KIN 3502 Exam-120 Prep Questions And Answers
Criterion-Reference Standards - ANS Comparison of human performance relative to
a standard or criterion
Often based off Normative data
Way of quickly trying to dichotomize people into either achieving a goal or not
achieving a goal
Does not allow for individual level comparison
Ex: 10000 steps is the criterion, either you reach or are above or do not reach it,
everyone who does not meet in one group, everyone who did in another, do
not compare individual numbers
MET - ANS Measure of intensity
Cadence - ANS Steps/ minute
,Formative - ANS Pretest + testing along the way
Assessing people as you go along
Lead to summative assessments
Ex: Each module quiz is a formative assessment of mastery of content
Ex: Each exam is a formative assessment to the overall grade that is summative
Summative - ANS Final evaluations
Some ultimate result or assessment of performance
Can become formative based on time
Ex: Exam 1 is the summative assessment of that entire unit
6 Purposes of Evaluation - ANS 1. Placement
2. Diagnosis
3. Prediction
4. Motivation
5. Achievement
6. Program Evaluation
Placement - ANS Test or evaluation to group individuals by ability.
Happens early on
Ex: Kids go to summer camp and have their swimming ability tested to see if they
are allowed to swim in the deep end or not
, Diagnosis - ANS Identify/determine weakness or deficiencies or delays in skill
levels Make a claim on someone's health status
Does not always have to be a medical
diagnosis Think Dr., PT, OT
Ex: patient has High blood pressure, high cholesterol, low iron
Prediction - ANS Predicting future events from present or past
data Very Difficult
Using information from one time point and trying to predict what happens in the future
We are not usually very good at predicting because it takes a lot of time, money,
and people
Ex: If you are not active now what is your risk for disease later on?
Ex: Are kids who are more skilled more active adults?
Ex: you sat/ act score to determine college success
Motivation - ANS To help challenge/stimulate someone to achieve a
goal Trying to get someone to raise their level of performance in some
way
Need to have an understanding of their baseline level and understand where they
are trying to go
Example of criterion because you either meet the goal or you do not
Criterion-Reference Standards - ANS Comparison of human performance relative to
a standard or criterion
Often based off Normative data
Way of quickly trying to dichotomize people into either achieving a goal or not
achieving a goal
Does not allow for individual level comparison
Ex: 10000 steps is the criterion, either you reach or are above or do not reach it,
everyone who does not meet in one group, everyone who did in another, do
not compare individual numbers
MET - ANS Measure of intensity
Cadence - ANS Steps/ minute
,Formative - ANS Pretest + testing along the way
Assessing people as you go along
Lead to summative assessments
Ex: Each module quiz is a formative assessment of mastery of content
Ex: Each exam is a formative assessment to the overall grade that is summative
Summative - ANS Final evaluations
Some ultimate result or assessment of performance
Can become formative based on time
Ex: Exam 1 is the summative assessment of that entire unit
6 Purposes of Evaluation - ANS 1. Placement
2. Diagnosis
3. Prediction
4. Motivation
5. Achievement
6. Program Evaluation
Placement - ANS Test or evaluation to group individuals by ability.
Happens early on
Ex: Kids go to summer camp and have their swimming ability tested to see if they
are allowed to swim in the deep end or not
, Diagnosis - ANS Identify/determine weakness or deficiencies or delays in skill
levels Make a claim on someone's health status
Does not always have to be a medical
diagnosis Think Dr., PT, OT
Ex: patient has High blood pressure, high cholesterol, low iron
Prediction - ANS Predicting future events from present or past
data Very Difficult
Using information from one time point and trying to predict what happens in the future
We are not usually very good at predicting because it takes a lot of time, money,
and people
Ex: If you are not active now what is your risk for disease later on?
Ex: Are kids who are more skilled more active adults?
Ex: you sat/ act score to determine college success
Motivation - ANS To help challenge/stimulate someone to achieve a
goal Trying to get someone to raise their level of performance in some
way
Need to have an understanding of their baseline level and understand where they
are trying to go
Example of criterion because you either meet the goal or you do not
