Essential Instructional Skills for Professional Driver Trainers UNIT 7: Evaluation
Lesson Objectives You’ll be able to: Create a test that is valid, reliable and useable Apply the basic steps of test construction Provide constructive critiques to trainees North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018
Evaluation: Critique Give frank, honest answers so that improvement can occur Be broad-minded Criticize in private Be objective North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018
Evaluation: Critique (Cont’d) Gain acceptance Be comprehensive Be thoughtful Be constructive North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018
Basic Steps in Test planning Testing should be included in your master plan for teaching Define the purposes of each test Identify the specific skills to be tested Determine the type of test to be used North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018
Basic Steps in Test Planning (Cont’d) Set grade standards for each test Let students know at least one week before the test is to be given Construct a test plan North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018
Basic Steps Continued Select the items or situations to be used in the test Draft the items Select the final items and word them carefully Place the items in an appropriate sequence and format Review and polish the items Finalize the draft North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018
A Good Test Should Have: Validity Reliability Usability North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018
Types of Test Questions Multiple choice Completion Identification True-false Matching Essay North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018