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, What does measurement mean in Determining the attributes or dimensions of an object,
education? skill, or knowledge.
What are some common tools used for Tape measures, scales, and meters.
measurement in education?
What are standard measurements in Raw scores, percentile ranks, and standard scores.
education?
What is the process of measurement? Determining or describing the attributes or
characteristics of physical objects in terms of
quantity.
What is the difference between Objective measurements are stable and do not
objective and subjective depend on the individual taking them, while
measurements? subjective measurements can vary between
assessors.
What is the formula that summarizes Measurement of Quantity or Quality of Interest = True
the principle of educational value plus random error.
measurement?
What is an educational variable? A measurable characteristic of a student, such as age
or height.
What is an indicator in educational Denotes the presence (1) or absence (0) of a
measurement? measured characteristic.
How can class participation be By summing the participation in recitations and
measured using indicators? dividing by the total number of recitations.
What constitutes a variable in A group of indicators that correlate highly with each
educational measurement? other.
What is a construct or factor in A group of variables that correlate highly with each
educational measurement? other but have low correlations with variables in
another group.