Summative: Large Scale Standards Based & Standardized Test

According to the textbook, the primary purpose of which of the following types of assessment is to compare individuals?

• Norm-referenced

• Standards-based

• Classroom

According to the textbook, which of the following type of assessment is most aligned with student learning and motivation?

• Norm-referenced

• Standards-based

• Classroom

According to the textbook, which of the following is the most common type of large-scale assessment used in schools?

• Norm-referenced

• Standards-based

• Classroom

Aptitude tests are also used for determining expected learning by examining any discrepancy between which of the following?

• Ability and achievement

• Norms and standards

• Achievement and growth

Which of the following is the term used to refer to the estimate of the degree of error that is probable, given the reliability estimate of a test?

• Standard error of measurement

• Pearson correlation coefficient

• Cronbach’s alpha

Standards-based tests are the most common type of large-scale assessment used in schools.

• True

• False

On standards-based tests there is sampling of all the standards, which introduces some degree of unreliability.

• True

• False

At the state level, standards-based tests are developed and approved by classroom teachers.

• True

• False

Computer adaptive tests are not effective in subjects such as math, where there is a clear sequence of increasingly difficult skills.

• True

• False

Many state standards-based tests are developed in partnership with large testing companies.

• True

• False