The data is not normally distributed. 21 parents are surveyed. The ratings range from 4 to 10, with a variation of ±2. Approximately half of the data points lie above 8. The mode rating is 9. We are 95% confident that the population rating of assistant teachers at Steele School who are chosen is between 7.091 and 8.623; however, since the distribution is not normally distributed, the confidence interval is not applicable.…
" Ratemyprofessor.com" is a website well known to college students and high school students for giving insight into what students' Professors will be like. The Article " Does ratemyprofessor.com really rate my professor?" discusses the websites usefulness as well as its accuracy based off of the topics used to judge the professor. The article, first seen in "Assessment and evaluation in higher education" comments on topics such as the websites use of the catagories "clarity" and "helpfulness". It also has commentary on the "looks" and "easiness" catagorys and determines that this is a flaw in the websites ability to accurately judge a professor. The authors James Otto, Douglous A. Sanford, Jr. , and Dougless N. Ross procede to explain…
One of the key differences between the student’s responses is that student 1A used more precise details and quotes as opposed to student 1B who didn’t use as much details and that’s what caused the difference between their scored.…
In addition, their judgments on the quality of teaching are based not only on classroom observations “snapshots”, but they are also checking pupils’ books, sequences of work, pupils’ academic progress and parents’ perspectives on their children’s progress.…
the wrong in some cases. It is more than simply giving marks or grades, although that may well be a part of it. And because it involves making a judgment it will almost inevitably include an element of subjectivity by the assessor. However, we should strive to make assessment as objective, fair and transparent as possible.…
Following administration, and scoring of the test the next step is to perform an interpretation of the test. While interpreting the test the interpreter may find that, there are a few test bias that may have caused the scores to be high or low within a certain group causing the test to be unfair. Test bias and test fairness are two topics that individuals will continue to debate for years to come. Salkind (2013) described Test fairness as a very sensitive of use of examinations, quizzes, tests, etc. and social values and judgements are two influences in clarifying the results of test scores (Salkind, 2013, p. 294). However, Salkind (2013) described Test bias as an inconsistency in test scores between various groups due to factors that are irrelevant…
Assessment is all about making judgements. A major argument for involving students in self and peer-assessment is that it helps them to develop the ability to make judgements, in particular about themselves and their work. This is an important life skill as well as an academic one.…
The Values and Motives Questionnaire, also known as the Values and Motives Inventory, is designed to examine a person’s motivation in relation to his values and activities. In order to ensure a comprehensive understanding of values, the VMQ assess three distinct areas, including: interpersonal, intrinsic, and extrinsic. Interpersonal values, according to the VMQ refer to one’s relationships with others. Intrinsic values contain one’s personal beliefs and attitudes. Finally, extrinsic values are one’s motivating factors at the workplace. Each of these three areas contain twelve topics addressed during the test. While the VMQ can be used for a variety of reasons, it is typically used in the workplace as a guidance tool. When exploring the Values and Motives Questionnaire, it is important to understand its reliability and validity. This paper will address the measurement’s reliability and validity, including its coefficients, strengths, and weaknesses.…
A comparison of norm-referencing and criterion-referencing methods for determining student grades in higher education. (n.d.). Retrieved February 3, 2015, from http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/assessinglearning/06/normvcrit6.html…
Assessment is the key to instruction and intervention, but according to Salvia, Ysseldyke and Bolt (2007), “reliability is a major consideration in evaluating an assessment procedure” (p. 119). Reliability refers to the stability of a tests’ results over time and test reliability refers to the consistency of scores students would receive on alternate forms of the same test, for example Test form A and Test form B. If a test is reliable then one would expect a student to achieve the same score regardless of when the student completes the assessment, but if it’s not reliable then a students’ score may vary based on factors that are not related to the purpose of the assessment. An assessment is considered reliable when the same results occur regardless of when the assessment occurs or who does the scoring, but a good assessment is not only reliable but minimizes as many factors as possible that could lead to the misinterpretation of the tests’ results.…
Quality of assessment can, due to the large numbers of assessors, have a large variance as the marking of each individual can differ. Especially with the different interpretations of some of the jargon developed by the NVQs assessment grading schemes…
“Good teaching is a skillful blend of artistic and scientific elements. Teaching as an art involves beliefs, emotions, values and flexibility, while teaching as a science utilizes instructional practices that are proven by research to improve student achievement” (Snowman and Biehler, 2006). According to (Peters, R.) teaching can involve formal methods of instruction as well as informal ways of organizing things so that children will be led to discover things for themselves. According to (Manning, H. 2003, p. 11) “A teacher is the one to impart knowledge to students in different ways to assist learning.” Teaching factors are considered if something must be accomplished. It is practically stating that teaching is what is being taught, who is being taught, by whom it is being taught and to how many individuals on a daily basis. The act of teaching is accomplished by preparation of the designated teacher. The teacher therefore must be thoroughly educated.…
iv. Leniency: Depending on rater’s own mental make-up at the time of appraisal, raters may be rated very strictly or very leniently. Appraisers generally find evaluating others difficult, especially where negative ratings have to be given. A professor might hesitate to fail a candidate when all other students have cleared the examination. The leniency error can render an appraisal system ineffective. If everyone is to be rated high, the system has not done anything to differentiate among employees.…
Rater’s Competencies and effectiveness: In an ideal organization, raters are responsible for training and guiding the ratees on a regular basis. Rater’s own competencies play a major role in determining performance level and development of ratees. Boerlijst; 1994 observed that shortcomings on part of intermediary raters seriously jeopardize the assessment process in an organization, especially damaging the prospects of really competent and deserving ratees. Mutual relationship among raters and ratees lies at the heart of assessment processes.…
As a start point, we can say that people are different and it is a known fact that being different has its bonuses, but it also defines us and the way we can be and are appreciated. Therefore, an individual cannot necessarily be compared with another one because our minds and our talents don’t function in the same way. Exams test students for the same abilities ,in the same way. This can affect the grade or the overall measure of the ability tested.…