| A | B |
| Knowledge Tests | Evaluation tools that assess knowledge that is essential to meeting established performance objectives. |
| Skills Tests | Evaluation tools that assess trainees's ability to physically perform the job task. |
| Stem | The section of a multiple choice item consisting of a question or a statement to be completed. |
| Distractors | The section of a multiple choice item which consist of the possible responses. |
| Validity | Determines whether or not a test measures what it claims to measure. |
| Behaviour Validity | The need to evaluate the bahaviour required by the training objectives. |
| Reliability | Degree to which the sample represents the entire population. |
| Objectivity | Having a concrete, observable, and tangible basis for making a judgement. |
| Analysis | Process of looking at information in a way that yields answers to questions. |
| Interpretation | Process of searching out the meanings of the answers which are obtained during analysis. |