Norms

Question 1

Goal is to yield info on a testtaker’s standing or ranking relative to some comparison group of test taker

Answer 1

Norm-referenced testing and assessment

Question 2

Test performance data of a particular group of testtakers that are designed for use as a reference when evaluating or interpreting individual test scores

Answer 2

Norms

Question 3

Group of people whose performance on a particular test is analyzed for reference in evaluating the performance of individual test takers

Answer 3

Normative sample

Question 4

Descriptive statistics based on a group of testtakers in a given period of time rather than on norms obtained by formal sampling methods

Answer 4

User norms/Program norms

Question 5

Process of administering a test to a representative sample of testtakers for the purpose of establishing norms

Answer 5

Standardization

Question 6

Defined group of the population for which the test is designed; at least one common characteristic

Answer 6

Sampling

Question 7

The process of developing a sample based on specific subgroups (strata) of a population (e.g. rich, middle class, Catholics)

Answer 7

Stratified sampling

Question 8

Randomly selecting some sample because we believe it to be representative of the population

Answer 8

Purposive sampling

Question 9

Selecting some people to be part of a sample because they are readily available, not because they are most representative of the population being studied; done because of budgetary limitation or other constraints

Answer 9

Incidental/ convenience sampling

Question 10

Difference between standardization sample and normative sample

Answer 10

Test retains yang pagkastandard na mao najud ang rules and all but normative sample kay pwedi mabag o kay ma underrepresent ang original sample data (ex. tiguwang ang mga samples sauna nya kailangan ug mga young ppl)

Question 11

Types of norms

Answer 11

percentile, age, grade, subgroup norm, local norms

Question 12

Problem with percentiles

Answer 12

Real differences between raw scores may be minimized near the ends of distribution and exaggerated in the middle

Question 13

Average performance of different samples of testtakers who were at various ages at the time the test was administered

Answer 13

Age norms

Question 14

Average test performance of testtakers in a given school grade and performance compared to fellow students in the same grade

Answer 14

grade norms

Question 15

What are age norms and grade norms?

Answer 15

Developmental norms

Question 16

Derived from a normative sample that was nationally representative of the population at the time the norming study was conducted

Answer 16

National norms

Question 17

An equivalency table for scores on two nationally standardized tests designed to measure the same thing

Answer 17

National achor norms

Question 18

Norms for any defined group within a larger group; used for Substance-abuse assessment

Answer 18

Subgroup norms

Question 19

Local population’s performance on some test; created from national norms

Answer 19

Local norms

Question 20

Distribution of scores obtained on the test from one group of tettakers as the basis for the calculation of test scores for future administrations of test

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Fixed reference group scoring system

Question 21

Evaluate score with a reference to a set standard

Answer 21

Criterion referenced testing and assessment

Question 22

Also known as content/domain-referenced testing; “mastery tests”

Answer 22

Criterion-referenced testing

Question 23

Limitations of criterion-referenced tests

Answer 23

• if strictly followed, potentially important info sa usa ka tao relative sa others is lost
• has little meaningful application at the upper end of knowledge/skill continuum