Educational Assessment Methods
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What is the primary purpose of a Table of Specification?

  • Ensures achievement tests measure specified objectives. (correct)
  • Demonstrates students' learning via real-world application.
  • Specifies how each student will score on an achievement test.
  • Demonstrates how students mastered a specific objective.

    • When is the most appropriate time for Mrs. Blake to construct her table of specification for the science test?

  • When evaluating the grades.
  • After administering the test.
  • After grading the scripts of test papers.
  • Before writing the test items. (correct)

    • What does a test that discriminates against inner city children demonstrate?

  • Difficulty
  • Bias (correct)
  • Transparency
  • Fairness

    • Which statement regarding multiple choice items is NOT true?

    <p>Options must be interdependent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of reliability measures the consistency of test scores over time?

    <p>Test-retest reliability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of item requires students to develop their own responses?

    <p>Select items.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following types of validity can be assessed by examining a test's general appearance?

    <p>Face validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When determining if test scores reflect students' true abilities, which type of validity is essential?

    <p>Criterion validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best reflects a balanced test?

    <p>It emphasizes the instruction provided.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it inappropriate for a class test to consist entirely of multiple choice items?

    <p>Measures only lower-level skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant drawback of essay items in assessments?

    <p>They may be subject to bias by markers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of test item relies significantly on the scorer's judgment and experience?

    <p>Essay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of assessment is least likely influenced by guessing?

    <p>Short answers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of assessment, a good distractor is one that attracts which group of students?

    <p>Mostly uninformed students.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which item type is most suitable for assessing students' ability to describe similarities among living organisms?

    <p>Essay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An essay requiring 500 words to discuss tourism's impact on Jamaica is characterized as which type of response?

    <p>Extended response</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which national assessment is primarily regarded as diagnostic in nature?

    <p>Grade One Individual Learning Profile</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What task was the teacher engaged in by spending several hours computing scores to describe students' performance?

    <p>Measuring performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mr. Watson needs to assess his students' prior knowledge of asexual reproduction. Which type of assessment should he use?

    <p>Diagnostic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The language arts teacher administered a test to seventh-grade students to group them for instruction. This is an example of which assessment type?

    <p>Placement assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mr. Johnson wants to determine if grade five students have completed the curriculum satisfactorily. Which type of test would be appropriate?

    <p>Summative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Mr. Brad aiming to eliminate by ensuring the contents of his test do not cause psychological distress?

    <p>Offensiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scenario demonstrates criterion-referenced interpretation?

    <p>Pat is able to construct an angle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about validity is true?

    <p>It provides a basis for judging performance for decision making.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which pair of measures are commonly used to indicate central tendency and variability?

    <p>mean and standard deviation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of portfolio assessment in education?

    <p>real life skills and application</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An item that is more frequently answered correctly by high scorers on a test is referred to as what type?

    <p>positively discriminating item</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A discrimination index of .30 to .39 for an assessment item suggests that it is considered what?

    <p>reasonably good but possibly subject to improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best characterizes performance assessment?

    <p>It is authentic assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Activist' teaching prioritize within the educational assessment framework?

    <p>assessment of learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Portfolios, projects, and debates are examples of which type of assessment?

    <p>alternative assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement aligns with a constructivist approach to assessment?

    <p>Problems are posed in a variety of ways</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Exam Instructions

    • Answer all questions in sections A and B
    • Answer three questions from section C
    • Exam time: 2 hours

    Section A

    • Question 1: National assessment best regarded as diagnostic in nature is the Grade Six Achievement Test
    • Question 2: A teacher computing scores to describe student performance is evaluating performance
    • Question 3: To assess prior knowledge of asexual reproduction, use a diagnostic assessment
    • Question 4: Using results of language arts tests to group students for instruction is a placement assessment
    • Question 5: To determine if grade five students have satisfactorily completed their curriculum, use a summative test

    Section B

    • Question 45(a): Calculate mean score of the science test
    • Question 45(b): Calculate the median score
    • Question 45(c): State the mode.
    • Question 45(d): Calculate the range.
    • Question 45(e): Rank order the scores from lowest to highest.

    Section C

    • Question 1(a): Explain one purpose of effective feedback
    • Question 1(b): State how two stakeholders could benefit from the teacher's feedback
    • Question 1(c): Example of appropriate feedback to a stakeholder
    • Question 2(a): Outline three differences between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests
    • Question 2(b): Explain one way a parent could use criterion-referenced test interpretation.
    • Question 3(a): Indicate one purpose of the Table of Specification
    • Question 3(b): Two benefits of using a Table of Specifications.
    • Question 3(c): Explain the role of Bloom's taxonomy
    • Question 4(a): Define alternative assessment
    • Question 4(b): One argument supporting the statement that alternative assessment is impractical in Jamaican classrooms.
    • Question 4(c): One argument refuting the statement that alternative assessment is impractical in Jamaican classrooms.

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    This quiz focuses on various educational assessment techniques, particularly for evaluating student performance and understanding different types of assessments. It covers diagnostic, placement, and summative assessments with questions that also require basic statistical calculations. Ideal for educators or students studying assessment methods in education.

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