What type of test is evaluated by the opinion of the test-giver?

What type of test is evaluated by the opinion of the test-giver?

• A. Subjective test
• B. Objective test
• C. Performance test
• D. Diagnostic test

Answer: (A)

Subjective assessment is defined by scoring based on the evaluator's judgment. When responses are open-ended or require explanation, there isn’t a single fixed answer; the scorer uses criteria or a rubric to judge quality and assign a score. That reliance on the test-giver’s interpretation is what characterizes this type of test. In contrast, objective tests have clear right-or-wrong answers that are scored against an answer key, and diagnostic tests focus on identifying specific strengths and weaknesses rather than how a response is judged. Performance tests involve demonstrating a skill, which can be rubric-scored, but the defining idea here is that the score comes from the evaluator’s opinion for subjective items.

Subjective assessment is defined by scoring based on the evaluator's judgment. When responses are open-ended or require explanation, there isn’t a single fixed answer; the scorer uses criteria or a rubric to judge quality and assign a score. That reliance on the test-giver’s interpretation is what characterizes this type of test. In contrast, objective tests have clear right-or-wrong answers that are scored against an answer key, and diagnostic tests focus on identifying specific strengths and weaknesses rather than how a response is judged. Performance tests involve demonstrating a skill, which can be rubric-scored, but the defining idea here is that the score comes from the evaluator’s opinion for subjective items.