Important concepts of the chapter :
Important concepts of the chapter For Norm Referenced Testing
Percentiles
Grade Equivalency Scores
Standard Score
Stanine
Age Equivalency Score
Normal Curve Equivalency (NCE)
Mean, Median, & Mode-central tendency
Standard Deviation
Standard Error Measurement
Bold are most reported
Norm referenced Tests…Again. :
Norm referenced Tests…Again. What are the most significant components
Compared to the norm referenced test: compares student performance to the norm group.
Ponder this… :
Ponder this… Sat scores not taken seriously by teachers, parents, students.
Character Education :
Character Education Wrong? Why? Beliefs are different.
Instruments from developing effective affect assessment: surveys, inventory, etc. **
96 75 75 52 20 10
Median is the middle number
Mean is the average: 54.6
Mode is the frequency (USED IN PERCENTILE RANKS)