EDSP 622: Assessment Evaluation Assignment

Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to research, evaluate, and understand valid, reliable, fair, and appropriate assessment tools used in schools to screen, diagnose, and measure student academic achievement. There are 2 Assessment Evaluation assignments in the course, each with a different focus. They are:

1. Literary Focus: Assessment Evaluation: Reading Assignment

2. Content Focus: Assessment Evaluation: Behavior, Remediation, or Intervention Assignment

a. This should focus on Spelling, Writing, Math, or Behavior.

Since education assessment instruments are costly and not listed in the course materials, this assignment consists of researching and evaluating assessment instruments. If your school has any education kit(s) discussed in this assignment, you are permitted to review the testing materials on your own, however, this task is not required. A citation would be included on the reference page.

Instructions

Step 1 – Research

1. Select 4 instruments from the Assessment Evaluation Approved Assessment Instruments List document located on the Assessment Evaluation Assignment page.

2. Using Buros Mental Measurements, examine 4 measurement studies or measurement reviews about the existing measures from the Assessment Evaluation Approved Assessment Instruments List document. There should be 4 assessments reviewed for both Assessment Evaluation assignments and 8 total assessments.

3. Critically analyze the measures, addressing strengths and weaknesses. Use the provided Assessment Evaluation Template to ease the process of collecting information. This template is to be submitted with the assignment. Each critical analysis should include the following:

· A summary of the assessment instrument with clear, specific information unique to the instrument, including the population who could be tested with the instrument.

· An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the measure. There must be a minimum of 2 reasons to support each one.

· Justification for why the measurement would be an appropriate measure for different populations.

4. Repeat #3 for each of the 4 instruments.

5. Use a separate data collection template for each instrument. Save each as a Microsoft Word document labeled: instrumentname.doc

NOTE: When submitting the evaluation, these separate templates must be compiled, along with all other items, into 1 Word document.

6. Other resources for research are listed in the syllabus and may be used in addition to Buros. If using the testing instrument manual, list it in the references. Buros is directly accessible through the JLF library database for your convenience.