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Define the term measurement.
- Collecting information about how much a student has learned
- assignment of numbers to certain attributes of people according to a rule governed system.
- ie. measure how well can spell by spelling test, score essay using rubric
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Define the term evaluatio
- Making judgements about the value or worth of a measure
- Attatching meaning to test scores
- ie. student got 100% evaulation is that students understands the material
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Why should we assess student learning?
- summative assesment-monitor overall progress
- formative assessment-monitor progress and plan diff instruction if needed
- diagnosis-identify cause of problem
- effects on learning-influence motivation, more tests better grades
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summative assesment
problems with/
- provide summary of how well student jas performed over time.
- present wilth all concepts you want them to know and test them
- ie. cummulative exam
problem- if failed too late to go back and re-teach everything
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formative assessment
- teaching ad constantly checking if student understands material.
- purpose to monitor progress and plan remedial instruction
- ie. quiz or test, homework
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diagnosis
- determine strenghts and weaknesses
- constantly asking questions to see if understand
- If having problems determine why
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Effects of learning
motivate further learning
- more tests, better grades but will hit peak and grades lower.
- give moderate number of tests and will do well on final.
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ways to measure learning
- written test- if objective is to increse knowledge
- performance test- objective is to know how to do something
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types of written tests
- selected responce- multiple choice, T/F
- short answer
- essay
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selected response
advantages and disadvantages
- reliable scoring
- cover lots of material
memorize do not learn material
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short answer
advantages and disadvantages
- esay to write
- students recall not memorize
memorize answers verbatum
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essay
advantages and disadvantages
measures ability to analyze and organize
time consuming and hard to grade concistently
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types of performance tests
- direct writing assessment
- portfolios
- exhibitions
- demonstrations
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challenges of using performance tests
- more time consuming
- parents don't always understand how graded
- reliability and validity not established
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Norm-reference grading
strenghts and weaknesses
comparing student's performance to anothers
- doesn't tell us if students mastered goals
- creates competitive situations
- ie grade on curve
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criterion refrenced
- tells if learned information presented to them.
- either met criteria or not
- motivation goes up because all can get an A
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2 ways to evaluate
- norm-reference
- criterion reference
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mastery appropach
- mastery- if failed given more instructions and ability to try again
- ie make up tests
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