TRADITIONAL-ASSESSMENT, Purposes, Advantages

Identifyin learning in using traditional assessment

1. TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT

2. Traditional assessment are designed to measure a student's knowledge, skills, and abilities in a structured environment. Traditional assessments are  “tests” taken with paper and pencil that are usually true/false, matching, or multiple choice .

3. Designing Traditional Assessment : Educational, Psychometric, & Cognitive Principles

4. Problem 1 Most assessment target “ surface knowledge ”.

5. Problem 1 Most assessment target “ surface knowledge ”. Testing & teaching like this results in “ inert knowledge ”.

6. Reverse Design & Exam Blueprints objectives surface / Deep Distribution

7. Objective # of items DOK % OF TOTAL General development 2 MC 1 MC + DOK-1 1 MC at DOK-2 8 Cognitive development 4 MC 1 SA 1 Essay 3 MC at DOK-1 1 MC at DOK-2 1 SA at DOK-3 61 Physical development 2 MC 1 MC at DOK-1 1MC at DOK-2 8 Language development 2 MC 1 SA 1 SA at DOK 23

8. Reverse Design & Exam Blueprints objectives surface / Deep Distribution Item writing process Evaluation & iterative improvements

9. Problem 2 How many options are best for multiple-choice items? Reading through 4+ options takes time, so less content is covered. Mc options can create misconceptions that last.

10. Recomended Guidelines Always use 3 options for MC items. i . Alphabetize the ordering of options A,B, &C. ii . Randomize the location of the correct answer.

11. Problem 3 What constitutes a fair anf useful assessments? Fairnes = measuring learning, not test-taking. i . Avoid negative in the stem. ii . Be concise and clear. 2. Useful = moderately difficult i . Aim for a Goldilocks test.