Chapter 13 & 14 Key Terms

Question 1

standardized test

Answer 1

a test that can provide either norm or criterion referenced inferences in a standard predetermined manner.

Question 2

Norm referenced

Answer 2

an assessment that determined how much a student’s has mastered in a defined domain.

Question 3

criterion-referenced

Answer 3

an assessment that compares how a student mastered a

Question 4

mean

Answer 4

is the average of a set of scores

Question 5

median

Answer 5

is the middle score of a set of score

Question 6

stanine

Answer 6

a scale score established on the division of test scores into nine units of one half standard deviation distances.

Question 7

percentile

Answer 7

a scoring system established on the percent of students in a norm group out performed by a designed student.

Question 8

normal curve equivalent

Answer 8

is a scale score representing a raw score’s relative position in a distribution of scores that is assumed to be normally distributed.

Question 9

standard deviation

Answer 9

when scores in a group are spread out from the group’s mean score which produces a statistical index

Question 10

standard error of measurement

Answer 10

an estimate of the consistency of an individual’s test performance represented by an index.

Question 11

p-value

Answer 11

an signal of an item’s difficulty based on the percent of students who answer the item right.

Question 12

scaled score

Answer 12

raw scores that involve a new chosen scale to represent a student’s performance

Question 13

item response theory

Answer 13

a scale score approach to reporting a students test performance that considers a students raw score and other factors.

Question 14

grade-equivalent

Answer 14

an estimated score based on the grade level and months of the school year represented by students test performance

Question 15

item discrimination

Answer 15

a numerical indicator based on a particular item and proportion of high and low total test performers.