Open AccessHISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF STANDARDIZED TESTING – A LITERATURE REVIEW
Author(s) -
Rakhshanda Kaukab,
Syeda Mehrunnisa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of research - granthaalayah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-3629
pISSN - 2350-0530
DOI - 10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i5.2016.2688
Subject(s) - standardized test , test strategy , standardization , engineering ethics , computer science , psychology , engineering , mathematics education , software , programming language , operating system
This paper has been written with the intent of providing the history and evolution of the modern standardized testing while also highlighting the importance, pros and cons of standardized testing. In Pakistan, recently the higher education institution has established institute for development and implementation of standardized testing for admissions to the universities. It is for the first time that this is being introduced. Therefore, it appears in order that first the global development and need of standardized testing be researched upon and understood. This paper is an effort in combining the various sources on standardized testing in one paper.