Test
Test
Test
Understanding
and Using
Standardized
Tests
Overview
Standardized tests
Using standardized tests
for accountability purposes:
High-stakes testing
Standardized testing and technology
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Validity
Test accuracy
Content validity, predictive validity, construct validity
Normed excellence
Norm group representation compared to the general
population
Examinee appropriateness
Appropriateness for a particular group of students
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Validity
Content validity evidence
How well a tests items reflect a particular body of
knowledge and skill
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Aptitude tests
Reveal how much knowledge and skill a
student could acquire with effective
instruction
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Description
Single-subject
achievement test
Achievement battery
Diagnostic test
Competency test
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Norm-referenced tests
and criterion-referenced tests
Norm-referenced test
Test where ones performance is evaluated
with reference to a norming group
Criterion-referenced test
Test where ones performance is evaluated
with reference to some standard or
criterion
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Percentile ranks
Score that indicates the percentage of students who are at
or below a given students score
Standard scores
Score that is expressed in terms of standard deviations
Stanine score
Type of standard score that divides a population
into nine groups
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Percentage of cases
in each Stanine
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Current status
of high-stakes testing
Type of test used (Education Week
on the Web, 2001)
40 states use criterion-referenced tests
in English
34 states use criterion-referenced tests
in math
Remaining states use norm-referenced
tests in these subjects
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Current status
of high-stakes testing
Use of test scores (Education Week on the Web,
2001)
11 states hold schools accountable for student learning solely
on the basis of students test scores
20 states provide financial rewards to schools whose students
perform at an acceptable level
14 states can close, restaff, or overhaul schools with low test
scores
18 states require students to pass a state-mandated test in
order to graduate
3 states require students in certain grades to pass a statemandated test to be promoted
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Standardized testing
and technology
Using technology to prepare students for
assessments
Using technology to assess mastery
of standards
e.g., American College Testing (ACT); Project Essay
Grade (PEG)
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Chapter 14
Understanding
and Using
Standardized
Tests