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verbal tests correct answers -Emphasizes reading, writing, or speaking -Most tests in education are this test type nonverbal tests correct answers -Does not require reading, writing, or speaking ability -Tests composed of numerals or drawings are examples What is the purpose of testing? correct answers A way to collect information. Represent an attempt to provide objective data that can be used with subjective impression to make better, more defensible, decisions. Tests are estimates of student behaviors and never 100% accurate. Why are educational tests needed? correct answers -It is a way to collect useful information -represents an attempt to provide objective data that can be used with subjective impressions to make better, more defensible decisions Characteristics of formative decisions correct answers -Everyday, in-class instructional decisions such as course pacing -ex: Teacher Annie decides to spend more time in math class on addition with regrouping Characteristics of summative decisions correct answers -Grading decisions (ie. A, B, C) -made less frequently -informed by attendance, attitude, and effort -selection decisions, placement decisions, administrative policy decisions, counseling and guidance decisions norm-referenced tests correct answers -Standardized assessments intended to compare a student's performance with the performance of others -determine a student's "rank" in a population criterion reference tests correct answers -compare a student's performance to a standard of mastery -help us decide whether a student ahs mastered some particular knowledge or skills Norm vs criterion referenced tests correct answers -concerns what a student is compared to -in classroom, more decisions need criterion-reference info -NRT: compare students to other students -hard difficulty to easy difficulty -broad, many objectives -shallow comprehension, 1-2 items per objective -CRT: compare students to a standard of mastery -equivalent difficulty -narrow content, few objectives -more comprehensive, more items per objective -in colleges, an item could be a CRT, but in a high school that same item is an NRT