Which one of the following is not associated with a unit test?
2023
Which one of the following is not associated with a unit test?
- A.
Confined to limited number of competencies
- B.
Totally controlled by the teacher
- C.
Used for Remedial purpose
- D.
Standardized Achievement Tests
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Correct answer: D
In educational evaluation, a Unit Test is a short, informal, teacher-made achievement test that is planned, administered, and scored entirely by the classroom teacher to check how far students have mastered the content of one specific instructional unit just taught. Because of this narrow, teacher-controlled scope, it is commonly used to spot learning gaps early and to plan corrective (remedial) teaching before the class moves on.
For this question, we need to identify which of the listed properties does NOT describe a Unit Test.
Confined to a limited number of competencies: a unit test's scope is limited to the material of the one unit taught, so it samples only a few learning outcomes at a time.
Totally controlled by the teacher: the same teacher who taught the unit plans, conducts, and scores it, retaining full control over its content and use.
Used for remedial purpose: its results are commonly used soon after teaching to identify gaps and plan corrective instruction for students who need it.
Standardized Achievement Tests: these are built by testing specialists or agencies and administered on a large scale across many classrooms or schools, using fixed items and uniform scoring procedures.
The first three are established characteristics of a teacher-made unit test, while a standardized achievement test’s externally built, large-scale, uniformly administered design is fundamentally different from a single teacher’s narrow, unit-specific test. Therefore, "Standardized Achievement Tests" is the property that is NOT associated with a unit test.