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Chapter 15:Assessment of Student Learning 👩🏻🎓🧑🏻🎓 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 15:Assessment of Student Learning 👩🏻🎓🧑🏻🎓
1: Nature and Types of Standardized Tests👩🏻💻
•Standardized Tests Defined: Designed by professionals, scored uniformly.
•Types: Achievement, aptitude, norm-referenced, criterion-referenced.
•Purpose: To assess aptitude and achievement, compare individuals to norms.
2: Interpreting Standardized Test Scores💯
Score Types: Percentile ranks, grade equivalents, z-scores, stanine scores
Misconception: Scores aren’t percentages; not always accurate reflections of knowledge.
Norm Groups: Tests must be compared to a representative sample.
Personal Insight:
“I now understand that a percentile score of 50 doesn’t mean 50% correct—this will help me explain results more clearly to parents.”
3: High-Stakes Testing & Accountability🧾
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): Annual testing, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), public reporting
Pros: Goal clarity, quality control, motivation.
Cons: Teaching to the test, stress, neglect of non-tested subjects
Personal Insight:
“I’m concerned about teaching becoming test-centered. I’ll try to balance standards with student well-being.”
4: Validity, Reliability, and Appropriateness😇
Reliability: Consistency across time and versions.
Validity Types: Content, predictive, construct.
Examinee Appropriateness: Test must match curriculum and student demographics .
Personal Insight:
“Understanding validity helps me evaluate if a test is worth using in my future classroom.”
5: Technology and Assessment 👩🏻💻👨🏻💻
Preparation Tools:Online platforms, practice software.
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT): Test adjusts difficulty based on answers.
Promoting Mastery:Independent modules, mastery-based progression .
Personal Insight:
“I’d like to use adaptive technology in my class to personalize learning paths and help all students succeed.”