Educational Psychology / Unit 12 EDP 1134 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Uses of Standardized Tests
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The idea
Standardized tests serve comparison in a wider context, diagnosis, selection and placement, planning through data-based decisions, and accountability.
In practice
Aptitude and achievement scores together help diagnose a learning disability; admission tests help select students.
Where people slip
Classroom grades and standardized scores can disagree in either direction, and each tells something the other misses.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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