Standard Deviation...

Measures how much a score is above or below average

the group of people used when developing an assessment

"Grade Equivalent Score" is...

the score that the average student at a given grade achieved

a "standard nine" or a point on a 9-point scale (average=5).

"Age Equivalent Score" is...

the score that the average student at a given age achieved.

What's the point of all of these measures?

to determine if tests are appropriate for your students

A "Standard Score" is...

the measure reported from a norm-referenced test

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Standard Deviation...
Measures how much a score is above or below average
A mental storehouse of words
A unit for measuring loudness of sound
A point on a 9-point scale
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Norming Sample is...
the most normal people in any given room
the group that takes an assessment annually
all of the people who score at the 50%ile on an assessment
the group of people used when developing an assessment
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An example of a Criterion-Referenced test is...
MAP
MCA
WRAT
PPVT
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A test in which the performance of students is compared to that of a norming group or sample.
Norm-Referenced Test
Screening Measure
Normal Curve Equivalent
Criterion-Referenced Test
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An example of a Norm-Referenced Test is...
MCA
End of unit math test
QRI
MAP
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The degree to which an assessment measures what it intends to measure
Validity
Stanine
Reliability
Standard Deviation
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"Grade Equivalent Score" is...
the rate at which a student reads
the score that the average student at a given grade achieved
the score that the average student at a given age achieved
the ranking of a score on a continuous scale
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The degree to which an assessment would yield similar results if given to the same person again
Validity
Normal Curve Equivalent
Reliability
Readability
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A "Stanine" is...
a "standard nine" or a point on a 9-point scale (average=5).
a standard of performance.
the measure of how much a score is above or below average.
the score of an average student in a given grade.
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A measure of comparative standing. Compares student performance to that of the norm group.
Percentile Rank
Age Equivalent Score
Stanine
Standard Score
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"Age Equivalent Score" is...
the score that the average student at a given age achieved.
the score that a student at a certain age must achieve.
the level at which students' word recognition is 90% or less
the score that the average student at a given grade achieved
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What's the point of all of these measures?
to keep researchers busy
to determine if tests are appropriate for your students
to make it hard to pass the MTLE
to set a threshold that assessments must meet
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A "Standard Score" is...
the grades on a standards-based report card.
the measure reported from a norm-referenced test
the measure reported from a criterion-referenced test.
any score reported from any test
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A test in which a student's performance is measured against a standard.
Criterion-Referenced Test
Norm-Referenced Test
Multiple Choice Test
Standardized Test

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