Types of Assessments
Statistics
Reliability and Validity
Types of Scores
Miscellaneous
100
This type of test is compared to a group or the norm
What is a norm-referenced test
100
The average of all scores
What is the mean
100
This terms refers to the ability of the test to measure what it is supposed to measure
What is validity
100
This type of score indicates the percentage of test-takers who scored above or below a given score
What is a percentile rank
100
The term used to refer to an item that does not accurate measure performance across different groups of people, based on nationally, race, gender, etc.
What is bias
200
This type of test is compared to a specific standard, or criteria
What is a criterion-referenced test
200
The most frequent score in a distribution
What is mode
200
This terms refers to the consistency of scores
What is reliability
200
This score refers to how many standard deviations above or below the mean. Presented as a positive or a negative number
What is a z score
200
When creating multiple choice tests, answers should be arranged in this order
What is chronological order
300
This type of assessment measures real life, applicable skills in a nature setting
What is authentic assessment
300
The score in the middle of a distribution
What is the median
300
This type of validity provides a prediction of future performance
What is predictive validity
300
In response to z-scores, this type of scores is based on standard deviations but only presents positive numbers
What is a t score
300
This refers to a practice of score inflation or deflation based on scoring not related to mastery of the content
What is score pollution
400
This type of assessment includes a collection of the student's work, which may be good and/or poor
What is a portfolio assessment
400
In a normal distribution, the curve is referred to as this
What is the normal curve or bell-shaped curve
400
This type of reliability involves having two raters independently observe and record behavior
What is inter-rater reliability
400
This type of score is transformed to fit the normal curve
What is a standard score
400
This terms refers to a type of statistic that measures how closely scores or related. It can be positive, negative or none.
What is correlation
500
Given all types of assessments, classroom observation can be categorized under all four of these types
What is formative, summative, diagnostic, and benchmark
500
In the scales of measurement, this type of score is used for naming purposes only
What is nominal data
500
This is increased when guessing the answers on a test is decreased
What is reliability
500
This score typically only refers to the number of items correct
What is a raw score
500
An IQ scores is between these two standard deviations?
What is positive first and second standard deviation
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