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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
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
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
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
formative assessment
teaching ad constantly checking if student understands material.
purpose to monitor progress and plan remedial instruction
ie. quiz or test, homework
diagnosis
determine strenghts and weaknesses
constantly asking questions to see if understand
If having problems determine why
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.
ways to measure learning
written test- if objective is to increse knowledge
performance test- objective is to know how to do something
types of written tests
selected responce- multiple choice, T/F
short answer
essay
selected response
advantages and disadvantages
reliable scoring
cover lots of material
memorize do not learn material
short answer
advantages and disadvantages
esay to write
students recall not memorize
memorize answers verbatum
essay
advantages and disadvantages
measures ability to analyze and organize
time consuming and hard to grade concistently
types of performance tests
direct writing assessment
portfolios
exhibitions
demonstrations
challenges of using performance tests
more time consuming
parents don't always understand how graded
reliability and validity not established
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
criterion refrenced
tells if learned information presented to them.
either met criteria or not
motivation goes up because all can get an A
2 ways to evaluate
norm-reference
criterion reference
mastery appropach
mastery- if failed given more instructions and ability to try again
ie make up tests
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4/21/2011, 2:16:46 PM
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