Assessment and Evaluation Flashcards
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Before onboarding, a manager tests new hires to find existing skill gaps. What kind of assessment is this?
Answer: Diagnostic assessment
Diagnostic assessment identifies existing knowledge and gaps before instruction begins.
In Kirkpatrick's four-level model, which level measures whether participants apply new skills on the job?
Answer: Level 3: Behavior
Level 3 (Behavior) measures how much learning transfers to job performance.
Which Kirkpatrick level measures organizational outcomes such as reduced errors or increased sales?
Answer: Results
Level 4 (Results) measures business or organizational impact.
A test is given to the same group twice, two weeks apart, and the scores are compared. What is being estimated?
Answer: Test-retest reliability
Test-retest reliability checks how stable scores are over time.
Subject-matter experts review exam items against a job task analysis. Which type of validity evidence does this support?
Answer: Content validity
Content validity is about whether items adequately sample the target domain.
A certification exam score that accurately forecasts later job performance shows which type of validity?
Answer: Predictive validity
Predictive validity shows how well scores forecast a future criterion.
Which approach compares a learner's current performance with their own earlier performance?
Answer: Ipsative assessment
Ipsative assessment measures progress against a learner's own previous results.