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Tests & Measures

Tests & Measures. Understanding Terms & Concepts. Data Collection. Assessment requires the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data Data – the pieces of information that are collected to examine the research topic

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Tests & Measures

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  1. Tests & Measures Understanding Terms & Concepts

  2. Data Collection • Assessment requires the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data • Data – the pieces of information that are collected to examine the research topic • Issues related to the collection of this information are the focus of this lecture

  3. Data Collection • Terminology related to data • Constructs – abstractions that cannot be observed directly but are helpful when trying to explain behavior • Intelligence • Teacher effectiveness • Self concept

  4. Data Collection • Data terminology (continued) • Operational definition – the ways by which constructs are observed and measured • Weschler IQ test • Virgilio Teacher Effectiveness Inventory • Tennessee Self-Concept Scale • Variable – a construct that has been operationalized and has two or more values

  5. Data Collection • Measurement scales • Nominal – categories • Gender, ethnicity, etc. • Ordinal – ordered categories • Rank in class, order of finish, etc. • Interval – equal intervals • Test scores, attitude scores, etc. • Ratio – absolute zero • Time, height, weight, etc.

  6. Measurement Scales

  7. Measurement Scales

  8. Measurement Scales

  9. Measurement Scales

  10. Data Collection • Types of variables • Categorical or quantitative • Categorical variables reflect nominal scales and measure the presence of different qualities (e.g., gender, ethnicity, etc.) • Quantitative variables reflect ordinal, interval, or ratio scales and measure different quantities of a variable (e.g., test scores, self-esteem scores, etc.)

  11. Measurement Instruments • Important terms • Instrument – a tool used to collect data • Test – a formal, systematic procedure for gathering information • Assessment – the general process of collecting, synthesizing, and interpreting information • Measurement – the process of quantifying or scoring a subject’s performance

  12. Measurement Instruments • Important terms (continued) • Cognitive tests – examining subjects’ thoughts and thought processes • Affective tests – examining subjects’ feelings, interests, attitudes, beliefs, etc. • Standardized tests – tests that are administered, scored, and interpreted in a consistent manner

  13. Measurement Instruments • Important terms (continued) • Selected response item format – respondents select answers from a set of alternatives • Multiple choice • True-false • Matching • Supply response item format – respondents construct answers • Short answer • Completion • Essay

  14. Measurement Instruments • Interpreting data • Raw scores – the actual score made on a test • Standard scores – statistical transformations of raw scores • Percentiles (0.00 – 99.9)

  15. Measurement Instruments • Interpreting data (continued) • Norm-referenced • Scores are interpreted relative to the scores of others taking the test • Criterion-referenced • Scores are interpreted relative to a predetermined level of performance

  16. Measurement Instruments • Types of instruments • Cognitive – measuring intellectual processes such as thinking, memorizing, problem solving, analyzing, or reasoning • Achievement – measuring what students already know • Aptitude – measuring general mental ability, usually for predicting future performance

  17. Measurement Instruments • Types of instruments (continued) • Affective – assessing individuals’ feelings, values, attitudes, beliefs, etc. • Typical affective characteristics of interest • Values – deeply held beliefs about ideas, persons, or objects • Attitudes – dispositions that are favorable or unfavorable toward things • Interests – inclinations to seek out or participate in particular activities, objects, ideas, etc. • Personality – characteristics that represent a person’s typical behaviors

  18. Measurement Instruments • Types of instruments (continued) • Affective (continued) • Scales used for responding to items on affective tests • Likert • Positive or negative statements to which subjects respond on scales such as strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, or strongly agree • Rating scales – rankings based on how a subject would rate the trait of interest

  19. Selection of a Test • Sources of test information • Mental Measurement Yearbooks (MMY) • The reviews in MMY are most easily accessed through National University library and the services to which they subscribe (e.g., EBSCO) • Provides factual information on all known tests • Provides objective test reviews • Comprehensive bibliography for specific tests • Indices: titles, acronyms, subject, publishers, developers • Buros Institute

  20. Selection of a Test • Sources (continued) • Tests in Print • Tests in Print is a subsidiary of the Buros Institute • The reviews in it are most easily accessed through your university library and the services to which they subscribe (e.g., EBSCO) • Bibliography of all known commercially produced tests currently available • Very useful to determine availability • Tests in Print

  21. Selection of a Test • Sources (continued) • Professional journals • Test publishers and distributors • Issues to consider when selecting tests • Psychometric properties • Validity • Reliability • Length of test • Scoring and score interpretation

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