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| decision making about student performance and/or appropriate teaching strategies |
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| evaluation expressed in quantitative terms |
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| procedures used to obtain information about student performance |
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Collecting, Interpreting, & Synthesizing Information – Why?
make decisions about students
give students feedback about progress, strengths, & weaknesses
judge instructional effectiveness
inform educational policy |
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| Norm-referenced Assessment |
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comparing a students’ scores with those of other students
Common comparison groups:
Class or school
School district
State or national samples |
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| Criterion-referenced Assessment |
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assessing student mastery to a prescribed set of criteria
Tell teachers what students can and cannot do. |
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| Criterion-Referenced Grading |
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Mastery of objectives
Criteria for grades set in advance
Student determines what grade they want to receive
All students could receive an “A” |
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Grading on the curve
Students compared to other students
“Average” becomes the anchor for other grades
Fairness issue
“Adjusting” the curve |
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Is the test measuring what it is supposed to be measuring
How well a test measures what it purports to measure
test MUST be reliable |
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Consistency with which a test measures whatever it’s measuring
A test can be reliable, but NOT valid
Enhancing reliability
Include several tasks
Clearly define tasks
Avoid assessing students’ learning when they are ill
Administer assessment under similar condition for all students
Identify criteria for evaluating performance |
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Test frequently
Test soon after learning
Preview ready-made tests |
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| Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Knowledge |
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| list, read, identify, define, describe, name, select (REMEMBER) |
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| Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Comprehension |
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| translate,summarize, classify, discuss, explain (UNDERSTAND) |
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| Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Application |
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| apply, assess, construct, predict, transfer |
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| Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Analysis |
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| analyze, contrast, compare, distinguish, discriminate |
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Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives: Synthesis |
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| propose, plan, design, formulate, modify (create) |
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Bloom’s Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives: Evaluation |
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| judge,argue, appraise, conclude, critique (evaluate) |
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Ungraded testing
Before or during instruction
Guides teacher in planning
Helps students identify areas that need work |
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Final exam or final project
Let the teacher & student know the level of accomplishment attained
End of chapter, midterms, final exam
Purpose is to determine final achievement
Determine mastery |
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| assesses basic knowledge & skills in relative isolation from typical real-world tasks. |
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| assesses the ability to use knowledge and skills in tasks usually similar to those in the outside world |
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assess prior knowledge
teacher observations
instructional feedback |
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planned in advance
part of grading system
traditional or authentic? |
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