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.What type of testing plan would you recommend to improve the validity of Dr.Williams' course?

The relationship between the standard deviation and test scores is that the larger the standard deviation,the

For which one of the following situations would a criterion-referenced test be the most appropriate measure to use?

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

Reliability is the degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure.

What strategy is recommended instead of assigning a failing grade to students' poor work?

Do evaluations of portfolios,exhibitions,and other types of authentic assessment products have the same measurement concerns as those for classroom and standardized tests?

A general term for the type of testing that is used to determine final achievement in a course is ________ assessment.

A standard score that directly expresses how many standard deviations a raw score is above or the below the mean is a ________.

Ms. Rogers uses a grading system in her high school French class in which students who average 60-69 percent receive a D, 70-79 percent a C, 80-89 percent a B, and 90-100 percent an A. Ms. Rogers has the reputation of being an excellent "expert" teacher. This year, 18 of her 24 students earned a final grade of A and the other six students earned a B. Her new principal criticizes Ms. Rogers for using "an apparently invalid grading system that fails to provide adequate differentiation between students." -According to the above case study.React to the principal's arguments.Do you believe that the grading system is inappropriate? Explain your rationale.

The Algebra I class mean and standard deviation are 80 and 10,respectively.The Biology II class mean and standard deviation are 79 and 4,respectively.Kristen scored 90 in Algebra I and 87 in Biology II.The most valid conclusion to be drawn from these data is that Kristen

Which one of the following definitions best describes "true score"?

Which one of the following strategies does NOT tend to increase the reliability of essay test grades?

A major difference between formative and summative tests is the

On five tests that involve different numbers of items,Bill's total raw score was 430,and Diane's total raw score was 440.Under what type of grading system is the possibility greatest that Bill could earn an A and Diane only a B?

Which one of the following student outcomes is MOST likely to be the result of a criterion-referenced assessment tool?

The median is the score that occurs most often in a distribution.

IQ scores are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15.Based on properties of the mathematical normal curve,which one of the following statements is $\bold{TRUE}$ ?

Mr.Skiebert gave the same physics test to each of his three senior classes.Analysis of the data revealed the following descriptive statistics: Class Mean Standard Deviation One 59 7.5 Two 68 6.2 Three 62 6.9 Compared to the two other classes,Mr.Skiebert can infer that students in Class One exhibit

Compare and contrast formative and summative measurements.Identify the different uses of formative and summative tests in your answer.