Deck 4: Using and Reporting Standardized Test Results

Question 1

There are advantages and disadvantages when using standardized tests. Discuss 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages.

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Why is it challenging to use standardized tests with very young children? Explain.

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

The teacher needs to understand elements of test results before sharing them with parents. Discuss four types of test scores that can be confusing and how they should be explained.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Criterion-referenced and norm-referenced tests both use the same type of test items.

Question 5

Criterion-referenced tests compare students' performance as compared with a norming group.

Question 6

Norm-referenced tests are used with preschool children to determine those that are at risk for mental delay.

Question 7

Criterion-referenced tests are used with preschool children to screen for normal development.

Question 8

Criterion-referenced tests are used with school-age children to compare achievement with a norming group.

Question 9

Criterion-referenced testing can be used to determine minimum competency.

Question 10

Standard deviations divide the normal curve into 8 equal sections.

Question 11

Percentile ranks and Z scores are cumulative.

Question 12

Z scores and T scores are called stanine scores.

Question 13

A grade equivalent score on a standardized test determines at which grade level a student should be placed.

Question 14

Standardized tests have which of the following characteristics?

A) They measure all types of children equally.
B) They are administered the same way to all students.
C) The provide scores that can be compared.
D) A & C
E) B & C

Question 15

Why can the use of standardized tests be the best assessment strategy?

A) They have quantifiable scores.
B) They have norm referencing.
C) They have validity and reliability.
D) All of the above
E) A & B

Question 16

Why are there are concerns about high-stakes tests?

A) They are difficult to administer.
B) They can be used inappropriately.
C) They are biased against students who perform above the average.
D) None of the above

Question 17

Stanines show how individuals rank among a group of test takers on a scale of

A) 0-9
B) 1-10
C) 1-9
D) 1-5

Question 18

Which is not a similarity between norm- and criterion- referenced tests?

A) Require specification of the achievement domain to be measured
B) Require test items to cover a broad range of difficulty
C) Judged by validity and reliability
D) Useful in educational measurement

Question 19

Use a norm-referenced assessment examiner's manual supplied by the course instructor to:
a. Explain the meaning of the following terms: raw score, scaled score, grade equivalent, local and national percentile, percentile band, and stanine.
b. In which categories listed above are the students working at the highest level and which at the lowest?
c. Describe the student's overall performance.