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| uses/functions of standardized tests |
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selection and placement
diagnosis
evaluation of progress/effectiveness
program evaluation/school improvement
accountability |
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| What is standardized test? |
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stand procedures for administration, scoring and interpreting, developing
test items tested to norming sample |
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| compares individual performance to group norms-average scores obtained from a specific sample in test development |
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| class or school, school district, national |
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| criterion-referenced tests |
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| measures the extent to which a student has mastered a specific set of learning objectives- compared to standard of mastery not group |
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| intelligence and aptitude tests |
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designed to assess general abilities, predict future performance
WISC-IV, ACT, GRE |
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| percent of students in norm group that scored lower that a particular score |
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| relate students raw score to average scores obtained by norm group--not good |
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| indicates the number of people who obtain each score or fall into a range of scores |
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| graphic presentation bar graph indicating grequency of scores |
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normal curve- bell shaped- most common
most scores in meiddle with fewer in tailes
mean, median, mode same at midpoint
2.14, 13.59, 34.13, 34,13, 13.59, 2.14 |
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| derived scores that are based on their position on the normal curbe- based on st. dev from the mean |
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how many st. dev from the mean
mean=0, SD=1 z score = x- mean divided by st.dev |
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often for behavior rating scales and clinical scales mean=50, SD=10
multiply zscore by 10 then add 50 |
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standard nine 1-9
mean=5 SD=2 |
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reliability increases with more items
usually expressed as reliability coefficien .00 to 1.-00
.9=high .6= moderate .3= low
degree which there is consistency in the measurement |
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test retest reliability- correlate scores
alternate form reliability
internal consistency reliability |
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| the degree to which a test measures or accomplishes what it was supposed to. |
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content
construct-motivation, toothbrushing
criterion related-predictive(how well it predicts the thing you said it would) or concurrent( compared with other valid measures) |
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confidence interval- how confident that we are that score is accurate-scores reported as range
+/- 5 range of 95-100 |
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| acting/thinking in ways that are goal-directed and adaptive |
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| intelligence made up of mental factors- verbal and performance factor |
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| prof. researches intelligence skills |
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practical problem solving ability
verbal ability
social competence |
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general factor influences performance on all intellectual tasks
specific factor to a certain task
tests with this usually measure g |
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180 factors
6 mental operations
5 contents
6 products |
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7 primary mental abilities
1. verbal comprehension
2. verbal fluency
3. number
4. spatial visualization
5. memory
6. reasoning
7. perceptual speed |
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fluid- inate abilities, born with them regardless of environment
crystallized- learned abilities
Woodcock-Johnson |
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Binet and Simon 1905-first in France
Stanford Binet 1916 USA
Weschler scales (1940's- most widely used
WISC IV kids, WAIS III adult, WPPSI-R kiddies |
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| assessing student learning |
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link objectives and evaluation
to write not to know, to recite not to understand |
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| 6 primary puposes of student evaluation |
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feedback to students and teachers
information to parents and for selection
info for accountability
incentives to increases student effort |
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how is student doing
diagnostic
conducted during units of instruction |
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how did student do
final test of students knowledge
conducted a conclusion of instruction |
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nor referenced
criterion referenced-what skills does the student have?
authentic assessment- actually do something
music performance
math problems
portfolios |
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| absolute vs relative standards for evaluation |
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| regular vs top 7 percent get A's etc. |
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| categories of disabilities |
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mental/learning
emotional
communication
physical
51 percent specific learning
approx 10 percent of students are exceptional learners |
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| a functional limitation of an individual; not synonomous with handicap |
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| Education for all Handicapped Act |
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services for all disabled children
children and parents various legal rights
extend to include 3-5 yr olds- IDEA |
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zero reject/free appropriate public education
nondiscriminatory assessment and multidisciplinary evaluation team
IEP
due process and least restrictive environment |
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age 0-22
role of functional behavioral assessment
accountability
MR, hearing, visually, mute, emotional disturbance, preschool handicapped, autistic, speech, orthopedically, OHI, learner disability, TBI |
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significantly subaverage intelligence- below 78
impairments in adaptive behavior 2 or more areas before age 18 |
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| categories of mental retardation |
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mild- educatable 55-69 basic academics, good vocational diagnosis
moderate- trainable 40-54, focus on self help skills, low level job training, some independence possible
severe/profound- custodial, less than 40, custodial care-basic living skills |
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boys and girls 3:1
dysfunction of brain or CNS-
IQ-achievement discrepancy
"wait to fail model"- keep failing |
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| emotional and behavioral disorders |
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degree of behavior problem
long period of time
poor academics, interpersonal relationships, self esteem |
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3-5 percent of children more boys then girls
assessment multimethod, multi informant, cause unknown
types- inattentive, hyperactive, combined |
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