Assessment and Evaluation Methods Flashcards

A score that represents the middle value when all scores are arranged from lowest to highest is called the:

Answer: Median

The median is the middle value in an ordered data set, splitting the distribution in half.

Which of the following best describes criterion-referenced assessment?

Answer: Measures student performance against a fixed set of standards

Criterion-referenced assessments measure whether students have mastered specific learning objectives, not how they compare to peers.

A teacher notices that one test question was answered correctly by almost every student who scored poorly but incorrectly by most high scorers. This suggests the question has:

Answer: Poor item discrimination

Poor item discrimination means the question fails to distinguish between high and low performers as expected.

Accommodations provided to students with disabilities during standardized testing are intended to:

Answer: Remove barriers so the test measures the intended skill

Accommodations (e.g., extended time, large print) remove irrelevant barriers without changing what the test measures.

Which of the following is a primary purpose of a diagnostic pre-assessment?

Answer: Identifying gaps in prior knowledge before instruction

Diagnostic assessments are given before instruction to uncover what students already know and what gaps need to be addressed.

An analytic rubric differs from a holistic rubric in that it:

Answer: Scores each dimension of performance separately

Analytic rubrics break performance into distinct categories, each scored independently for detailed feedback.

A validity threat occurs when a reading comprehension test requires complex mathematical reasoning to answer the questions. This is because:

Answer: The test measures skills beyond the intended reading construct

Construct validity is threatened when a test inadvertently measures skills other than what it was designed to assess.