Teaching Prepared by Caroline W. Ndirangu

Reading # 18
Complete reference:
  Standardized and Other Formative Evaluation
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Contemporary_Educational_Psychology/Chap-
ter_11:_Standardized_and_Other_Formal_Assessments
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Abstract:
 Describes the basic concepts of standardized tests, criterion and norm 
referenced tests. It also outlines the types, uses and the criticism of the standar-
dized tests.
Rationale:
 Understanding test results helps educators to determine an individual’s 
cognitive skills as well a quality of a school, district or even a country’s education 
system. It is important as a teacher to understand what learner’s can do and can 
not do.
 

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