Achievement Tests
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- Likely to be more relevant to a teacher's instructional objectives.
- Classroom
- Likely to provide more reliable test scores.
- standardized
- Technical quality of test items is consistently high.
- standardized
- Most useful in formative assessment.
- classroom
- Typically provides the larger spread of scores.
- standardized
- Best for use in rapidly changing content areas.
- classroom
- To compare schools on basic skill development.
- survey
- To describe the specifics skills a student has yet to learn in reading.
- diagnostic
- To measure achievement in science and social studies.
- survey
- To detect specific weaknessess in adding fractions.
- diagnostic
- To determine how a fifth grade class compares to other fifth grade classes in reading.
- survey
- To determine mastery of particular language skills.
- diagnostic
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Indicate whether each of the functions listed below is measured by reading READINESS tests, by reading SURVEY tests, by BOTH, or by NEITHER.
Auditory discrimination - readiness
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Indicate whether each of the functions listed below is measured by reading READINESS tests, by reading SURVEY tests, by BOTH, or by NEITHER.
Comprehension of the meaning of words. - both
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Indicate whether each of the functions listed below is measured by reading READINESS tests, by reading SURVEY tests, by BOTH, or by NEITHER.
Ability to draw inferences. - survey
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Indicate whether each of the functions listed below is measured by reading READINESS tests, by reading SURVEY tests, by BOTH, or by NEITHER.
Ability to read maps. - neither
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Indicate whether each of the functions listed below is measured by reading READINESS tests, by reading SURVEY tests, by BOTH, or by NEITHER.
Rate of reading. - survey
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Indicate whether each of the functions listed below is measured by reading READINESS tests, by reading SURVEY tests, by BOTH, or by NEITHER.
Attitude toward reading. - neither
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Indicate which type of test, STANDARDIZED achievement tests or CUSTOMIZED achievement tests, best fits each feature listed below.
Are most useful to the classroom teacher. - customized
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Indicate which type of test, STANDARDIZED achievement tests or CUSTOMIZED achievement tests, best fits each feature listed below.
Have the greatest need for adequate norms. - standardized
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Indicate which type of test, STANDARDIZED achievement tests or CUSTOMIZED achievement tests, best fits each feature listed below.
Most adaptable to changing conditions. - customized
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Indicate which type of test, STANDARDIZED achievement tests or CUSTOMIZED achievement tests, best fits each feature listed below.
Most likely to have some content the students have not studied. - standardized
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Indicate which type of test, STANDARDIZED achievement tests or CUSTOMIZED achievement tests, best fits each feature listed below.
Best for making criterion referenced interpretations. - customized
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Indicate which type of test, STANDARDIZED achievement tests or CUSTOMIZED achievement tests, best fits each feature listed below.
Likely to provide the most valid measure of local instuctional objectives. - customized
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For each of the following statements, indicate which type of test would be used.
To test the student's mastery of classroom objectives. - customized achievement
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For each of the following statements, indicate which type of test would be used.
To test a student who has a learning disability. - individual achievement
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For each of the following statements, indicate which type of test would be used.
To compare a student's performance in reading and mathematics. - Achievement Test Battery
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For each of the following statements, indicate which type of test would be used.
To test students at the end of each unit. - Customized achievement
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For each of the following statements, indicate which type of test would be used.
To determine how a classroom final examination in science compares to a standardized test. - Separate test of contentq
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For each of the following statements, indicate which type of test would be used.
To measure student progress from one grade level to the next. - Achievement test battery