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EPSY 430

EPSY 430. Tests and Measurements (Elementary). Assessment. A general term Includes all the information teachers gather in the classroom A process of collecting, synthesizing, and interpreting information to aid in decision making. Test. One strategy for assessment

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EPSY 430

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  1. EPSY 430 Tests and Measurements (Elementary)

  2. Assessment • A general term • Includes all the information teachers gather in the classroom • A process of collecting, synthesizing, and interpreting information to aid in decision making

  3. Test • One strategy for assessment • A formal, systematic procedure for gathering information • Planned measurements by which teachers attempt to create opportunities for students to display their achievement relative to specified goals (Cangelosi, 1990)

  4. Measurement • The process of quantifying or assigning a number to performance • The process by which facts or data are gathered through empirical observation (Cangelosi, 1990)

  5. Evaluation • Using assessment information to make decisions or judgements about pupils, instruction, or classroom climate • categorized as either formative or summative

  6. Formative Evaluations • Judgements about student achievement that influence a teacher’s lesson plans • continuous evaluations that guide what the teacher should do next • Should a lesson be extended or terminated? • Is remediation or more advanced work appropriate? • Is the pace of instruction to fast or too slow? • Should teaching strategies be altered?

  7. Summative Evaluations • Judgements that teachers use to report periodically on how well students have achieved

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