EDCI 6312 Educational Measurement Planning Classroom Tests and Assessments

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EDCI 6312 - Educational MeasurementPlanning
Classroom Tests and Assessments

• Dr. Reynaldo Ramirez, Jr
• Associate Professor for Secondary and Science
  Education

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Basic Steps in Classroom Assessment

• Determine the purpose of the measurement
• Develop the specifications
• Select appropriate assessment tasks
• Preparing relevant assessment tasks
• Assembling the assessment
• Administering the assessment
• Appraising the assessment
• Using the results

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Purposes of Classroom Testing

• Pretesting
• Testing and Assessment During Instruction
• End-of-Instruction Testing and Assessment

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Basic Types of Classroom Tests and Assessments

• Before Instruction
• Function Readiness Placement
• Focus Prerequisite Skills Course or Unit
• Nature Limited sample Broad Sample
• Difficulty Low Level
  Wide Range
• Time Beginning Beginning
• Use of Results Remedy Entry/Assignment Planning

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Basic Types of Classroom Tests and Assessments

• During Instruction
• Function Formative Diagnostic
• Focus Predefined segment Common Errors
• Nature Limited sample of tasks Limited
  sample of errors
• Difficulty Varies
  Low Level
• Time Periodically During Instruction
• Use of Results Improve and direct Remedy
  errors

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Basic Types of Classroom Tests and Assessments

• End of Instruction
• Function Summative
• Focus Course of unit objectives
• Nature Broad Sample of all objectives
• Difficulty Wide range of difficulty
• Time End-of-course or unit
• Use of Results Assign grades, certify
  accomplishments or
• evaluate teaching