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1. CUR 723 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assessment Comparison Matrix For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Compare the two categories of testing—norm referenced and criterion referenced—using the University of Phoenix Material: Assessment Comparison Matrix located on the student website. Make sure to write an opening paragraph that tells the reader what you plan to write about in the paper and cite each cell in the matrix to tell the reader where you got the information. Please make sure to follow APA formatting and provide an opening (with a thesis statement ) and closing paragraph (that summarizes the paper).

2. Compare norm-referenced testing and criterion-referenced testing using the following matrix. Describe goals and purpose of each type of assessment. Describe the development process for each type of assessment. Describe the challenges to reliability, validity, and data reporting. Describe how test takers’ scores should be reported to stakeholders. Discuss applications of each type of assessments to learning organizations in relation to the accountability for learners, teachers, and the school district or institution. ************************************************ CUR 723 Week 4 Individual Assignment Assessment and Scoring Instrument Part 1

3. For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com In the assignment, you develop an assessment measure and scoring instrument to assess a selected learning outcome, test the validity and reliability of the assessment and the scoring instrument, and analyze data. This assignment is divided into several parts over Weeks Four, Five, Six, and Seven, and requires collaborating with all learners. Each week you will be adding a new section to the paper. Always include the previous week’s section of the paper in the present week’s paper, making any corrections that I provide in my feedback. Week Four – Assessment and Scoring Instrument Development Week Five – Data Collection and Inter-rater Reliability Week Six – Assessment and Scoring Instrument Development Report Week Seven – Data Analysis and Final Report

4. Select a learning objective or goal for a particular topic and a specific target audience. Your audience should ideally represent the level of learners you currently work with or should represent learners you aspire to work with. This includes, but is not limited to, K–12 populations, higher education students, or corporate training. Create a test to assess the chosen learning objective and audience. The test must be a formative test and must measure the learning that has occurred over a specific time period, such as a unit of study or workshop. The test must include the following: One open-ended test item that requires a grading instrument, such as a grading rubric Four test items that could be graded by an answer key or that could be auto-graded Create grading instruments to score the open-ended question and answer keys for the remaining items.

5. Validate the test and the grading instrument by posting them with the objective assessed to your Learning Team forum for peer feedback. Each Learning Team member must take the test and must review the grading instrument. Your Learning Team members must provide feedback on clarity of the test and relevance to the objective. Review each of your team member’s tests and grading instruments, take their tests, and provide feedback. Revise your assessment with regard to the feedback you received. Format any citations and references consistent with APA guidelines. ************************************************ CUR 723 Week 5 Individual Assignment Assessment and Scoring Instrument Part II

6. For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com CUR 723 Week 5 Individual Assignment Assessment and Scoring Instrument Part II ************************************************ CUR 723 Week 6 Individual Assignment Assessment and Scoring Instrument Part III For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Write a 1,050- to 2,100-word summary in which you describe the process used to develop the test questions and rubric. Determine the

7. validity of the test items and calculate the interrater reliability. Refer to your texts and resources from the Fundamental Principles of Sound Research and Research Design courses for more information on validity and reliability. Include the following items: A step-by-step process of how the test and grading instrument was developed An analysis of how the developed test is aligned with the objective and chosen audience A step-by-step process of how evidence of validity was collected in Week Four A reflection of drawbacks and limitations of the method of validity testing used in Week Four A discussion of the reliability of your scoring instrument An analysis of the interrater reliability to support your conclusion

8. A discussion of what other types of evidence of validity and reliability you could collect and how you could collect this evidence The first draft of the scoring instrument and the revised version as appendices Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines ************************************************ CUR 723 Week 7 Individual Assignment Assessment and Scoring Instrument Part IV For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com

9. Resource: University Material: Data Set, located on the student website Imagine that your test has been implemented in your selected learning environment. Learners in five classes have been given a test prior to the pretest and following the posttest. Both pretest scores and posttest scores are collected and recorded in a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet. Analyze the data. Summarize your findings in a 700- to 1,750-word report to appropriate stakeholders. Identify the purpose of the report and the methods used to develop the assessment, and validate the assessment and the scoring instrument. Present your analysis of the data from the provided data set. Include a discussion of how the results can inform the stakeholder of the effectiveness of the instruction that followed the pretest. Discuss the differences on test performance across five classes, if possible.

10. Provide a brief discussion or interpretation of the data. Include the following as appendices: Any tables or graphs to display your analysis findings The final version of the test items and scoring instrument Format your report consistent with APA guidelines ************************************************ CUR 723 Week 7 Individual Assignment Datat Analysis Report Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com

11. CUR 723 Week 7 Individual Assignment Datat Analysis Report Presentation ************************************************ CUR 723 Week 8 Individual Assignment Issues in Assessment Interview For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com CUR 723 Week 8 Individual Assignment Issues in Assessment Interview ************************************************