Education Week 6 Assignment, Discussion & Peer Responses needed

Module 6: Lecture Materials & Resources

  Role of Assessments & Standardized Testing

Read and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

(Note: The citations below are provided for your research convenience. Students should always cross-reference the current APA guide for correct styling of citations and references in their academic work.)

Read

· Durwin, C. C., & Reese-Weber, M. J. (2020).

· Chapter 23: Assessing Student Learning

· Chapter 24: Test Construction and Use

· Chapter 25: Standardized Tests and Scores

Watch

· Do standardized tests matter? | Nathan Kuncel | TEDxUMN (15:04) TEDx Talks. (2014, June 26).  Do standardized tests matter? | Nathan Kuncel | TEDxUMN [Video]. YouTube. Do standardized tests matter? | Nathan Kuncel | TEDxUMNLinks to an external site.

· Criterion and norm reference tests - what's the difference? (7:39) Kevin Currie-Knight. (2014, July 17).  Criterion and norm reference tests - what's the difference? [Video]. YouTube. Criterion and Norm Reference Tests - What's the DifferenceLinks to an external site.

· Unpacking formative assessments (3:00) NWEAvideos. (2012, December 14).  Unpacking formative assessments [Video]. YouTube. Unpacking Formative AssessmentLinks to an external site.

· Student writing portfolios (2:19) jcasorso. (2009, October 12).  Student writing portfolios [Video]. YouTube. Student Writing PortfoliosLinks to an external site.

Module 6 Assignment

  Standardized Testing

Standardized testing involves using testing instruments that are administered and scored in a pre-established standard or consistent manner. There are two types of standardized testing instruments: norm-referenced tests and criterion-referenced tests. The former testing instruments yield scores that compare the examinee's scores to that of a representative sample (the normative group) of same-age or grade peers. The latter type of testing instrument involves comparing an examinee's score to a predetermined criterion (such as a school curriculum). 

Answer the following questions as it relates to standardized testing statistics. 

1. How do you calculate mean, median, mode, and standard deviation? 

2. What are percentile ranks, standard deviations, z scores, T scores, and stanine scores?

3. How can you improve reliability and validity in testing?

 

Submission Instructions:

· Answer the questions as a worked example. Show the steps as to how you came to your answer.