Chapter 15: Understanding Standardized Assessment

Computer adaptive testing (CAT) allows students to take tests dynamically geared to their own individual ability levels.
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Computer adaptive testing (CAT) allows students to take tests dynamically geared to their own individual ability levels.
True.
Why do states provide web-based copies of the state performance standards, samples of test items, and practice tests?
Students will be better prepared for the test.
What is the basic purpose of a standardized test?
to measure a particular characteristic
Technology may be used to prepare students and administer and score standardized tests.
True.
Value-added modeling uses standardized test scores to determine:
the quality of a teacher's instruction.
The need to make AYP focuses attention on instruction and improves motivation in nearly all cases.
False.
What testing tips should teachers give students before a standardized test?
Follow directions for marking answers carefully.

Set a pace that will allow time to complete the test.

Bypass difficult items to return to them later.

Go back to fill in blank items if time permits.
How have standardized tests been used historically?
to identify general strengths and weaknesses in student achievement.

to inform parents of their child's general level of achievement.

to plan instructional lessons for the content covered by the test.

to recommend students for placement in special programs.
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires adequate yearly progress (AYP) to be demonstrated by all students except those with documented disabilities.
False.
What are the documented effects of using standardized tests to hold schools accountable for student achievement?
cutoff scores lowered to avoid AYP penalties.

intensive teaching to the test.