ADMINISTERING ASSESSMENT

CHAPTER 8

CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO TEST ADMINISTRATION

 

 The first consideration has to do with scheduling tests which allows students to do a good job. That is, they have to be scheduled not coinciding with special events planned by the educational institution. Second, providing information to students about what they may and may not bring and do in the exam becomes a necessary consideration. Also, at the beginning of the exam, students must be prevented and warned about academic dishonesty in a way of discussing school policies and penalties to treat acts like cheating and plagiarism.

Another aspect is the physical setting to administer the exam. It should provide a conducive atmosphere to student learning; namely, a place with no interruptions or background noise. Moreover, the test must be appropriately assembled what means that it needs to be well typed, well formatted and free of typos. The test  has to provide clear instructions. 

 TEST ADMINISTRATION

Take into account the following aspects:

• Time: tell students announcements for them to budget their time.
• Administrator`s role: maintain a friendly but stern demeanor.
• Test security: maintain the security during the whole test administration since giving them to students until preventing cheating.

ISSUES IN TEST ADMINISTRATION

SURPRISE TESTS AND POP QUIZZES: they can not be applied because students have no chance to prepare for them.

LATECOMERS: students arriving late should not be allowed to take it because they can excuse their poor results because of their tardiness.
INCIDENT REPORTS: mechanisms to deal with unusual behavior should designed.
ACCOMODATIONS POLICY: there should be accomodations for people with medical problems and physically challenged.