Measuring Complex Achievement
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Measuring Complex Achievement Linn and Gronlund Chapters 9, 10, 11…
Extras from Chapter 9 • When writing an Interpretive Exercise, be sure to select info that is new to the student… (suggestion #3 in the book) See p.221 • http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/offices/ed/edh/docs/bullet.txt
Extras from Chapter 10… • If you can measure something with objective questions, do so. • If you want kids to write well, then you need to assess them on it. • Essay questions aren’t reliable, they take forever to grade, and are limited in scope. • The book says about optional questions…
Chapter 10 cont… • Look at the rubrics in the book… (p.242 ff) • Now for their suggestions (my take….) • Restrict the questions • Make an outline of the answer • Do all the questions one at a time • Don’t look at the student’s name
More from 10… • Advantages of essays: • Can measure complex outcomes • Integrates higher order thinking (Bloom) • Easy to write • Disadvantages: • Reliability • Time • Little Content
Extras from Chapter 11… • Student Teaching is a Performance Based Assessment • Scoring Rubrics and Rating Scales p.262 • Interview Forms for TEP admittance • Likert Scale (lykert scale) • Checklists • Student participating in the process
Chapter 11 cont… • Errors • Personal Bias • Generosity Error – too easy • Central Tendency Error – everyone’s in the middle • Severity Error – too hard • Halo Effect