EED 280 – Standards, Observation, Assessment: 0 - 8 (37317)
EED 280 – Standards, Observation, Assessment: 0 - 8 (37317)
Chap 3: How Standardized Tests are Used, Designed, and Selected 1. What is a standardized test? Describe different types of standardized tests. they are psychological test that measure abilities achievements aptitude interest attitude values and personality characteristic .
personality test: measures a person's tendency to behave in a particular way.these test are here to diagnose children's emotional problems. This test has a lot or true and false question answered by both the parent and child
Interest inventories: used to determine a persons interest in a certain area or vocation and are not used with very young children. it helps a school age child pick reading material.
attitude measure: determines how a person is predisposed to think about or behave toward an object even institution type of behavior or person
2. What is meant by quantifiable scores? Quantifiable scores support interpretation of the test results. Most psychological test provides numerical scores which allow statistical comparison
3. Describe norm referencing.
norms provide the tool whereby children's test performance can be compared with performance of reference group
4. Why does a test need to have validity? Reliability? Can you have one without the other? Test needs validity to make sure of clear directions when reading vocabulary and items that are appropriate for the objectives. Reliability to accurately determine the number of items used the length of the test, and the rating. No, you can not have one without the other because together they balance each other.
5. Why is the description of a test’s purpose important? How does test purpose affect test design? the description of the test is the
Chap 3: How Standardized Tests are Used, Designed, and Selected 1. What is a standardized test? Describe different types of standardized tests. they are psychological test that measure abilities achievements aptitude interest attitude values and personality characteristic .
personality test: measures a person's tendency to behave in a particular way.these test are here to diagnose children's emotional problems. This test has a lot or true and false question answered by both the parent and child
Interest inventories: used to determine a persons interest in a certain area or vocation and are not used with very young children. it helps a school age child pick reading material.
attitude measure: determines how a person is predisposed to think about or behave toward an object even institution type of behavior or person
2. What is meant by quantifiable scores? Quantifiable scores support interpretation of the test results. Most psychological test provides numerical scores which allow statistical comparison
3. Describe norm referencing.
norms provide the tool whereby children's test performance can be compared with performance of reference group
4. Why does a test need to have validity? Reliability? Can you have one without the other? Test needs validity to make sure of clear directions when reading vocabulary and items that are appropriate for the objectives. Reliability to accurately determine the number of items used the length of the test, and the rating. No, you can not have one without the other because together they balance each other.
5. Why is the description of a test’s purpose important? How does test purpose affect test design? the description of the test is the