purpose for testing - ANSWER Selection, Placement, diagnosis, hypothesis,
classifying
formative - ANSWER as you are being formed (asking questions/discussion)
informal
summative - ANSWER after learning a lesson (test)
formal
Nominal - ANSWER coded by non-numerical qualities (Major, gender, social
class)
Ordinal - ANSWER coded by categories but the categories can be ranked in
order (first - last, least to greatest)
Interval - ANSWER combines the categorical assignment of nominal and
ordinal variables with a numerical value
(Temperature measured in degrees)
Ratio levels of measurement - ANSWER have a true zero, meaning that for a
value of zero there is none of the variable (distance, weight)
NOT used in education
Validity - ANSWER depends on the purpose, measure what it's supposed to,
matter of degree, specific to a particular person/purpose (measuring tape for
longer distances)
Content validity - ANSWER how well elements of the test relate to the content
domain
-directly relates to instructional objectives and fulfillment
-major concern to achievement tests
face validity - ANSWER does it appear to measure what its supposed to
classifying
formative - ANSWER as you are being formed (asking questions/discussion)
informal
summative - ANSWER after learning a lesson (test)
formal
Nominal - ANSWER coded by non-numerical qualities (Major, gender, social
class)
Ordinal - ANSWER coded by categories but the categories can be ranked in
order (first - last, least to greatest)
Interval - ANSWER combines the categorical assignment of nominal and
ordinal variables with a numerical value
(Temperature measured in degrees)
Ratio levels of measurement - ANSWER have a true zero, meaning that for a
value of zero there is none of the variable (distance, weight)
NOT used in education
Validity - ANSWER depends on the purpose, measure what it's supposed to,
matter of degree, specific to a particular person/purpose (measuring tape for
longer distances)
Content validity - ANSWER how well elements of the test relate to the content
domain
-directly relates to instructional objectives and fulfillment
-major concern to achievement tests
face validity - ANSWER does it appear to measure what its supposed to
