Assessment through Assessment through Standardized TestingStandardized Testing

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Assessment through Standardized Assessment through Standardized TestingTesting

Alternative AssessmentAlternative Assessment Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced EvaluationNorm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation Standardized TestsStandardized Tests Descriptive StatisticsDescriptive Statistics

Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced EvaluationEvaluation

Normed-referenced Normed-referenced scoresscores

Comparing a student’s Comparing a student’s performance with that performance with that of other students on the of other students on the same task.same task.

Criterion-Referenced Criterion-Referenced ScoresScores

Indicate specifically what a Indicate specifically what a student can and cannot student can and cannot do in relation to certain do in relation to certain standards or criteria.standards or criteria.

(Ormrod, J. 2003. (Ormrod, J. 2003. Educational Educational Psychology Developing Psychology Developing Learners, Columbus, OH: Learners, Columbus, OH: Merrill Prentice Hall, p. 526)Merrill Prentice Hall, p. 526)

Standardized TestsStandardized Tests Assessments given to many students under the Assessments given to many students under the

same conditions and scoring proceduressame conditions and scoring procedures

Achievement (content; ex: Terra Nova)Achievement (content; ex: Terra Nova) Diagnostic (strengths/weaknesses)Diagnostic (strengths/weaknesses) Intelligence (abstract reasoning/problem Intelligence (abstract reasoning/problem

solving)solving) Aptitude (potential for learning)Aptitude (potential for learning)

Descriptive StatisticsDescriptive Statistics Frequency Distribution - # at each scoreFrequency Distribution - # at each score Mean – averageMean – average Mode – most frequent scoreMode – most frequent score Median – middle scoreMedian – middle score Range – distance between highest and lowest Range – distance between highest and lowest

scorescore Standard Deviation – variability of scoresStandard Deviation – variability of scores

Percentages vs. PercentilesPercentages vs. Percentiles

Percentage - # of correct items compared to Percentage - # of correct items compared to the total number of itemsthe total number of items

Percentile – ranking that compares one student Percentile – ranking that compares one student to all the others that have taken the assessmentto all the others that have taken the assessment

Assessment through Standardized Assessment through Standardized TestingTesting

Alternative AssessmentsAlternative Assessments Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced EvaluationNorm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation Standardized TestsStandardized Tests Descriptive StatisticsDescriptive Statistics

Monday: Write one good assessment question for each of the Monday: Write one good assessment question for each of the Part III Chapters 10-15.Part III Chapters 10-15.

Chapter 15 – Your choice of self-assessment, PRAXIS Chapter 15 – Your choice of self-assessment, PRAXIS constructive response or document-based analysisconstructive response or document-based analysis

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