Exam 5: An Introduction to Norm-Referenced Assessment

Match these terms to the statements that follow. -The IEP team must include statements that address ___.

Using the portions from the KeyMath—Revised (Connolly, 1988) protocol in Figure 5.7, determine the following. -Ceiling item

Match these terms to the statements that follow. -When assessment determines promotion to the next grade in secondary school, the assessment is called ___.

This curriculum-based measure assesses the student's performance to see if it is aligned with the goal or aim line.

When calculating the raw score, all items that appear before the established basal are not counted because they were not administered.

Match these terms to the statements that follow. -Juan is receiving special education support in the general classroom setting. Although he reads the same textbooks as other students, he must use a word processor to complete his writing assignments. His IEP team has determined that he will require __ for his standardized statewide assessment.

Accommodations may be used to account for a student's language differences.

Select the type of accommodation and match with the following statements. -Lorenzo also requires the use of a stylus for writing or answers questions orally. He will also require changes in ____.

According to the responses shown, what items are included in the student's basal level?

Mrs. Jones plans to administer a standardized test of achievement to Jorge, a student who speaks Spanish and requires ELL services. How can Mrs. Jones determine if the test is appropriate?

Refer to the tables in your text and answer the following questions. -In Table 5.1, what was the average score of the sample group of students in grade 7?

These measures are often used when assessing very young children.

Factors such as socioeconomic status, race, culture, linguistic background, emotional state and existing disabilities are variables that do not impact student performance on a norm-referenced assessment because these variables have been filtered out during the norming process.

Given the data below, answer the following questions: -What is Adam's raw score?

Using the portions from the KeyMath—Revised (Connolly, 1988) protocol in Figure 5.7, determine the following. -Raw score

This score expresses a student's standing in standard deviation units.

Explain what a basal and a ceiling are and why they are used during test administration.

Both ____ and ____require that students be instructed using research-based interventions.

The blending of isolated sounds into a whole word is known as ____.

Given the data below, answer the following questions: -What items represent the basal in this assessment?