Selecting and using standardized achievement test
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Standardized achievement tests are prepared by educational specialists and administered under controlled conditions to measure what students have learned. They differ from classroom tests in that they are more objective and cover broader content. Standardized tests allow student performance to be compared across districts and states. While they provide reliable comparisons, they also place stress on students and teachers and may not fully evaluate student growth throughout the year. Standardized achievement tests can be used by schools to evaluate curriculum, identify students needing extra help or advanced classes, and determine teacher effectiveness. They follow procedures including deciding the test purpose, specifying objectives, creating test items, administering the test, and analyzing results.
Selecting and using standardized achievement test
- 1. Educational measurement and evaluation Selecting and using standardized acheivement test
- 2. Standardized test A standardized test is a measurement device that is prepared by educational specialist A standardized test is one that is administered under standardized or controlled conditions that specify where, when, how, and for how long children may respond to the questions A type of ability test that describe what a person has learned to do is acheivement test A systematic procedure for determining the amount a student learned through instruction Standardized acheivement test
- 3. Standardized test Classroom test It is prepared by educational specialist One time-feedback Standard question Specifict itme limit Objective No self assessment Emphasis on reading , writting and math skills It is crystal clear It cover the entire content It evaluate student individual performance It is made by teacher Continous feedback Choiceof question Flexible time limit objective/ subjective Emphasis on self assessment Emphasis multiple intelligence Test are ambigious and unclear Test donot cover entire content It evaluate student growth through out the year
- 4. Advantages of standardized testingThese tests are usually scored by the computers or by persons who are not known by the students. 1. It allows the students in districts, schools and states to get into comparison. The absence of standardized testing means that there will be no comparison to take place. 2. These tests have been giving accurate and reliable comparisons in between sub-groups. Such sub-groups involve data on socio-economic status, ethnicity, special needs, and more 3. It is less time consuming and easier to administer. 4. .With standardized testing, the students are challenged to meet a common standard by acquiring skills and content that goes beyond the minimum requirements.
- 5. Disadvantages of standarized test 1. Standardized tests can evaluate the student’s individual performance than his overall growth throughout the year. 2. It makes great stress on both the students and the educators. The best teachers are quitting their profession daily due to the stress of preparing their students to work on standardized testing.
- 6. Use of standardized acheivement test for school It is usually associated with instructional framework or established standards providing the teachers with assistance for when and what should be taught. It help to evaluate the extent to which the objectives of education are being achieved It help to evaluate ,revise and improve the curriculum in the light of these result To select talented pupil for special classes or courses To discover backward children who need help. To select student for the reward and scholorships To determine the general acheivement level of class and to judge the teaching effeciency of teacher The teacher will come to know about general range of abilities of student in a class By studing the result of student , the teacher will determine wheather or not the student are working at their maximum capacity
- 7. Procedure for standardized achievement test The stages for planning the standardized acheivement test are: Deciding purpose of test Listing educational objectives of different areas of knowledge Preparing table of specification Selecting appropriate type of items Preparing relevant test items Assembling the test Administering the test Scoring the test Appraising the test