Exam 15: Classroom Assessment, Grading, and Standardized Testing

In Hillcrest County,schools are held accountable for student learning through the requirement that every student take the Northern States Achievement Test (NSAT).Results are examined by district administrators and published in the local newspaper.At Dexter Elementary,a new reading program was implemented in the primary grades this year,and it was found to raise student performance on individually-administered reading tests by a full standard deviation.Ms.Manetti,the school principal,noted that there was no gain on the NSAT reading scores for those classes.Therefore,she decides to discontinue the new reading program. -Evaluate the situation at Dexter Elementary relative to the issue of high-stakes testing.Explain how standardized achievement tests can influence the curriculum at schools using high-stakes tests.

Tests in which the scoring of items does not require interpretation are said to be ________.

Assessment is the term used to describe the process of gathering information about students' learning outcomes.

A(n)_______ score is a standard score that incorporates elements of percentile rankings.

In what situations is the use of multiple-choice items desirable? Suggest some guidelines for how such items should be constructed.

A test designed to measure differences in achievement among students is ________.

In a normal distribution,the type of derived score that has unequal units is ________.

Increasingly teachers today must show student learning and achievement.Overall,in America we are seeing a high increase in the use of high-stakes tests and public demand for ___________________.

Authentic tests are generally easier than conventional tests to grade objectively.

Having students assist in the development of rating scales and scoring rubrics can lead to improved learning.

Establishing scoring standards is more difficult for making norm-referenced decisions than for making criterion-referenced decisions.

What guideline for writing multiple-choice items is violated in the following item stem? "A norm-referenced test is..."

Research on bias in testing indicates that standardized tests predict school achievement

Performance standards are criteria that specify the expected quality or level of student learning.

In a student portfolio,the teacher should determine what evidence of work should be included.

Criterion-referenced assessment is valuable in determining mastery of basic skills.

A general term for tests designed to assess performances in realistic contexts is __________ testing.

If scores of individuals are consistent over time,the test is said to have high ________.

Assuming that the raw scores are distributed normally,which one of the following standard scores indicates the best performance relative to the group being tested?

Measurement is the quantitative component of evaluation.