Assessment Flashcards
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A test item is answered correctly by 95% of students. What does this high difficulty index suggest?
Answer: The item is very easy
A high p-value (proportion correct) indicates the item is easy for most students.
Which type of validity concerns whether a test adequately samples the full content domain it is meant to cover?
Answer: Content validity
Content validity addresses how well items represent the entire body of content.
A teacher uses student self-assessment checklists during a project. What is a key benefit of this practice?
Answer: It promotes metacognition and student ownership of learning
Self-assessment builds metacognitive awareness and helps students take responsibility for their learning.
What is item discrimination in test analysis?
Answer: How well an item separates high and low performers
Item discrimination measures how effectively an item distinguishes between high- and low-achieving students.
A portfolio assessment is most useful for measuring which of the following?
Answer: Growth and development over time
Portfolios collect work over time, making them ideal for documenting student growth.
Which scoring approach uses an analytic rubric?
Answer: Scoring separate criteria such as organization, evidence, and mechanics individually
Analytic rubrics break performance into distinct criteria each scored separately.
What does 'assessment bias' most directly threaten?
Answer: Fairness and validity for certain groups
Bias unfairly advantages or disadvantages groups, undermining fairness and validity.