Assessment and Evaluation Flashcards
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A trainer gives a short ungraded check-in quiz midway through a module to adjust instruction. What type of assessment is this?
Answer: Formative assessment
Formative assessment happens during learning to guide adjustments to instruction.
Which term describes how consistently an assessment produces the same results under the same conditions?
Answer: Reliability
Reliability is the consistency of results across administrations, forms, or raters.
An exam claims to measure customer-service judgment but mostly tests reading speed. Which quality is most compromised?
Answer: Validity
Validity is whether a test measures what it claims to measure.
A score report says a candidate performed better than 82% of the test takers. What type of interpretation is this?
Answer: Norm-referenced
Norm-referenced interpretation compares a person's performance with a reference group.
Which tool lists performance criteria and describes quality levels for each criterion?
Answer: Analytic rubric
An analytic rubric scores each criterion separately using described performance levels.
Two evaluators score the same work samples and get very different results. Which type of reliability is weak?
Answer: Inter-rater reliability
Inter-rater reliability measures agreement between different scorers.
What is the main purpose of a summative evaluation of a training program?
Answer: To judge overall effectiveness after completion
Summative evaluation judges outcomes or effectiveness after the program ends.