TED 632 Standardized Assessment

Rogelio Reynoso-Guzman
ID #: 023822157
National University
10/09/2016

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Types and Uses of K-12 Standardized Assessments (A)

Standardized assessments are used many different purposes both educational and
financial, some test will determine the future of the students education while others will have no
effect on the students academic live. There are test that are administer to determine school
funding and have no impact on the student themselves, they may never receive the score
obtained. The assessments range from measuring English Levels to specific exams that are only
used to determine placement within the army. I will go into more detailed on the types of tests as
I list them below, I have also attached a Calendar that is attached to end of this document. This
calendar is posted in the school website and list all major standardize tests dates for Rancho High
School in which we could see at around 30 testing dates (Rancho Testing Calendar 2016-2017).
Use of Standardized Assessment Attributes and Findings to Enhance Instruction (B)
We live in an educational system in which students are forced to take several
standardized testing each year, although most of them will never affect the students academic
future. Formal ways of gathering and assessing student knowledge and skill prior to learning
include pre-tests, standardized test, and many other formal assessments (Rutherford, 2009), this
information must be use and included to differentiate instruction. We as instructors have a duty to
utilize all the available resources which includes all standardized test results that are found online
in the students records. Some of the most useful information comes from WIDA tests which are
standardized exams use to determine the level of all English Language Learners. They range
from levels 1-6 where level 1 is a student that has just enter the country and does not understand
anything and level 6 is a student who has become just as proficient as their peers. Understanding
the students WIDA level will allow the instructor to differentiate learning in order to maximize
the students chances at understanding.

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Standardized Assessments in Mathematics (C)

Standardized assessments are commonly seen in Rancho High School, especially when in
the fields of Mathematics which is one of the core subjects needed to graduate. The District has
just recently switched from the High School Proficiency Exams to individual End of Course
Exam (EOCs) designed to ensure that all students who take a course have achieve a satisfactory
score across the state. Thus standardizing education between all schools and districts. The
average High School Student must pass a total of 2 Mathematics End of Course Exams
throughout their High School career. One in Algebra I and the other being Geometry. The
combination of the 2 End of Course Exams will replace the math portion of the Proficiency
Exam. Besides these standardize tests, students will also encounter math testing within several
sub categories of other tests which are mandated by the District. These test include the PSAT,
SAT, ACT, and ASVAB which all have portions of Mathematics within the test. These tests are
design to prepare students for life after High School such as College or Military.
Standardized Assessments in Rancho High School (D)
Rancho High School in general has a wide variety of standardized assessments that range
from remediation to college level tests, please refer to the testing calendar for a complete list of
the standardize tests given to our students. Within Rancho High School, 1 out of every 5 students
is categorized as an English Language Learner (Rancho HS 2014 Accountability Report). Due to
the high levels of Spanish Speaking students in our school, WIDA testing is given to all ELL
students on an annual basis in order to monitor the progress of the students in achieving literacy
of the English Language. Students are also encourage (Magnet Students are required) to take
several AP test, which allows the student to earn college level credits for certain High School
Classes. Other tests include High School Proficiency Exams that are still require for all seniors to

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graduate. Nevada Alternate Assessment ( NAA) which is a standardize test given to students with
Individualized Education Plan or are consider to be English Language Learner in order to satisfy
their accommodations while still measuring their level of understanding. All juniors and lower
must take the other two End of Course Exams that include English I and English II.
Dangers of Standardized Assessments (E)
Students in todays educational system are exposed to a record number of
standardized assessments that students have to take. They have started to lose interest in all tests
and this is seen within the classroom. It is a tragedy, students have decreased their studying times
and are less likely to make up missing tests. They know that most tests are not important and
they have develop a dangerous mind set. Standardized assessment compares students scores to
the average score and each test will have their own grading criteria. This creates a lot of
competition between test takers that leads many to feel overwhelm and not try their best.
Standardized assessments have a lot of benefits by providing instructors with crucial information
about specific topics, however if overused they may create more harm than good.
Practicing Assessments Skills
After reading about standardized assessments I have learned a great deal and have
become interested in the application it has within my own Geometry class. I do not want to
overwhelm students by given them another traditional tests so I have chosen to create cloze test.
Cloze results are much different that your traditional ones, a good score is much lower than one
that would be considered good on more traditional tests (McKenna, pg. 46, 2014). The book
describes the three categories of scores which include Independent level 60 percent or higher,
Instructional level 40 to 59 percent, Frustration level 39 percent or lower (McKenna, pg. 46,
2014). I have taken this into consideration and have develop the grading scale found in this

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document. The cloze test would test the students ability to analyze the selection given and use
content and terminology to arrive at the answer. Which is exactly the skill set which I want my
students to perform in this chapter, which is one of the reasons I have chosen this assessment.

Grading Scale
Grade
A
B
C
D
F

Number of Words Correct Out of the 55 Total

40 +
34-39
28-33
21-27
20 or less

Range of Percentages
70 % - 100%
61% - 70%
51% - 60%
38% - 49%
0% - 36%

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CLOZE
THE

TEST

WORLD OF PROBABILITY REVOLVES AROUND THE USE OF TERMINOLOGY TO BOTH

UNDERSTAND AND APPLY THE CONCEPTS TO THE MANY WORD PROBLEMS THAT ARISE
WITHIN THIS SUBJECT.
AN EVENT WILL
BETWEEN

PROBABILITY

_____(2)_____. PROBABILITY

AND

WHERE

_____(5)_____. THE

_____(4)_____

_____(7)_____

EVENT WILL OCCUR.

THAT

_____(9)_____

NEED TO BE

BE ROLLING A
NO EFFECT

THE

_____(15)_____

_____(17)_____

OF DRAWING A

OFTEN CONFUSED WITH

INTERCHANGEABLE.

MUTUALLY

_____(35)_____

OPTIONS.

SIMULTANEOUSLY ON A

FOR

_____(37)_____

_____(40)_____

OF A SUBSEQUENT ROLL.

_____(42)_____

INDEPENDENT EVENTS.

_____(44)_____

_____(46)_____

SAMPLE SET.

_____(22)_____

HAS AN EFFECT ON

_____(26)_____. THE

_____(39)_____

CARDS

_____(30)_____

_____(32)_____
OCCUR

NO IMPACT ON THE VIABILITY OF

ROLL TWO NUMBERS

GETTING A CERTAIN

NO IMPACT ON THE

_____(41)_____
THE

PROBABILITY

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HOWEVER,

TWO

EXAMPLE WOULD BE

_____(36)_____

FINDING

DIE.

ROLLS OF A DIE

_____(43)_____

OF A SINGLE

THE NUMBER OF DESIRED

_____(45)_____

DIVIDED BY

OF OUTCOMES POSSIBLE ALSO

_____(47)_____

AS THE

_____(48)_____

COMPLEX AND

_____(20)_____

BUT THESE TERMS ARE

DIE.

ON AN INITIAL ROLL

THE TOTAL

DIE HAS

_____(34)_____

_____(38)_____

EVENT ENTAILS

_____(18)_____

TERM MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE

EXAMPLE, YOU

NO

HAPPENS WITH

EXCLUSIVE EVENTS

SIMULTANEOUSLY. INDEPENDENT EVENTS

_____(14)_____

WOULD

CHANGES DEPENDING ON WHAT

_____(31)_____,

TYPES OF EVENTS

_____(16)_____

THE _____(24)_____

_____(29)_____. THE

THE MORE CERTAIN

CLASSIC

FROM A DECK WITHOUT

_____(27)_____

HAVE ALREADY BEEN

THE

IF THE OUTCOME OF

OF THE OTHER.

_____(25)_____

WHAT

INDICATES

_____(12)_____. TWO

THE OUTCOME OF ONE

OF THE OTHER.

OF DICE.

TO IDENTITY SUCH AS

WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE

_____(21)_____

_____(23)_____

DRAWING

_____(13)_____

_____(19)_____

EVENTS ARE

_____(6)_____,

THERES _____(8)_____

_____(10)_____

THAT

_____(3)_____

INDICATES IMPOSSIBILITY AND

INDEPENDENT AND MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE

EVENTS ARE INDEPENDENT

EFFECT ON THE

IS QUANTIFIED AS A

HIGHER THE PROBABILITY OF AN

THAT

_____(11)_____,

_____(1)_____

IS THE MEASURE OF THE

THE PROBABILITY OF MULTIPLE

_____(50)_____

_____(49)_____

THE USE OF PERMUTATIONS AND

IS MORE

_____(51)_____. IT

IS

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VERY IMPORTANT TO

_____(52)_____

COMBINATIONS. IN PERMUTATIONS,

THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN

_____(54)_____

_____(53)_____

MATTERS AND IN

AND

_____(55)_____

ORDER DOES NOT MATTER.

Answer Key to Cloze Test

1. Likelihood
2. Happen
3. Number
4. 0
5. Certainty
6. Event
7. The
8. Several
9. We
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Able
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Dependent
12.
Events
13.
If
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Has
15.
Outcome
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Example
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Pair
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One
19.
On
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Other
21.
Dependent
22.
One
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Outcome
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Classic
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Cards
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Replacement
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Card
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Other

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Drawn
Is
Independent
Not
Cannot
Have
Other
Cannot
Single
Number
Has
Result
All
Are
Probability
Taking
Outcomes
Number
Known
Finding
Events
Requires
Combinations
Make
Permutations
Order
combinations

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RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL

Testing Calendar: 2016 2017
October
11
19
17
18
19
20

ASVAB
PSAT Test(Grades 10/11)
NHSPE Science (Adults)
NHSPE Reading (Adults)
NHSPE Writing (Adults)
NHSPE Math (Adults)

January
23 March 10

WIDA

February
13
14
15
16
28 March 14
28

NHSPE Science (Adults)

NHSPE Reading (Adults)
NHSPE Writing (Adults)
NHSPE Math (Adults)
NAA
ACT

March
14
6 31

ACT Make-up
CTE: Workplace Readiness Exams

April
3 28
CTE: End of Program Assessments
3
NHSPE Science (Adults)
4
NHSPE Reading (Adults)
5
NHSPE Writing (Adults)
6
NHSPE Math (Adults)
th
20 May 3110 Grade Science Exam
24 May 31End Of Course: ELA I & II and Math I & II
May

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1 12
15 28

AP Exams
CTE Re-takes

Source: (Rancho Testing Calendar 2016-2017)

References
McKenna, M. & Robinson, R. (2014). Teaching through Text Reading and Writing in the
Content Area (2nd ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, Inc.
Rancho HS 2014 Accountability Report. [Document]. Retrieved from
http://ranchorams.org
Rancho Testing Calendar 2016-2017. [Document]. Retrieved from http://ranchorams.org
Rutherford, P. (2009). Didn't I Learn This in College? (2nd ed.) Alexandria, Virginia: Just
Ask Publications. Why