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27 Cards in this Set
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Achievement Test
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measures what a study has accomplished in the past (CSAP)
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Alternate Form Reliability
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How well two versions of the same test are consistent, even with different sets of questions.
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Aptitude Test
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What are students capable of in the future based on what they know now. (ACT)
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Assessment
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Tool to determine if the students are learning what you are teaching. Includes testing.
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Assessment Domain
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The sum of information that is being assessed
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Bloom's Taxonomy
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knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation
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construct
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Educational variable to measure. (Reading ability)
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construct irrelevance
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Assesses material outside of the domain.
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Construct underrepresentation
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Does not assess the entire domain equally.
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content validity
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Does the test match the content of the course, lesson, etc.
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correlation coefficient
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How well or unwell two things are related to each other. (+1 - -1)
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criterion validity
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(SAT, MCAT) How well does a test predict the student’s ability in the future.
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criterion referenced test
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Test based on a cut-score (pass/fail).
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face validity
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Does the test look valid at face value.
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formal assessment
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Test that is graded. More like a final check for understanding.
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formative assessment
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Test that is informal and used to judge understanding without determining the outcome of the student’s ability of the class. Used to determine the needs of the students and to what extent the new content should be taught.
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informal assessment
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non-graded, verbal, check for understanding
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internal consistency reliability
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Every part of the test is consistent with the whole test. How well the items on a test work together to give us a portrait of a given construct.
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normal curve
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Bell curve used to norm a test that uses questions that score 40-60% correct.
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norming group
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population that is used to norm a test so that the 40-60% range can be achieved. Must be large.
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norm referenced test
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Test based on a bell curve that scores students based on a percentile rank off of the norming curve.
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reliabilty
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How consistent is the test over time?
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consistency reliability
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Consistency over time with the same test. (test/re-test)
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standard error of measurement
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Standard deviation. How far from the mean is a student’s score. (increments of 1 standard deviation).
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summative assessment
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Formal assessment used to judge the knowledge of a student.
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testing
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Only a small part of assessment. Usually formal.
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validity
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Does the test measure what it is supposed to measure?
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