Advantages and disadvantages of oral tests in the classroom?

Answer 1

Advantages of oral tests in a classroom include direct contact with the student, decreased misunderstandings, and better personalization based on the student. Disadvantages include increased pressure on the student, less standardization, and the amount of time required by the faculty to administer an oral test.

Answer 2

Advantages:

• Oral test provides direct contact between the teacher and the student.

• More than one teacher can assess more than one student simultaneously

• It provides an opportunity to assess strong and weak areas of each student.

• It provides an opportunity to question the student about how they arrived to the answer.

• It provides the teacher with an opportunity to clarify the question in case the student has not understood.

Disadvantages:

• It lacks standardization hence the results of the test cannot compare across candidates.

• It is expensive (time) because the teacher cannot examine more than fifteen students in a day.

• It lacks objectivity because it is very subjective; teacher can be affected by other factors external to the test.

• It lacks a precise definition of the criteria for the award of a satisfactory rate

Answer 3

Using oral tests has definitive advantages and disadvantages. Some of the pros might include:

• Difficulty hearing questions and answers in a group setting
• a reluctance to participate by shy and withdrawn students.
• More time-consuming
• May stimulate small cliques of students dominating the discussion.

On the other hand, most often oral tests encourages motivation and student participation in group projects and discussions.

This technique also promotes various levels of thinking and knowledge when applied correctly.

Answer 4

Advantages of achievement tests include the fact that they let teachers know how students are doing, and whether some students need more help. These tests can also help determine if a teaching style is working. Disadvantages of these tests include the fact that they do not always give an accurate picture of a students knowledge. Some students may just do poorly on tests even though they understand the subject.

Answer 5

One advantage of an essay test is that it measures not only precise knowledge, but the depth of understanding and ability to apply knowledge to a given essay question or hypothetical situation. A disadvantage is the time and effort required in scoring essays, as well as the subjective nature of scoring.

Answer 6

a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges"

Answer 7

some teachers include test items that has not been discussed! that's the disadvantages of that so called "teacher-made test"

Answer 8

Some teachers include test items that has not been discussed