Transcript Assessment through Standardized Testing

Assessment through
Standardized Testing
Chapter 15
Assessment through Standardized
Testing
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Alternative Assessment
Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation
Standardized Tests
Descriptive Statistics
Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced
Evaluation
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Normed-referenced
scores
Comparing a student’s
performance with that
of other students on the
same task.
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Criterion-Referenced
Scores
Indicate specifically what a
student can and cannot
do in relation to certain
standards or criteria.
(Ormrod, J. 2003. Educational
Psychology Developing
Learners, Columbus, OH:
Merrill Prentice Hall, p. 526)
Standardized Tests
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Assessments given to many students under the
same conditions and scoring procedures
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Achievement (content; ex: Terra Nova)
Diagnostic (strengths/weaknesses)
Intelligence (abstract reasoning/problem
solving)
Aptitude (potential for learning)
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Descriptive Statistics
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Frequency Distribution - # at each score
Mean – average
Mode – most frequent score
Median – middle score
Range – distance between highest and lowest
score
Standard Deviation – variability of scores
Percentages vs. Percentiles
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Percentage - # of correct items compared to the
total number of items
Percentile – ranking that compares one student
to all the others that have taken the assessment
Assessment through Standardized
Testing
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Alternative Assessments
Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation
Standardized Tests
Descriptive Statistics
Monday: Write one good assessment question for each of the
Part III Chapters 10-15.
Chapter 15 – Your choice of self-assessment, PRAXIS
constructive response or document-based analysis
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