Exam 5: An Introduction to Norm-Referenced Assessment

This represents the level of items that the student would most probably answer correctly, although they may not all be administered to the student.

A student score that is reported to be exactly average with a score of 5 is reporting using ____ scores.

Accommodations provided during high-stakes testing may not interfere with the content of the assessment.

Both individual and group assessments may be ____ that compare students with age or grade expectations.

For which of the following have norm-referenced assessments been developed?

Using the portions from the KeyMath—Revised (Connolly, 1988) protocol in Figure 5.7, determine the following. -Chronological age of examinee

Which of the following is known as the experimental version of a new test?

Michael's mother received a copy of the standardized assessment he took in school. The results showed that Michael's current achievement level is 5-4. What does this mean?

6.4 is an example of an age equivalency.

What were the basal items on protocol 2?

Identify at least three best practices used in administering standardized assessments to ensure test results are as accurate as possible.

A student's actual skill level is not represented by the ____.

A teacher discovers that although only second, third, and fifth graders were included in the norm sample of a test, scores were presented for fourth grade. The fourth-grade scores were ____.

Refer to the tables in your text and answer the following questions. -According to the information provided in Table 5.2, what was the average number of correct responses for students in the third month of grade 3?

A developmental score that, when interpreted, may not be educationally useful.

Gregory is a student with a specific reading disability. In his general education classroom, Gregory's teacher and the classroom aide must read all directions to him and often must read questions and multisyllabic words to him. On his IEP, the team has included a statement of accommodation of ____.

Which of the following expresses the difficulty with using percentile ranks to interpret test results?

Refer to the tables in your text and answer the following questions. -According to the information provided in Table 5.3, what was the average number of correct responses for students of the chronological age 11-2?

A large collection of test items thought to effectively represent a particular domain or content area.

A test designed to yield average performance scores, which may be used for comparing individual student performances.