The document discusses test development and evaluation reporting for a B.Ed program. It covers principles of reporting test results to parents, including using clear language and explaining scores. The purposes of reporting are to recognize student achievement, assist in identifying student potential, enable parental support, and help parents understand student strengths and weaknesses. Reporting methods can include parent-teacher conferences, written reports, parent meetings, and newsletters.

1. Faculty of Education
Subject: Test development and evaluation
Class: B.Ed (Elementary)
Part: IV
Name: Fatima zohra 2k16/BEDEL/15
Assigned by course director: Dr Amjad ali arain

2. 1.REPORTING.
2.PRINCIPLES OF REPORTING.
3.RULES TO REPORTING THE TEST RESULTS TO PARENTS.
4.PURPOSE OF REPORTING.
5.REPORTING METHODS.

3. REPORTING
• REPORTING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION AMONGST TEACHERS
AND PARENTS. REPORTING OF STUDENTS TEST RESULTS SERVES A NUMBER OF PURPOSES.
• IT IS THE SCHOOL POLICY TO ISSUE TWO WRITTEN REPORTS PER YEAR TO THE PARENTS.
• INFORMATION PARENTS OF RESULTS IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF ASSESSMENT FOR TWO
REASONS.

4. FIRST PARENTS NEED SOLID INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR CHILD LEARNING
PROGRESS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEIR CHILD’S NEED ARE BEING
MET.
SECOND COMMUNICATING ASSESSMENT INFORMATION TO PARENTS ALSO PROVIDES
A GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONSHIP OPPORTUNITY AND HELP TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR
EFFECTIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM.

5. PRINCIPLES OF REPORTING
• HAS CLEAR,DIRECT LINKS WITH SYLLABUS
OUTCOMES.
• IS INTEGRAL TO TEACHING AND LEARNING.
• IS BALANCED, COMPREHENSIVE AND VARIED IS
VALID.
• IT'S FAIR AND ENGAGES THE LEARNERS.
• VALUE OF TEACHERS JUDGMENT.
• IS TIME EFFICIENT AND MANAGEABLE.
• RECOGNISE INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AND
PROGRESS
• INVOLVES A WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH.
• ACTIVELY INVOLVED PARENTS
• CONVEYS MEANINGFUL AND USEFUL INFORMATION.

7. RULES TO REPORTING THETESTRESULTSTO PARENTS
• USE SIMPLE, CLEAR LANGUAGE FREE FROM EDUCATIONAL AND TEST
JARGON(OVERUSED TERM).
• BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES.
• SCORES SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE TEST.
• CLEAR EXPLANATION OF THE MEANING OF TEST SCORE.
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT TEST SCORES OR
TESTING PROCEDURE.

8. PURPOSEOF REPORTING
1. TO RECOGNIZE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND GIVE CREDIT FOR WHAT STUDENTS HAVE
ACHIEVED.
2. REPORTING RESULTS CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS.
3. TO ASSIST SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM TO IDENTIFYING THE
POTENTIAL OF THEIR STUDENTS.

9. 4 . BY KNOWING WHAT THE SCHOOL IS ATTEMPTING TO DO, PARENTS ARE
BETTER ABLE TO COOPERATE WITH THE SCHOOL IN PROMOTING THEIR CHILD
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
5. INFORMATION OF THE TEST RESULTS, FAILURE AS WELL AS SPECIAL
PROBLEM ENABLE PARENTS TO GIVE THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS AND
ENCOURAGEMENT THEY NEED TO IMPROVE.
6. THROUGH REPORTING THE SCORE OF TEST PARENTS KNOWS ABOUT THE
WEAKNESS AND STRENGTH OF THEIR CHILD AND REPORTING HELP THEM IN
FURTHER EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL DECISIONS.

10. REPORTINGMETHODS
INDIVIDUAL PARENT/TEACHER
CONFERENCES.
AN INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN
REPORT SENT HOME.
PARENT GROUP MEETING.
PARENT NEWSLETTER ARTICLE.