Construction and Standardization of Achievement Test in English Language Acquisition Skills for Undergraduate Students of School of Open Learning (SOL), University of Delhi

Abstract

According to Elliott (2017), Achievement tests are seen to be crucial for evaluating future learning as it is the instruments used to evaluate how well students can apply the knowledge and skills taught and demonstrate acquisition. So it is very essential to standardize the achievement test through a pilot study which means the pre-testing or 'trying out' of a particular research tool. In the same context, the researcher has developed an achievement test for assessing the English language acquisition skills of undergraduate students of School of Open Learning (SOL), University of Delhi with different types of 66 questions. After pilot testing, item analysis was calculated with discrimination index and difficulty value. Only 45 questions were retained in the draft of achievement test. Validity and reliability of the achievement test was also calculated by using Spearman Brown Formula and the final draft of the achievement test was established.