Ed.D. Doctor of Education Assessment and Evaluation in Education 2

Question 1

Program evaluation in education most commonly uses which framework to assess whether a program is achieving its intended goals?

Accepted Answer

Logic model

Answer

A logic model visually maps a program's inputs, activities, outputs, and short-/long-term outcomes, providing a framework for evaluating program effectiveness.

Question 2

The primary distinction between summative and formative evaluation of educational programs is:

Accepted Answer

Summative judges overall program worth/merit; formative guides ongoing improvement

Answer

Summative evaluation assesses a program's overall effectiveness or merit at the end of a cycle, while formative evaluation provides ongoing feedback during implementation to support improvement.

Question 3

Inter-rater reliability in performance assessment refers to:

Accepted Answer

Agreement between two or more raters scoring the same student work

Answer

Inter-rater reliability measures the degree of agreement between independent raters evaluating the same student performance, indicating the consistency of subjective scoring.

Question 4

Bloom's Taxonomy is most commonly used in assessment design to ensure:

Accepted Answer

A range of cognitive demand levels across assessment items

Answer

Bloom's Taxonomy helps educators design assessments that measure a range of cognitive skills from lower-order (recall) to higher-order (analysis, synthesis, evaluation).

Question 5

Consequential validity refers to the:

Accepted Answer

Social and educational consequences of test score interpretations and uses

Answer

Consequential validity considers whether the intended and unintended social consequences of test use are appropriate and justified.

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Ed.D. Doctor of Education Assessment and Evaluation in Education 2