Chapter 18 Hped 3518 April 8 13
hped 3518 april 4 chapter 18 guidlines for assesment why do you want to assess your students what cariable do you plan to assess? which tests purport to assess the important variabls that you have do you have the statistical skills to interpret the assesment data? will you be conducting an informal or a formal assesment? how and with whom, will you share the assessment results why assess? screening -to identify needs
-to determine if an individual requires further testing, additional programming, or instruction program content participant progress
-are individuals meeting the course or program objectives program evaluation
-is the program meeting the objectives for enhanced skill development classification -placement of individuals by group
selecting the best test review all available tests is the test statistically valid, reliable and objective? if the test is norm-referenced the norms established on a population similar to the one you plan to assess? is the test instrument feasible to administer? do you have the training and expertise to administer the test as well as interpret the results?
an ideal test test feasibility
-which test can be administered in the least amount of time?
-must you administer the test to a single participant, or can it be administered to grups?
- do you have all of the supplies and equipment needed for test administration?
-do you have the training and expertise to interpret the test results?
preparing participants for assessment to redue test anxiety
- test enviroment can be controlled
-meet the participants physical needs: procedure for restroom breaks
meet the particiapnts psychological needs
-introduce the test with conversation
-reveal what will be done during the test
-avoid the word "test"
-allow particpants to explore the content
instructor preparation and data collection do you have the necessary equipment to administer the assessment? can you deliver the standardized directions to students taking the assessment? do you
-to determine if an individual requires further testing, additional programming, or instruction program content participant progress
-are individuals meeting the course or program objectives program evaluation
-is the program meeting the objectives for enhanced skill development classification -placement of individuals by group
selecting the best test review all available tests is the test statistically valid, reliable and objective? if the test is norm-referenced the norms established on a population similar to the one you plan to assess? is the test instrument feasible to administer? do you have the training and expertise to administer the test as well as interpret the results?
an ideal test test feasibility
-which test can be administered in the least amount of time?
-must you administer the test to a single participant, or can it be administered to grups?
- do you have all of the supplies and equipment needed for test administration?
-do you have the training and expertise to interpret the test results?
preparing participants for assessment to redue test anxiety
- test enviroment can be controlled
-meet the participants physical needs: procedure for restroom breaks
meet the particiapnts psychological needs
-introduce the test with conversation
-reveal what will be done during the test
-avoid the word "test"
-allow particpants to explore the content
instructor preparation and data collection do you have the necessary equipment to administer the assessment? can you deliver the standardized directions to students taking the assessment? do you