Exam 15: Classroom Assessment,grading,and Testing

Howard Williams teaches a college course in educational foundations to preservice teachers. The course is intended to expose students to the historical roots of education, key philosophers, and current issues in teaching and education. 90 percent of students' grades in his course are determined by a midterm and a final exam, both consisting of 75 multiple-choice questions. The remaining 10 percent is attendance. One question on the midterm, for example, was: "The first normal school in Tennessee was established in . . ." followed by four alternatives. A question on the final was: "The philosopher identified with the progressive movement was . . ."' followed by four alternatives. When asked about the course after they had graduated, students often described it as "well taught, but meaningless." -According to the above case study.Identify how authentic testing could be used in a course of that type.Specifically,what types of authentic "performances" might be evaluated and how could they be evaluated?

An angry parent corners Mr. Watson, the assistant principal of Cummings Elementary School, in the hallway. "Look at Jennifer's Provincial Achievement scores," the mother said. "I had asked at the beginning of the year that Jennifer should skip seventh grade and be put into the eighth grade. These scores tell me that I was right." Mr. Watson examines the scores and sees the following: Jennifer Smith 7th Grade: November 13,1997 Subject T-Score G-E Score Math 55 8.0 Language Arts 52 7.8 Social Studies 60 8.8 Science 48 7.3 -Define and identify uses of T-scores and grade-equivalent (GE)scores.What are their advantages and limitations?

Michael's LSAT (Law School Admission Test)scores correlate with his grade point average achieved in his first year of law school.Therefore,the LSAT is useful in deciding who to admit to law school due to

The key feature of authentic assessments is

Norm-referenced tests are used to indicate progress toward specific competency levels.

The spread of scores around the mean is the ________.

What is the arithmetic mean of the following set of scores? Scores: 0,13,15,16,16

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

The incorrect answers in a multiple-choice question are called alternatives or ________.

Your text recommends that teachers have communications with students' family members that are not tied to a grade.

Identify the type of objective test item that is most appropriate for measuring the following specific learning outcome: "Select the best reason for a specific action from a given list of alternatives."

A typical criterion-referenced report card that reports student learning tends to be

Define and distinguish between reliability and validity.Is it necessary for a test to be valid in order for it to be reliable? Is it necessary for a test to be reliable in order for it to be valid? Explain your decisions.

A percentile rank score of 60 means that a student is performing better than the majority of those taking the test.

The most important use of essay tests is to

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

High-stakes testing is what some educators use to make important decisions about students,teachers,and schools.

Compare and contrast criterion-referenced and norm-referenced grading.

A school administrator wants to identify the top 10 percent of the Grade 12 students in order to recommend them for scholarship competition at the highest rated university in Canada.What testing purpose would serve the administrator's purpose?

The midpoint or middle score of a distribution is called the ________.