Psych 117, Chapter 8 || Questions and 100% Accurate Answers.
0 view 0 purchase
Course
Psych 117, Chapter 8 || Q
Institution
Psych 117, Chapter 8 || Q
Purpose for Assessment of Educational Ability correct answers 1. to determine how well a student is learning
2. to assess how well a class, grade, school, school system, or state is learning cone ten knowledge
3. as one method of detecting learning problems
4. as one method of identifying gifte...
Psych 117, Chapter 8 || Questions and 100% Accurate
Answers.
Purpose for Assessment of Educational Ability correct answers 1. to determine how well a
student is learning
2. to assess how well a class, grade, school, school system, or state is learning cone ten
knowledge
3. as one method of detecting learning problems
4. as one method of identifying giftedness
5. to help determine if a child is ready to move to the next grade level
6. as one measure to assess teacher effectiveness
7. to help determine readiness or placement in college, graduate school, or professional schools
8. to determine if an individual has mastered content knowledge for professional advancement
(e.g. credentialing exams)
Survey Battery Tests correct answers Tests, usually given in school settings, which measure
broad content areas and often used to assess progress in school
Diagnostic Tests correct answers Tests that assess problem areas of learning and often used to
assess learning disabilities
Readiness Tests correct answers Tests that measure one's readiness for moving ahead in school
and often used to assess readiness to enter first grade
Cognitive Ability Tests correct answers Tests that measure a broad range of cognitive ability.
These tests are usually based on what one has learned in school and are useful in making
predictions about the future (e.g., whether an individual might succeed in school or in college)
Achievement Testing correct answers What one has learned
Aptitude Testing correct answers What one is capable of learning
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) correct answers Federal law ensuring all children succeed in
school
, - mandate that states must show that "adequate yearly progress" is being made toward all
students achieving at state specified academic standards, survey battery achievement testing has
taken on a bigger role as these tests are used to document progress toward this goal/law
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) correct answers The "Nation's report
card"
- sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education
- samples students from all the states and compares them on a variety of subjects
-All states are required to participate in the NAEP assessment in math and reading that occurs
every two years, mostly grades 4 and 8 , and most states also participate in periodic testing in
writing and science
- NAEP carefully selects a representative sample of 3,000 students from 100 public schools from
each state for their testing data
- Results are typically given as the percentage of students who scored above basic, at proficient
or at the advanced achievement level
Stanford Achievement Test (SAT10) correct answers - one of the oldest survey battery
achievement tests
- introduced in 1923
-given to students in grades K-12 and has been normed against hundred of thousands of students
- Offers test for specific subjects (reading, language, spelling, mathematics, science, social
studies, and writing)
-Have sections that can be completed in open-ended format, requiring students to fill in the
blank, respond with short answers, or write an essay
-Reliability of SAT10 appears sound with most subtests showing KR-20 internal consistency
estimates in the mid .80s to low .90s
-Reliability estimates for the open-ended sections generally fall to the .60s to .80s, and in some
cases to the mid .50s
- Have sound validity with content validity being established by working with content experts,
teachers, editors and measurement specialists
-Evidence for construct validity was established by comparing scores on subtests with the Otis-
Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT), which produced a fairly high correlation.
- Offers a number of interpretive reports, including Individual Profile reports, Class Grouping
Reports, Grade Grouping Reports, and school System Grouping Reports.
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) correct answers - Developed in 1935
- The test emphasizes the basic skills necessary to make satisfactory progress through school
- 3 purpose of the instrument: (a) to obtain information that can support instructional decisions
made by teachers in the classroom (b) to provide information to students and their parents for
monitoring the student's growth from grade to grade (c) to examine yearly progress of grade
groups as they pass through the school's curriculum
- The versions currently used are Form A (2001), Form B(2003), and Form C (2007) -- these
versions are geared for K through 8 and have numerous subtests, depending on the grade level
- testing can run from 30 minutes for a single test to over 6 hours when a total battery is
administered
- Strong evidence of content validity
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller FullyFocus. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $11.09. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
