Assessment and Evaluation Methods Flashcards
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Which organisation is responsible for developing and administering NAPLAN across Australia?
Answer: The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
ACARA is the national body responsible for the development, administration, and reporting of NAPLAN assessments.
A test item that nearly all students answer correctly would have which characteristic?
Answer: Low difficulty index
The difficulty index (p-value) is the proportion of students who answer correctly; items almost everyone gets right have a high p-value but are described as 'easy,' meaning a low difficulty level numerically sometimes causes confusion—here, low difficulty = easy item with a high p-value.
What is the purpose of equating in large-scale assessments like NAPLAN?
Answer: To make scores from different test forms or years comparable
Test equating adjusts for differences in difficulty between forms or years so that scores can be validly compared across administrations.
Which scenario best illustrates 'consequential validity' concerns about NAPLAN?
Answer: Whether schools begin 'drilling' students on test-style questions at the expense of broader learning
Consequential validity addresses the intended and unintended consequences of test use; excessive test preparation that narrows the curriculum is a key concern.
A student who performs significantly above the national mean would be expected to score in which percentile range?
Answer: Above the 50th percentile
The national mean corresponds to the 50th percentile; scoring significantly above the mean places a student above the 50th percentile.
In NAPLAN writing assessment, which criterion is NOT typically included in the marking rubric?
Answer: Handwriting speed
NAPLAN writing is marked on criteria such as audience, text structure, ideas, vocabulary, cohesion, paragraphing, and sentence structure—not handwriting speed.
What is a 'benchmark' in the context of educational assessment?
Answer: A defined standard or reference point against which performance is measured
A benchmark is a defined level of expected performance that serves as a reference point for evaluating student achievement.