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ED 450 Assessment & Evaluation

Take Home Mid-Term Exam
Marc !" #014$ Due Marc ##" #014
%%&ood 'o(" o)ever" remem(er tat *ou turned te test in late so tere is a +enalt*, &rade -0.%%
1, /rite one +ara0ra+ 14-2 sentences3 to de4ine and ex+lain te im+ortance o4 eac term,
a, 5elia(ilit*$
- 6n assessment" relia(ilit* is 7te consistenc* )it )ic a test measures )atever it8s
measurin0 19o+am" #011" +0, 213,7 Tere are actuall* tree di44erent t*+es o4 relia(ilit*
evidence$ sta(ilit* 1test-retest3" alternate 4orm" and internal consistenc* 19o+am" #011" +0,
2#3, Te reason )* relia(ilit* is im+ortant in assessment is (ecause$ 1, 7tere is te
+ossi(ilit* *our o)n classroom assessments mi0t lack su44icient relia(ilit* to (e doin0 a
0ood 'o( 4or *ou and *our students 19o+am" #011" +0, 213,7 #, 7i4 *our students are o(li0ed
to com+lete an* sort o4 commerciall* +u(lised standardi:ed tests" *ou8re a+t to 4ind a +arent
or t)o )o mi0t )ant to discuss te ade;uac* o4 tose tests 19o+am" #011" +0, 213,7
(, <alidit*$
- 6n assessment" te validit* o4 a test is te a++ro+riate evidence o4 te test material 4or te
students, =o" 4or exam+le" te more 6 kno) a(out a student te more evidence 6 ave tat 6
am a++ro+riatel* measurin0 m* student to te curricular aid 1curriculum standard3 19o+am"
#011" +0, >?3, Moreover" tere are tree t*+es o4 validit* evidence$ 1, @ontent 5elated$
7+rovides a +icture o4 te extent to )ic an exam accuratel* +redicts a student8s su(se;uent
status 19o+am" #011" +0, 1023,7" #, @riterion 5elated$ 7deals )it te de0ree to )ic an
exam accuratel* +redicts a student8s su(se;uent status 19o+am" #011" +0, 10237" ?,
@onstruct 5elated$ 7deals )it assem(l* o4 em+irical evidence tat a *+otetical construct"
suc as a student8s a(ilit* to 0enerate )ritten com+ositions" is accuratel* assessed 19o+am"
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c, Aias
- 6n assessment" 7an* element in an assessment +rocedure tat o44ends or un4airl* +enali:es
students (ecause o4 +ersonal caracteristics" suc as eir 0ender and etnicit*7 is considered
(ias, Tis is im+ortant (ecause 7)en tere is assessment (ias" it as (een seen to distort
certain students8 +er4ormances on educational tests" ence reduce te validit* o4 score-(ased
in4erences a(out tose students 19o+am" #011" +0, 1?#3,7
#, /rite 1-# +ara0ra+s to com+are and contrast tese terms,
a, =et 1$ Borm-re4erence and @riterion-re4erence
- 7Te most 4undamental di44erence (et)een tese t)o a++roaces to educational assessment
is te nature o4 te inter+retation tat8s used to make sense out o4 students8 test +er4ormances
19o+am" #011" +0, 423, 7/it norm-re4erenced measurement" educators inter+ret a student8s
+er4ormance in relation to te +er4ormances o4 students )o ave +reviousl* taken te same
examination, Tis +revious 0rou+ o4 test takers is re4erred to as te norm group 19o+am"
#011" +0, 423,7 Borm-re4erenced inter+retations are relative inter+retations o4 students8
+er4ormances (ecause suc inter+retations 4ocus on o) a 0iven student8s +er4ormance stacks
u+ in relation to te +revious +er4ormances o4 oter students, 6n contrast" a criterion-
re4erenced inter+retation is an absolute inter+retation (ecause it in0es on te extent to )ic
te criterion 1tat is" curricular aim3 re+resented (* te test is actuall* mastered (* te
student 19o+am" #011" +0, 42-4!3,7
(, =et #$ Cormative and =ummative assessment
- Cormative assessment is 7te use o4 assessment-elicited evidence intended to im+rove
unsuccess4ul *et still modi4ia(le instruction 19o+am" #011" +0, 103,7 =o" tese t*+es o4
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assessments are 0iven out a lot trou0out te scool *ear in all di44erent sa+es and si:es
1ex$ +o+ ;ui::es" mid-term exams" ome)ork assi0nments" etc3, Dn te oter and"
summative assessment 7re4ers to te use o4 tests )ose +ur+ose is to make a 4inal
successE4ailure decision a(out a relativel* unmodi4ia(le set o4 instructional activities
19o+am" #011" +0, 103, Tese t*+es o4 assessments include$ =ATs" A@Ts" Cinal Exams"
BM@ Mat Exit Exams" etc,
?, /at are te com+onents o4 Descri+tive statisticsF
- MeanG Avera0e
- MedianG Middle H
- ModeG H Dccurs most o4 te num(ers
- Cre;uenc*G Ho) o4ten 1+attern3F
- =tandard DeviationG Aell curve
- 5an0eG Aottom result to te to+ result
- Distri(utionG Cre;uenc*
4, Test desi0n$ must so) ;uestions and correct ans)er,
a, /rite 5 multi+le coice ;uestions related to s+ellin0 content,
Reading Comprehension Questions (Multiple Choice):
1. The story is about a ______.
a. Cat
b. Fish
c. og
d. Rat
!. The dog had to cross a ______________.
a. Ramp
b. Road
c. Ri"er
d. #lan$.
%. The dog had a piece o& ___________ in his mouth.
a. Candy
b. Chic$en
c. Meat
d. Rat
'. The dog thought there (as another dog (ith another meat because o& the
________________.
a. Re&lection
b. Mirror
c. )host
d. *eadache
+.,hat is the message o& the story-
a. on.t go near a broo$
b. /l(ays share &ood (ith others
c. 0e content (ith (hat you ha"e
d. /l(ays be happy
(, /rite 5 (inar* 1trueE4alse3 ;uestions related to social studies,
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True1 False
1, A* 1>?0" all o4 =+anis =out America ad 0ained its inde+endence,
#, Aased on te ideas o4 te Crenc +iloso+er Au0uste @omte" Iatin American +oliticians 4ound in
te +iloso+* o4 untilitarianism a 0uidin0 set o4 +rinci+les,
?, /it te ex+ansion o4 co44ee 0ro)in0 came an intensi4ication o4 slaver* in Ara:il,
4, Te Ara:ilian monarc* could not survive te a(olition o4 slaver* and )as to++le,
5,Jnder 9or4irio DKa:" 4orei0n investment in Mexico )as discoura0ed in order to 4oster ?-#
indi0enous ca+itali:ation o4 industr*,
c, /rite 5 matcin0 test items related to s*non*ms and anton*ms
2ynonyms
Matc te )ords tat are s*non*ms to0eter (* dra)in0 a line,
@om+etition Ci0t
Cit Dama0e
Tear A+t
=+ort Exercise
5ivalr* 5ace
/ntonyms
Matc te )ords tat are s*non*ms to0eter (* dra)in0 a line,
=mall Ai0
Ha++* @old
Hot =ad
Alack =in*
/ite Dull
d, /rite 5 constructive res+onse 1sort ans)er3 ;uestions related to readin0 com+reension,
,hat is the story about-
Te stor* is a(out a do0" )o ad a +iece o4 meat in is mout, He sa) is o)n re4lection in te
(rook" and tou0t it )as anoter do0, 6t teaces te moral to (e content )it )at *ou ave,
,hat did the dog ha"e in his mouth-
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Te do0 ad +iece o4 meat
,hat did the dog ha"e to cross on his (ay home-
Te do0 ad to cross a +lankE (rook,
,hy did the dog snap at the shado( in the (ater-
He tou0t is sado) )as anoter do0 )it anoter +iece o4 meat,
,hat do you thin$ is the moral o& the story-
6 tink te moral o4 te stor* is$ 7Ae content )it )at *ou ave,7
e, /rite # essa* ;uestion related to com+are and contrast o4 # readin0 com+reension conce+ts,
,hat is the di&&erence bet(een the main idea o& a story and the details o& a story-
,hat is the di&&erence bet(een &irst person and third person perspecti"es-
5, /at is a +ort4olio and o) is it evaluatedF
- A +ort4olio is 7an assessment a++roac centered on te s*stematic a++raisal o4 a student8s collected
)ork sam+les 19o+am" #011" +0, 50?3,7 Tis is evaluated (* an evaluative criteria carved out (* te
teacer and isEer students, Moreover" students )ill use tis criteria 7to evaluate teir )ork
+roducts olisticall*" anal*ticall*" or usin0 a com(ination o4 (ot a++roaces, =uc sel4-evaluation
can (e made routine (* re;uirin0 eac student to com+lete (rie4 evaluation sli+s on ?7 x 57 cards on
)ic te* identi4* te ma'or stren0ts and )eaknesses o4 a 0iven +roduct" ten su00est o) te
+roduct could (e im+roved 19o+am" #011" +0, #123,7
2, /rite a sentence to descri(e eac term and )rite or dra) an exam+le so)in0 its use )it a data set
o4 test scores,
a, 9ercentile$ 7An inter+retive score (ased on te +ercent o4 students in te norm 0rou+
out+er4ormed (* a 0iven student, Cor exam+le" a student )ose ra) score exceeded te
+er4ormance o4 >4 +ercent o4 norm 0rou+ students )ould ave earned an >4t +ercentile
score 19o+am" #011" +0, 50?3,7
(, Luartile$ Tis is related to te +ercentileM te ;uartile divides te (ell curve into 4- #5.
ran0es, Exam+le$ 764 a test )as 0iven and tere )ere !5. N tat +assed" ten tat )ould (e
evidence o4 a i0 +ass rate in te ?rd ;uartile 1=ource$ Crom 9o)er9oint slide made (* Ms,
Iove'o*3,7
c, &rade e;uivalent$ 7A 0rade e;uivalent is an indicator o4 student test +er4ormance (ased on
0rade level and monts o4 te scool *ear 19o+am" #011" +0, ?143,7
Exam+le$ &rade 4,5 Mont o4 =cool Oear 19o+am" #011" +0, ?143
d, =caled score$ 7=cale scores are converted raw scores tat use a ne)" ar(itraril* cosen scale
to re+resent levels o4 acievement or a(ilit* 19o+am" #011" +0, ?1>37 Exam+le$
x
5a)-=core =cale 0 10 #0 ?0 40

x
@onverted-=core =cale 500 200 !00 >00 -00
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e, =tanine$ 7A scale score (ased on te division o4 test scores into nine units o4 one-al4
standard deviation distances 1on te score distri(ution8s (ase-line3, Te i0est stanine"
num(er -" contains a(out 4 +ercent o4 te scores-- as does te lo)est stanine" num(er 1, Te
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middle stanine" num(er 5" contains a(out #0 +ercent o4 te scores i4 te distri(ution is 4airl*
normal in sa+e 19o+am" #011" +0, 50437
!, Iist and descri(e te 11 test-takin0 strate0ies,
1,7Jail te Detail$ 7Hi0li0t" underline" or circle te details in te ;uestions, Tis el+s *ou 4ocus on
exactl* )at te ;uestion is askin0 *ou,7
#, Ae =lick and 9redict$ 79redict )at te ans)er is AECD5E *ou read te coices,7
?, =las te TrasP$ 75ead AII o4 te ans)er coicesP Eliminate an* coice1s3 tat *ou kno) are
not te correct ans)er, Te coice is o(viousl* 7trasP7
4, 9lu0 it in" 9lu0 it inP$ 7Dnce *ou ave cosen *our ans)er" +lu0 it in and make sure tat it makes
sense 1tis )orks reall* )ell )it voca(ular* ;uestions3P7
5, Ae =mart )it @arts & Qa+ te Ma+s$ 7@arts and ma+s +rovide in4ormation tat *ou can use to
ans)er ;uestionsP Anal*:e AII in4ormation +rovided (e4ore ans)erin0 te ;uestionsP7
2, 5ead All A(out 6t$ 764 te directions sa* read" readP 9a* close attention to si0nal )ords in te
directions" suc as ex+lain" inter+ret" and com+are
!, Ae ca /i:,,,)it te &rid 1ans)er seet3$ 7Ae)areP i4 te ans)er is not (u((led in exactl* ri0t"
it )ill (e )ron0,7
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10, 7JB9A@K7 te LuestionP$
3nderline ke* )ords
4um(er te +arts o4 te F
#lan o) *ou )ill ans)er
/ns)er usin0 s+eci4ic details
Ceck o44 eac +art as *ou do it
5ee+ u+ te 0reat )ork
11, @eck 6t DutP$ 7/en *ou ave com+leted te test" 0o (ack and ceck *our )orkP7
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