INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY CLEP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY CLEP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ Performance Grading Scales - -An approach to grading which uses a portfolio of a student's work to measure that student's development over time and to compare it to that of others in the class. Mastery Grading Scales - -An approach to grading which establishes a standard students must reach to pass and allows them to continue studying until they reach it. Criterion-Referenced Testing - -A testing procedure that measures a student's mastery of a particular skill or understanding of a certain concept. The purpose of this kind of test is to measure whether a student has achieved a certain learning objective. Norm-Referenced Testing - -A testing procedure that measures an individual student's score relative to those of a representative group of students. These tests are used to rank students based on their skill levels compared to their peers. Achievement Test Battery - -A kind of achievement test which combines several different subject areas into the same test. Competency Tests - -Tests used to determine if students have achieved a minimum amount of learning needed to pass a class. (also called End-of-Grade Tests) Diagnostic Achievement Tests - -Tests used to determine a student's strengths and weaknesses, judging whether or not a student needs special education services. Derived Score - -A raw score converted into a form in which it can be compared to other scores from the same test. Norm Group - -A sample group who is to represent the population being tested. Normal Distribution - -A bell-shaped curve which can be easily and consistently used to interpret scores. descriptive statistics - -mean = all the scores added together then divided by the number of scores median = the numerically middle score of all of the scores (the middle of the two middle if there is an even amount of scores) mode = the most common score range = subtracting the lowest score from the highest score standard deviation = and index of how widely scattered scores tend to be around the mean Stanine - -A method of scaling scores using a nine-point scale with a mean of 5 and standard deviation of 2. This method is intended to minimize insignificant differences between scores. (STAndard NINE) Z-Scores - -A method of scaling scores using a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1. T-Scores - -A method of scaling scores using a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Percentile Scores - -A method of scaling scores using a percentage of scores less than or equal to the student's score. Grade-Level Equivalent Scores - -A method