Current issues in classroom testing

This type of evaluation has no direct impact on student grades

• Direct

• Summative

• Informal

• Formative

This type of testing has direct impact on students' grades

• Summative

• Formative

• Direct

• Informal

Tests often reflect the cultural norms and knowledge of the dominant group, which can disadvantage students from diverse backgrounds. This can be solved through...

• Test fairness and equity

• 21st century skills

• High stakes testing

• Informal evaluation

Providing appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities or learning differences is another aspect of...

• Direct testing

• 21st century skills

• High stakes testing

• Test fairness and equity

In this kind of testing where significant decisions are based on test results (like graduation or school funding), can lead to a narrowing of the curriculum.

• Formal and informal evaluation

• Digital testing

• Direct testing

• High stakes testing

With this kind of testing cheating and plagiarism are a concern.

• High stakes testing

• Adaptive testing

• Perzonalized testing

• Digital testing

In this kind of testing the difficulty of the test adjusts in real-time based on the student's responses.

• High stakes

• Formative

• Summative

• Adaptive

Traditional one-size-fits-all tests may not be suitable for assessing this type of testing.

• Validity

• Personalized testing

• High stakes testing

• Informal

This precept ensures that a test measures what it is supposed to measure

• Reliabilty

• Ethical considerations

• Test validity

• High stakes testing

Consistency in scoring, this is a precept of...

• Validity

• Objectivity

• High stakes testing

• Reliability