IS TESTING GOOD FOR STUDENTS?

In my opinión, testing students is a good way to know how they are learning, in fact, tests are very important because they allow both( teacher and student) to evaluate their performance. Teacher will discover what áreas they are struggling with, also they will find out where they need to focus their attention.

Types of test

We have many different ways to test our students, and  are used to compare how much students are learning. here we have soe examples:

Multiple choice (objective test)

In this test, students have to read the directions very carefully because students  might be asked to choose one incorrect option , or to choose more tan one answer.

Students have to eliminate first any answers that are obviously wrong, they have to choose the best answer.

True / false

In these tests the statement must be 100% true, just one Word  could make a difference in the answer, so students have to read carefully.

Short answers

Short answer responses,requires no introduction and shoud be brief and to the point.

Matching type

A matching item is an item that provides a defined term and requires a student to match identifying characteristics to the correct term.

Completion types (fill in the blank)

In this test, students have to  identify characteristics and requires that student recalls the correct term.

Esssay

Essay ítem can test complex learning objectives as well as processes used to answer the question, also provide a more realistic and generalizable task for test,  Finally, these items make it difficult for students to guess the correct answers and students have tp demonstrate their writing skills as well as correct spelling and grammar.