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Assignment

I. Define and provide examples for the following terms: Variable, Descriptive Statistics, Inferential Statistics, Frequency Distribution, Box Plot, Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Variability, Co-variability, Measurement

II. Describe the 4 types of measurement scales.

III. Teachers often use brief measures of oral reading fluency to see how many words students can read correctly from a passage of text in one minute. Describe how this variable could be modified to fit the four different scales of measurement.

IV. Discuss the difference between norm referenced and criterion referenced.

V. Describe how both norm and criterion referencing could be helpful in an exam used to screen applicants for a job.

VI. Provide details about a measurement application that interests you.

1. How would you label your construct? What terms can be used to define it?

2. With whom would you measure this construct? Who is your object of measurement?

3. What are the units of measurement? What values are used when assigning scores to people? What type of measurement scale will these values produce?

4. What is the purpose in measuring your construct? How will scores be used?

5. How is your construct commonly measured? Are there existing measures that would suit your needs? If you're struggling to find a measurement application that interests you, you can start with the construct addressed in this book. As a measurement student, you possess an underlying construct that will hopefully increase as you read, study, practice, and contribute to discussions and assignments. This construct could be labeled, assessment literacy (Stiggins 1991).