EQAO EQAO Assessment Development and Validity 2

Question 1

What is the role of the 'Item Response Theory' (IRT) in EQAO assessment development?

Accepted Answer

It provides a statistical framework for analyzing item difficulty and student ability simultaneously

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It determines how many teachers are needed to score tests

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It establishes the physical format of the test booklet

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It sets the passing score for each assessment

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'reliability' in an EQAO assessment?

Accepted Answer

The test produces consistent results when administered under similar conditions

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Every student achieves the same score

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The test is always administered on the same date each year

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The test questions are never changed between years

Question 3

Why does EQAO include 'common items' that remain the same across different years of an assessment?

Accepted Answer

To enable year-to-year comparisons by anchoring the difficulty scale

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To reduce printing costs

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To allow students to prepare specific answers in advance

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To ensure every school writes identical tests

Question 4

What type of review panel does EQAO convene specifically to evaluate the cultural appropriateness of assessment materials?

Accepted Answer

A sensitivity and bias review panel with diverse community representation

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A financial audit panel

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A parent council advisory committee

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An international curriculum alignment panel

Question 5

What does EQAO mean when it refers to 'standard-setting' in assessment development?

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The process of determining the cut scores that define each achievement level

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Deciding which schools must participate in assessments

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Writing the curriculum standards that tests are based on

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Establishing rules for test security and administration

Question 6

How does EQAO handle test booklets that include both field-test items and scored items?

Accepted Answer

Field-test items are embedded among scored items and are indistinguishable to students

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Students are told which items are field-test items so they can skip them

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Field-test items appear in a separate clearly labelled section at the end

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Only teachers see the field-test items after the assessment