NORM- REFERENCED ACHIEVEMENT TESTS

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Ibeth Muñoz
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Ibeth Muñoz
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NORM- REFERENCED ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
  1. Compare students process and master of body knowledge
    1. Porcentage, comparison, multiple-choice, open-ended, short-answer questions, content of books, do not take into account the local curriculum
      1. CAT, CTBS, ITBS, SAT, IQ, COGNITIVE SKILL TESTS
    2. CREATING THE BELLS CURVE
      1. Designed to compare tests scores
        1. select a sample from the target student population
          1. Test makers create exams in which end up looking like a well-shaped curve
            1. Scores in a porcentage rank
              1. one wrong or right question can change the porcentage of the student
                1. test-makers usually do not care about the content covered in a question
                  1. questions focused on minority groups can be eliminated
                    1. have to be completed in a limited time
                    2. NORM- REFERENCED TESTS
                      1. SCORES
                        1. increases
                          1. Teaching for exams explains why scores usually go down when a different test is used
                            1. Schools focused on what is tested
                            2. Above average
                              1. politicians call for all students to score above the national average
                                1. time and purpose
                              2. SCHOOL USE NORM-REFERENCED TEST
                                1. Compare tests with tests from others test takers who did already the exam
                                  1. Obtain quick snapchots of the "level" of the students
                                2. DANGERS OF USING NRTS
                                  1. Mistakes can be made because of the results of NRTS
                                    1. it only evaluate a limited area of a subject or a topic
                                      1. NRTS are not good for assess a student
                                      2. tests are focus on memorizing and routines
                                        1. Do not test problem-solving, decision-making, judgement or social skills.
                                        2. over-emphasize memorization and de-emphasize the application of knowledge and thinking
                                          1. Students do not recieve the education they deserve
                                          2. usually test lower academic expectations
                                            1. Lerning or intelligence fits to a bell curve
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