Practical Considerations in the Measurement of Student Achievement.

摘要: Those who are charged with the evaluation of an educational program or school effects teaching often must consider how well students do on variety standardized tests they take in course a year. This overview describes common types large-scale programs. Criterion-referenced that measure knowledge skills should have mastered. They based grade-level curriculum guidelines. Norm-referenced testing is quite different concept. Test developers administer pilot test to representative group students, compute average scores, and then compare student achievement performed test. Performance usually paper pencil not multiple choice. Such used assess writing skills, computer field such as performing arts. Using results other assessments, comparison schools districts can be problematic. For this reason, idea "value added" gain score measurement has been adopted by some against his her own previous performance. concepts may help parents, teachers, community members discussions various administered local district. (Contains 15 references.) (SLD) Reproductions supplied EDRS best made from original document. Practical Considerations Measurement Student Achievement: Marie Miller-Whitehead PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1 Director Tennessee Valley Educators for Excellence TVEE.ORG PO Box 2882 Muscle Shoals, AL 35662 2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION tlt lice Educational Research Improvement E UCATIONAL RESOURCES document reproduced received person organization originating it. 0 Minor changes improve reproduction quality. Points view opinions stated necessarily represent official OERI position policy.