EDPSY 014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Pennsylvania System Of School Assessment

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Criterion reference tests (crt: performance is compared to other students, test where performance is compared to an objective, criterion, or goal. All state level tests are initially designed as competency tests. Also used to compare teachers: setting a standard for what students should know, notoriously flawed way of referencing these tests. This is not what they are designed to do. Doesn"t sort out scores into normal distribution. Used to compare schools: flawed, unfair to compare urban and suburban scores. Criterion reference tests (crt: teacher made tests, pretests, authentic assessment. Writing assessments describe how you will motivate someone. Norm referenced tests (nrt: achievement tests measure broader bands of knowledge to score you against the grade equivalent gives percentile results. Used to be used a lot, especially before (2001) no child left behind. Can use different achievement tests to compare across the country. Looks backwards at what they have learned: aptitude tests to predict success.

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