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Chapter 9: Achievement
What is the definition of "achievement"? correct answers Success in a subject compared to what is expected at a given point in one's education.
What is the difference between [achievement] and [intelligence]? correct answers Achievement = what one has already learned
Intelligence = innate abi...
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What is the definition of "achievement"? correct answers Success in a subject compared to what
is expected at a given point in one's education.
What is the difference between [achievement] and [intelligence]? correct answers Achievement
= what one has already learned
Intelligence = innate ability
What do Achievement Tests measure compared to Intelligence Tests? correct answers
Achievement Tests Measure:
1. What student has learned
2. Studying is believed to increase a score
3. Assesses specific information (i.e. reading, math, etc.)
4. Indirectly assesses the teacher
Intelligence Tests Measure:
1. Ability
2. Performance of general verbal / nonverbal concepts
3. Assesses broad information
4. Studying does not increase a score
What are "standardized achievement tests"? correct answers Commercially developed
instruments that are sold to public schools or to other institutions, agencies, or qualified
professionals. They are developed to cover broad content areas common to most U.S. schools. IN
education, standardized achievement is used for the following purposes:
1. Establishes a student's present achievement level
2. Monitoring student achievement over time
3. Identifying a student's academic strengths and weaknesses
4. Screening students for placement or selection decisions
5. Evaluating instructional objectives and programs
6. Assisting with diagnosis of learning disabilities
7. Evaluating individuals for certification and licensure
What are the universal features of standardized achievement tests? correct answers 1. Uniform
administration
2. Uniform scoring procedures
3. Sound psychometric qualities
4. Nationwide percentiles
5. Age or Grade equivalent scores
, 6. Normal Curve Equivalents (NCE's)
7. Peformance Categories
What are the 2 Different Types of Score Interpretations regarding Standardized Tests? correct
answers 1. Norm-Referenced Score Interpretation =
an individual's test score is compared to the scores of the normative sample, which enables test
users to estimate an individual's position relative to other test takers.
2. Criterion-Referenced Score Interpretation =
an individual's test score is measured against a specific level of achievement. This usually
involves a [cut off score] that the individual must achieve in order to demonsrate mastery of the
content area.
What are the most common types of Standardized Achievement Test Categories? correct answers
1. Achievement Test Batteries
2. Diagnostic Achievement Tests
3. Individual Achievement Tests
4. Subject-Area Tests
[Reference Table 9.1 / pg. 198-199 to see the differences between these achievement test
categories]
What is the most popular standardized achievement test category? correct answers Achievement
Test Batteries [aka: survey achievement batteries]
What are Standardized Achievement Test Batteries? correct answers These measure multiple
achievements and are comprehensive tests that provide a general, overall measure of learning in
several broad areas of the academic curriculum. They are comprised of a series of tests that
assess major content areas, such as: reading, language, mathematics (and at the appropriate grade
level) -- study skills, social studies, and science.
Because achievement test batteries assess knowledge in broad content areas, each sub-test in a
battery contains a fairly limited number of items, which restricts their value for identifying
students with serious learning problems.
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**Primary Purpose of Achievement Test Batteries?**:
*To determine an individual's general standing in various subjects*
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