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Review: Performance-Based Assessments. Performanc-based assessment Real-life setting H.O.T.S. Techniques: Observation Individual or Group Projects Portfolios Performances Student Logs or Journals. Developing performance-based assessments Determining the purpose of assessment
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Review: Performance-Based Assessments • Performanc-based assessment • Real-life setting • H.O.T.S. • Techniques: • Observation • Individual or Group Projects • Portfolios • Performances • Student Logs or Journals
Developing performance-based assessments • Determining the purpose of assessment • Deciding what constitutes student learning • Selecting the appropriate assessment task • Setting performance criteria
Review: Grading Objectives of instruction Test selection and administration Results compared to standards Final grades • Grading process: • Making grading fair, reliable, and valid • Determine defensible objectives • Ability group students • Construct tests which reflect objectivity • No test is perfectly reliable • Grades should reflect status, not improvement • Do not use grades to reward good effort • Consider grades as measurements, not evaluations
Cognitive Assessments Physical Fitness Knowledge Physical Fitness Knowledge HPER 3150 Dr. Ayers
Test Planning • Types Mastery (driver’s license) Meet minimum requirements Achievement (mid-term) Discriminate among levels of accomplishment
Table of Specifications(content-related validity) • Content Objectives history, values, equipment, etiquette, safety, rules, strategy, techniques of play • Educational Objectives (Blooms’ taxonomy, 1956) knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation
Table of Specifications for a 33Item Exercise Physiology Concepts Test(Ask-PE, Ayers, 2003) T of SPECS-E.doc
Test Characteristics • When to test • Often enough for reliability but not too often to be useless • How many questions (p. 145-6 guidelines) • More items yield greater reliability • Format to use(p. 147 guidelines) • Oral (NO), group (NO), written (YES) • Open book/note, take-home • Advantages: ↓anxiety, ask more application Qs • Disadvantages: ↓ incentive to prepare, uncertainty of who does work
Test Characteristics • Question types • Semi-objective • short-answer • completion • mathematical • Objective • t/f • Matching • multiple-choice • Classification • Essay
Semi-objective Questions • Short-answer, completion, mathematical • When to use (factual & recall material) • Weaknesses • Construction Recommendations (p. 151) • Scoring Recommendations (p. 152)
Objective Questions • True/False, matching, multiple-choice • When to use (M-C: MOST IDEAL) • FORM7 (B,E).doc • Pg. 160-3: M-C guidelines • Construction Recommendations (p. 158-60) • Scoring Recommendations (p. 163-4)
Intrinsic Ambiguity (all foils = appealing) Extrinsic ambiguity (weak Ss miss) Too easy Figure 8.1The difference between extrinsic and intrinsic ambiguity(A is correct)
Cognitive Assessments I • Explain one thing that you learned today to a classmate
Review: Cognitive Assessments I • Test types • Mastery Achievement • Table of Specifications • Identify content, assign cognitive demands, weight areas • Provides support for what type of validity? • Questions Types • Semi-objective: short-answer, completion, mathematical • Objective: t/f, match, multiple-choice • Which is desirable: intrinsic/extrinsic ambiguity
Essay Questions • When to use (definitions, interpretations, comparisons) • Weaknesses • Scoring • Objectivity • Construction & Scoring recommendations (p. 167-9)
Administering the Written Test • Before the Test • During the Test • After the Test
Characteristics of “Good” Tests • Reliable • Valid • Average difficulty • DiscriminateGotten correct by more knowledgeable studentsMissed by less knowledgeable students • Time consuming to write
Quality of the Test • Reliability • Role of error in an observed score • Error sources in written tests • Inadequate sampling • Examinee’s mental/physical condition • Environmental conditions • Guessing • Changes in the field (dynamic variable being measured)
Quality of the Test • Validity • CONTENT key for written tests • Is critical information assessed by a test? • T of Specs helps support validity • Overall Test Quality • Based on individual item quality (steps 1-8, pg. 175-80)
Item Analysis • Used to determine quality of individual test items • Item DifficultyPercent answering correctly • Item DiscriminationHow well the item "functions“ Also how “valid” the item is based on the total test score criterion
Item Difficulty 0 (nobody got right) – 100 (everybody got right) Goal=50%
Item Discrimination <20% & negative (poor) 20-40% (acceptable) Goal > 40%
Figure 8.4The relationship between item discrimination and difficultyModerate difficulty maximizes discrimination
Sources of Written Tests • Professionally Constructed Tests (FitSmart, Ask-PE) • Textbooks (McGee & Farrow, 1987) • Periodicals, Theses, and Dissertations
Questionnaires • Determine the objectives • Delimit the sample • Construct the questionnaire • Conduct a pilot study • Write a cover letter • Send the questionnaire • Follow-up with non-respondents • Analyze the results and prepare the report
Constructing Open-Ended Questions • AdvantagesAllow for creative answers Allow for respondent to detail answers Can be used when possible categories are large Probably better when complex questions are involved • DisadvantagesAnalysis is difficult because of non-standard responses Require more respondent time to complete Can be ambiguous Can result in irrelevant data
Constructing Closed-Ended Questions • AdvantagesEasy to code Result in standard responses Usually less ambiguous Ease of response relates to increased response rate • DisadvantagesFrustration if correct category is not present Respondent may chose inappropriate category May require many categories to get ALL responses Subject to possible recording errors
Factors Affecting the Questionnaire Response • Cover Letter Be brief and informative • Ease of ReturnYou DO want it back! • Neatness and LengthBe professional and brief • InducementsMoney and flattery • Timing and DeadlinesTime of year and sufficient time to complete • Follow-upAt least once (2 about the best response rate you will get)
The BIG Issues in Questionnaire Development • Reliability Consistency of measurement Stability reliability: 2-4 wks between administrations • Validity Truthfulness of response Good items, expert reviewed, pilot testing, confidentiality/anonymity • Representativeness of the sample To whom can you generalize?
Cognitive Assessments II Ask for clarity on something that challenged you today