Diagnostic Quiz

a measure of the variability of the distribution of scores. more scores around the mean, smaller the standard deviation

Cutoff score on a criterion-referenced; people who score at or above the cutoff are considered to have mastered material

guidelines or rules that are usde to judge performance

the consistency that a test measures the target tested; describes whether a test is dependable, stable, and consistent

extent to which a test measures the skills it sets out to measure; extent that inferences made from scores are accurate

fundamental knowledge that all students are required to learn in school

distribution of scores used to scale a test; normal is bell shaped; most scores in the middle + small # at low/high ends

Standardized tests designed to compare the scores of similar-aged children who have taken the same test

change in content, format, or administration accomodates those who are unable to take the test under standard conditions

Individual performance is compared to a performance standard,not to the performance of other students; determine mastery

highest level of performance or score that a test can reliably measure

percentage of scores that fall below a point on a score distribution

levels of academic performance used as checkpoints to monitor progress toward performance goals or academic standards

Changes in format, response, setting, timing, or scheduling that do not alter what the test measures

The number of questions answered correctly on a test or subtest

the score or value that occurs most often in a distribution.

chronological age in a population for which a score is the median score

the difference in test scores that is attributable to demographic variables (ethnicity, age, gender)

sum of individual scores divided by the total number of scores.

middle score in a distribution; the point (score) that divides a group into two equal parts; the 50th percentile.

Score on tests that are based on the bell curve scores from the average of the distribution; allow for comparisons.

test used to diagnose, analyze, or identify; determines the nature of weaknesses; measures skills