Chapter 13: Standardized Tests Study Guide with Complete Solutions

Chapter 13: Standardized Tests Study Guide with Complete Solutions Standardized Test - Characteristics - Answer-- Often designed by people with specialized knowledge or training in test construction - Every person who takes the test responds to the same items under the same conditions (method of response, instructions, time, sequence, etc.) - Answers evaluated according to same scoring standards - Scores are most often compared against results of a "normal" sample - Basic purpose is to obtain an accurate representative sample of some aspect of a student Norming - Answer-- Obtain information about a large group (population) by examining a smaller, randomly chosen selection (sample) which is representative of the large group from which it was chosen - Utilize a variety of statistical means to generalize information obtained from the sample to the larger population from which it was chosen Norm - Answer-Distribution of scores obtained from a norming group (through sampling) - Identify the mean - 50% of the scores will fall above and 50% of the scores below - Determine the standard deviation EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 2/4 - Average of all differences between individual scores and the mean + or - Normal Distribution - Answer-- Visual example - Key terms: - Mean - Standard deviation (conceptual understanding) - Normal curve - Clustering around the mean (aka Regression towa