Basics of Assessment
The consistency of the test, such as similar results for the same individual over time, and similar score on a different test.
What is reliability?
Test scores that are compared to those who took the same test.
What is norm-referenced comparison?
Ungraded assessments that gather information by multiple sources that help teachers make decisions.
What are informal assessments?
Grades compared to others in the class
What is norm-referenced?
Type of score that tells you how many standard deviations above or below the average a raw score is.
What is Z Score?
A test measures what it is supposed to measure.
What is Validity?
Test scores that are compared to a fixed score or a minimum passing score.
What is criterion-referenced comparison?
Performance test of learning that is public and takes an extended time to prepare.
What is an Exhibition?
Grades based on mastery of course objectives
What is criterion-referenced?
Testing that holds teachers and schools accountable for the students results.
What is high stakes testing?
Tests must be free of assessment bias.
What is the absence of bias?
The 4 norm groups.
What is the classroom, the school district, national samples, and international samples?
Being an outlet to encourage fluency and creative expression in language usage is one of the three purposes of this informal assessment?
Whta is journaling?
Type of motivation that relies solely on grades
What is extrinsic?
Arithmetical average of a group of scores. To calculate, you add the scores and divide the total by the number of scores in the distribution.
What is the mean?
You did a science test and received 86 on the first attempt and 88 on the second attempt. This test is said to have…
What is high reliability?
Multiple choice questions, matching, true/false, short answer and fill in the blanks.
What is selected-response questioning?
Essays will be graded poor, fair, good, or excellent. Is an example of this type of rubric?
What is too general rubric?
T/F: Teachers should only communicate with parents when something negative is involved
What is false?
How widely the scores vary from the mean.
What is standard deviation?
It can be used for complex learning and testing the ability to think but it covers less material.
What are essay test?
Constructed Responses take longer to answer, and cover less material.
What are essay tests?
A student that comes from a home life that has no easy access to high grade tools for a project is an example of...
What is bias in performance assessment.
T/F: Teachers should allow students a chance to redo or revise assignments for better grades
What is true?
Type of score where there are only 9 possible scores.
What is stanine score?