Assessment through Standardized Testing Chapter 15

Assessment through Standardized Testing Alternative Assessment Alternative Assessment Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation Standardized Tests Standardized Tests Descriptive Statistics Descriptive Statistics

Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation Normed-referenced scores Normed-referenced scores Comparing a student’s performance with that of other students on the same task. Criterion-Referenced Scores Criterion-Referenced Scores Indicate specifically what a student can and cannot do in relation to certain standards or criteria. (Ormrod, J Educational Psychology Developing Learners, Columbus, OH: Merrill Prentice Hall, p. 526)

Standardized Tests Assessments given to many students under the same conditions and scoring procedures Assessments given to many students under the same conditions and scoring procedures Achievement (content; ex: Terra Nova) Achievement (content; ex: Terra Nova) Diagnostic (strengths/weaknesses) Diagnostic (strengths/weaknesses) Intelligence (abstract reasoning/problem solving) Intelligence (abstract reasoning/problem solving) Aptitude (potential for learning) Aptitude (potential for learning)

Descriptive Statistics Frequency Distribution - # at each score Frequency Distribution - # at each score Mean – average Mean – average Mode – most frequent score Mode – most frequent score Median – middle score Median – middle score Range – distance between highest and lowest score Range – distance between highest and lowest score Standard Deviation – variability of scores Standard Deviation – variability of scores

Percentages vs. Percentiles Percentage - # of correct items compared to the total number of items 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 Percentile – ranking that compares one student to all the others that have taken the assessment

Assessment through Standardized Testing Alternative Assessments Alternative Assessments Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Evaluation Standardized Tests Standardized Tests Descriptive Statistics Descriptive Statistics Monday: Write one good assessment question for each of the Part III Chapters Chapter 15 – Your choice of self-assessment, PRAXIS constructive response or document-based analysis Last Day for accepting any assignments is Dec. 10 th !