Assessment & Evaluation Methods Flashcards
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A fire instructor wants to measure a student's ability to don SCBA equipment correctly in under one minute. Which assessment type best fits this goal?
Answer: Performance-based assessment
Performance-based assessments directly measure a student's ability to execute a psychomotor skill under realistic conditions.
In norm-referenced evaluation, a student's score is interpreted by comparing it to:
Answer: The performance of other students in the same group
Norm-referenced evaluation ranks or compares individual performance against a reference group rather than against an absolute standard.
Which term describes the degree to which a test consistently measures what it is intended to measure across multiple administrations?
Answer: Reliability
Reliability refers to the consistency of a test's results when administered repeatedly under the same conditions.
An instructor discovers that high-achieving students consistently miss question 14 on a written exam. This finding suggests the question may have a problem with:
Answer: Item discrimination
Poor item discrimination occurs when a question fails to distinguish between students who know the material and those who do not.
A public safety instructor uses a scenario where students must triage simulated casualties and document findings. This is best described as:
Answer: Authentic assessment
Authentic assessment presents real-world tasks that require students to apply knowledge and skills in context.
Which statistical measure indicates the percentage of students who answered a test item correctly, used in item analysis?
Answer: Difficulty index (p-value)
The difficulty index (p-value) is calculated as the proportion of students who answered the item correctly, ranging from 0.0 to 1.0.
Formative assessment differs from summative assessment primarily because formative assessment is designed to:
Answer: Monitor learning progress and guide instructional adjustments
Formative assessment provides ongoing feedback during instruction to improve learning before a final evaluation.