期刊名称：SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
印刷版ISSN：2319-4766
电子版ISSN：2278-8808
出版年度：2017
卷号：4
期号：37
页码：8636-8644
语种：English
出版社：SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL'S
摘要：The present study was conducted to Construct and Standardize an Achievement Test in English for IX standard students . Test items were selected from syllabus of VIII grade prescribed by Punjab School Education Board, Mohali . Since the achievement test was intended for standard IX , therefore the VIII grade English textbook was used for constructing the achievement test. The entire syllabus was thoroughly scrutinized and then items were selected from the books of class VIII of P.S.E.B. In all 130 items from 14 aspects of class VIII were taken. After seeking expert opinion, items were reduced to 120. Each item was allotted one mark. Further , 20 items were rejected on the basis of difficulty level and discriminating value of the items. 100 items were selected which lie between .40 to .60. Content validity of the achievement test in English was established with help of experts' opinion i.e. English teachers of different schools. The split-half method was used to establish reliability & its calculated reliability is 0.86.
