Chapter one focuses on evaluating student growth and achievement by using assessment. There are three different types of domain which include cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. This chapter discusses the different types of assessment, the importance of measurement, validity, reliability, and scoring guides, and also the purposes of assessment. Assessment is important for any subject because it provides information on student growth and achievement to the students, teachers, parents, administrators, state and federal employees, and prospective employers.
Educators try to use varied means of assessment to best identity the skills and competencies students have achieved in all domain of learning. There are many different types of assessment which includes traditional, alternative, performance, authentic, high-stakes testing, benchmark, formative, and summative. The book goes into detail about each type of assessment and provides examples of the assessments. This is very helpful when trying to understand which type of assessment teachers can use for various subjects and assignments.
The next topic discussed is measurement. Measurement is the process of obtaining a numerical description of the degree to which an individual possesses a particular characteristic. There are two types of measurement which include norm-referenced measurement and criterion-referenced measurement. Norm-referenced measurement is where ratings or comparisons are made to other learners’ outcomes. Criterion-referenced measurement is used to measure student outcomes when compared to standards and content of a given field or discipline.
Validity and reliability are the next topics mentioned. Validity is the degree to which an assessment measures what is intended to be measured. Reliability is the degree to which the assessment provides consistency in what it measures. Scoring guides are also mentioned, which are rubrics that can help in assessing students.
After reading this chapter, I now understand assessment and the ways to measure it more than what I did before. I did not know that there were so many different types of assessment and now I am more aware of them. The author provides great explanations of each topic and definitely helps me grasp the concepts easier.
I believe that this chapter will be able to help me when I am in the classroom in the future. Each student responds differently to the various types of assessment and I think it is important to use as many of the different types as possible. Business educators have the opportunity to use a variety of assignments and assessments in the classroom. Students are able to benefit from this because they can excel in different areas.
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