Assessment and Evaluation Methods Flashcards
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In item analysis, a discrimination index close to 0.00 for a test question suggests that the item:
Answer: Does not differentiate between high and low scorers
A discrimination index near zero means high scorers and low scorers performed similarly on the item, indicating it fails to distinguish ability levels.
Which assessment format is MOST susceptible to construct-irrelevant variance caused by writing ability?
Answer: Extended-response essay questions
Essay questions require writing skill, so poor writers may score lower not because of content knowledge deficits but due to writing ability, introducing construct-irrelevant variance.
Authentic assessment differs from traditional testing primarily because it:
Answer: Requires students to apply knowledge to real-world tasks
Authentic assessment asks students to demonstrate competency through realistic, meaningful tasks that mirror real-world applications.
A school uses MAP Growth assessments that adjust question difficulty based on student responses. This is known as:
Answer: Adaptive testing
Adaptive testing dynamically adjusts item difficulty based on previous responses to efficiently estimate a student's ability level.
The standard error of measurement (SEM) is primarily used to:
Answer: Express the range within which a student's true score likely falls
SEM quantifies measurement error and is used to build a confidence interval around an observed score to estimate the true score range.
Which of the following is an example of inter-rater reliability?
Answer: Two teachers independently grade the same essay and compare scores
Inter-rater reliability measures the degree of agreement between two or more scorers evaluating the same student work.
On a well-constructed norm-referenced test, the expected distribution of scores typically resembles:
Answer: A bell-shaped normal distribution
Norm-referenced tests are deliberately constructed so that scores spread across the range and approximate a normal (bell-curve) distribution.
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