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Standardized Testing Study Guide
Standardized test - Answer✔✔-A test that is administered, scored, and interpreted in a
standard manner
The goal is to ensure that testing conditions are as nearly the same as possible for all individuals
Achievement test - Answer✔✔-A test designed to assess an examinee's knowledge or skills in a
content domain in which one has received instruction
Standardized Achievement Tests Characteristics - Answer✔✔-*Typically contain high-quality
items
*Precisely stated administration and scoring procedures
*Many provide both norm-referenced and criterion-referenced interpretations
*Normative data based on large representative samples
*Equivalent or parallel forms of the test are often available
*Professionally developed manuals and support materials
*May focus on a narrow or broad content area
Standardized Achievement Test Examples of uses or applications - Answer✔✔-*Track student
achievement over time
*Compare group achievement across classes, schools, or districts
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*Being used in high-stakes decision making
*Help identify academic strengths and weaknesses
*Used to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional programs or curricula
*Used in licensing and certification in a broad array of professions
High-Stakes Assessment - Answer✔✔-*Trend is toward more, rather than less, standardized
testing in schools
*Largely attributed to the increasing emphasis on educational accountability
*Legislation focused attention on the quality of our educational system and promoting
increasing levels of accountability
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 - Answer✔✔-*Required each state to develop high academic
standards and implement annual assessments
*Requires state assessments meet professional standards for reliability and validity
*Requires states to achieve academic proficiency for all students within 12 years
Group-Administered Achievement Tests POSITIVES - Answer✔✔-*Efficient way to collect
information about student achievement
*Popular in school settings
*Typically involve more uniform testing conditions than individual tests
*Frequently involve items that can be scored objectively, often even by a computer
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Standardized Testing Study Guide
Standardized test - Answer✔✔-A test that is administered, scored, and interpreted in a
standard manner
The goal is to ensure that testing conditions are as nearly the same as possible for all individuals
Achievement test - Answer✔✔-A test designed to assess an examinee's knowledge or skills in a
content domain in which one has received instruction
Standardized Achievement Tests Characteristics - Answer✔✔-*Typically contain high-quality
items
*Precisely stated administration and scoring procedures
*Many provide both norm-referenced and criterion-referenced interpretations
*Normative data based on large representative samples
*Equivalent or parallel forms of the test are often available
*Professionally developed manuals and support materials
*May focus on a narrow or broad content area
Standardized Achievement Test Examples of uses or applications - Answer✔✔-*Track student
achievement over time
*Compare group achievement across classes, schools, or districts
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*Being used in high-stakes decision making
*Help identify academic strengths and weaknesses
*Used to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional programs or curricula
*Used in licensing and certification in a broad array of professions
High-Stakes Assessment - Answer✔✔-*Trend is toward more, rather than less, standardized
testing in schools
*Largely attributed to the increasing emphasis on educational accountability
*Legislation focused attention on the quality of our educational system and promoting
increasing levels of accountability
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 - Answer✔✔-*Required each state to develop high academic
standards and implement annual assessments
*Requires state assessments meet professional standards for reliability and validity
*Requires states to achieve academic proficiency for all students within 12 years
Group-Administered Achievement Tests POSITIVES - Answer✔✔-*Efficient way to collect
information about student achievement
*Popular in school settings
*Typically involve more uniform testing conditions than individual tests
*Frequently involve items that can be scored objectively, often even by a computer
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