Chapter 11 Assessment for Education: Achievement and Aptitude Tests

Aptitude Tests are used to determine admissions into academic colleges the two types of exams are

1. Entrance Exams for undergraduate admissions American College Testing (ACT) Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) 2. Entrance Exams for graduate admissions Miller Analogies Test (MAT) Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Measures of Subject Achievement 3

1.Tests that measure material learned outside a classroom or through independent studies 2. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 3. Tests used in industrial settings

What is the measure and purpose of an Achievement Test

Designed to measure accomplishment Purpose to assist instructors and determine performance levels of students

Learning Disability in Achievement Tests

Discrepancy between intellect and achievement math, reasoning, reading, writing, spelling, or listening Single problem in processing information rather than overall impaired ability Problems are not related to insufficient education, culture, SES, vision, or hearing

What are some problems of Achievement tests

Norms may vary by region Variations in instructors may be overlooked Cultural bias

Criticisms in Educational Testing

Poor predictors of behavior Coaching on tests Cheating

Portfolio Assessment

a form of performance assessment that refers to the evaluation of one's work samples

Performance Assessment

any type of assessment that requires the examinee to do more than choose the correct response

What is an Aptitude Test

attempt to predict future achievements Typically used as entrance exams into colleges Predicts success in college, graduate school, law school, or medical school Based on national norms

What is an Achievement Test

measure knowledge already attained Typically used in primary and secondary schools