A student's test performance is sometimes indicated by a confidence interval rather than by a single score. The rationale behind this practice is that:
a. The computation of a single score is not possible for some tests.
b. A single test score is almost always subject to error.
c. Some tests have extremely vague scoring criteria.
d. Tests typically have low reliability.
Ques. 2Greg took the district-wide achievement test and got a stanine score of 9. Which one of the following is closest to Greg's percentile rank?
a. 14
b. 16
c. 84
d. 98
Ques. 3David takes an intelligence test, and gets an IQ score of 85. What is David's approximate percentile rank on this test?
a. 5th percentile
b. 16th percentile
c. 34th percentile
d. 65th percentile
Ques. 4What is the major drawback of using percentile ranks to describe students' performance on a standardized test?
a. Even many low-achieving students tend to get above-average percentile scores.
b. Percentiles tend to underestimate how much students have actually learned.
c. Because most students get fairly low scores, they become easily discouraged and their self-efficacy decreases.
d. Students in the middle range can be quite similar in achievement and yet have scores that are somewhat dissimilar.
Ques. 5When we represent students' test performance in terms of standard scores, we must first know the standard deviation of those scores. This statistic tells us:
a. What the average student's performance was
b. How close together or far apart the scores are
c. Whether the test has high predictive validity
d. Whether the test has high reliability
Ques. 6Psychologists distinguish between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessment scores.
a. Explain the difference between these two types of scores.
b. Describe a situation in which criterion-referenced scores would clearly be more appropriate, and why.
c. Describe a situation in which norm-referenced scores would clearly be more appropriate, and why.
Ques. 7As a teacher, you will almost inevitably be asked to assign final grades that summarize your students' achievement. Keeping the textbook's discussion of recommended grading practices in mind,
describe four guidelines that you will follow when you assign your grades.
Ques. 8In four short paragraphs, describe the four RSVP characteristics of good classroom assessment. In each paragraph, present two concrete examples of assessment practices:
one that is likely to have the particular characteristic you are describing and one that is not likely to have it.
Ques. 9In four paragraphs, compare the use of paper-pencil and performance assessments in the classroom with respect to reliability, standardization, validity, and reliability.
Your answer should focus on the use of the two forms of assessment for measuring classroom learning and achievement.
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