WGU ELO1 test prep Exam Q’s and
A’s
Washback studies - -examine the effects of testing on teaching an learning
- Direct testing - -requires the test-taker to perform precisely the skills that
we wish to measure
- Indirect testing - -attempts to measure the abilities that nderlie the skills
in which we are interested
- Discrete point testing - -testing of one element at a time.
- Integrative testing - -testing of a combination of elements
- Validity - -The test measures what it was intended to measure
- Realibility - -If a test measures consistently
- Cultural bias in testing - -Test items or tasks have patterns or expectations
that are unfamiliar to the learner
- Culturally responsive testing - -Testing where the content is
comprehensible to the learner. Contains no elements which convey a cultural
bias.
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A’s
Washback studies - -examine the effects of testing on teaching an learning
- Direct testing - -requires the test-taker to perform precisely the skills that
we wish to measure
- Indirect testing - -attempts to measure the abilities that nderlie the skills
in which we are interested
- Discrete point testing - -testing of one element at a time.
- Integrative testing - -testing of a combination of elements
- Validity - -The test measures what it was intended to measure
- Realibility - -If a test measures consistently
- Cultural bias in testing - -Test items or tasks have patterns or expectations
that are unfamiliar to the learner
- Culturally responsive testing - -Testing where the content is
comprehensible to the learner. Contains no elements which convey a cultural
bias.
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