Type of tests

Written Test:

The test in which students respond to the teacher in writing.

Merits:

1.                  Provide reliable stable & valid type of evaluation

2.                  Planned carefully hoping in view the objectives contents & learning experiences.

3.                  Answers can be assessed through marking scheme & scoring scheme

4.                  Several students can be evaluated at a time & at a various places

5.                  Help us to evaluate the power of comprehension, critical thinking, analysis & synthesis.

Demerits:

1.                  Objectives like skill in handling apparatus, speaking etc. cannot be evaluated.

2.                  Craming & rote memory predominate

3.                  Attitudes & values cannot be assessed

Oral Test:

Learner gives Oral respond to the teacher.

Demerits:

1.                  It is subjective

2.                  Unplanned

3.                  No uniformity in maintaining the standards by examiner

4.                  time consuming

5.                  Shy nature of students is likely to be adversely affected by the examiner presence.

6.                  Doors of prejudice partiality & discrimination opens.

7.                  Very expensive.

Merits:

1.                  Analyze pupils presence of mind

2.                  Soundness of the knowledge acquired by the students

3.                  Upgrade teaching – learning process by shifting emphasis from transmission of information to the development of abilities

4.                  To diagnose pupils limitations & weaknesses & to take remedial action