulation item than a true/false item.
At AADK, we have multiple choice and essay question. So... good luck to us. But for me, I love multiple choice. It's easy coz we just need to choose... but choose the right one.
