Standardized and other formal assessments

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1 Basic concepts

2 Uses of standardized tests

3 Assessing students’ progress in a wider context

4 Diagnosing student’s strengths and weaknesses

5 Selecting students for specific programs

6 Assisting teachers’ planning

7 Accountability

8 Types of standardized tests

9 Achievement tests

10 Diagnostic tests

11 Aptitude tests

High-stakes testing by states

1 Standards based assessment

2 Academic content standards

3 Alignment of standards, testing and classroom curriculum

4 Sampling content

5 Adequate yearly progress (ayp)

8 Growth or value added models

9 Growth over one year

10 Differing state standards

International testing

International comparisons

Understanding test results

2 Frequency distributions

3 Central tendency and variability

4 Calculating a standard deviation

5 The normal distribution

6 Kinds of test scores

7 Grade equivalent sores

Issues with standardized tests

1 Are standardized tests biased?

2 Accuracy of predictions

3 Stereotype threat

4 Do teachers teach to the tests?

5 Do students and educators cheat?

Chapter summary and references

Source: OpenStax, Educational psychology. OpenStax CNX. May 11, 2011 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11302/1.2

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