Nellie Works

Nellie Hunter

Measurable Learning Outcomes

EDU645

Learning & Assessment for the 21 Century

Ashford University

Chenee Gilbert

03/19/2013

Tuesday March 19, 2013

Measureable Learning Outcomes

The purpose of education is to implement knowledge on students and prepare Junior & Senior for their future SAT. Educators and Policy makers are interested in assessment process that improve student learning, and provide institutional data that may be used to demonstrate accountability.

Students in the state of Texas are expected to perform the following learning outcomes at the 11th and 12th grade level from Reading, Mathematics, Language, and History SAT testing. Therefore, there are three types of learning objective which reflect different aspects of student learning

1. Cognitive Objectives

2. Affective Objectives

3. Behavioral Objectives

Learning outcomes are statement that describes significant and essential learning that learners have achieved, and can reliably demonstrate at the end of a course or program. Learning outcomes identify what the learner will know and be able to do by the end of a course or program, the essential and enduring knowledge, abilities (skills) and end attitudes (values, dispositions) that constitute the integrated learning needed by a graduate of a course or program.

The learning outcomes approach to education means basing program and curriculum design, content, delivery, and assessment on an analysis of the integrated knowledge, skills and values needed by both student and society. Example below:

Measurable learning objectives:

1. After learning the steps of the writing process students will be able to write more in depth.
2. By the end of the semester the student will be able to complete three SAT full-length SAT practice test with confidence
3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of all sections of the SAT and its question formats
4. The student will strengthen the fundamental basic skills of math, reading, and writing.
5. The student will be able to identify and describe one thousand words that all college students should.

References:

l. CollegeBoard. (2011). How the SAT is Scored. Retrieved from http://sat.collegeboard.og/scores/how-sat-is-scored

2. Hewad, W. L. (2006).Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (8th ed.). Person Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

3. Kubiszy T., & Borich G. (2013) Educational Testing and Measurement: Classroom Application and Practice (10th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, INC.

4. http://www.assessment.unconn.edu/HowToWriteObjectiveOutcomes.pdf

EDUCATION OUTCOME #1:

By the end of the semester the student will be able to complete three SAT full-length SAT practice test with confidence.

TEST(s): The tests to complete this outcome will be taken from The Official SAT Study Guide (TM) published by CollegeBoard SAT. The purchase of this book will be made at one of the following outlets: www.collegeboard.com, www.amazon.com, or Barnes and Nobles Book Store - Price: $19.95.

EDUCATION OUTCOME #2:

The student will demonstrate an understanding of all sections of the SAT and its question formats.

Section 1: The Critical Reading Section

Test Question 1: Sentence Completion

Instructions: Choose the word or words that best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Sparrows appear to behave -------, genuinely assisting one another to find food.

(A) Cooperatively

(B) Defensively

(D) Aggressively

(E) Warily

Answer: (a) cooperatively

"Art forgery is a peculiar curse. Reliant on camouflage and deception, on the rhetoric of the believable lie, it is an act both audacious and self-effacing. For the imitation to succeed in fooling us, it must resemble one or more works that we have been led to believe are undoctored originals. "Without something to mimic, the fake could not exist. And the forger of old masters' drawing, like the forger of twenty-dollar bills or United States' passports, must be skilled enough to fool eyes that by now are practiced at uncovering deceit."

The primary purpose of the passage is to:

(A) Describe the motivations of art forgers

(B) Indicate the artistic merit of particular forgeries

(D) Catalogue the skills of a successful art forger

(E) Illustrate the public's ignorance about art forgery

Answer: (C)

Section 2: The Writing Section

The Essay: Write an essay explaining why or why not sodas should be offered as a part of

elementary school lunches.

Identifying Sentence Errors: Please identify the sentence error in this sentence. If there is no error, choose (D).

It is likely that the opening of the new mall, previously set for May 1, would be postponed

(A) (B)

because of the brick layers' strike. No error

Answer: (B)

Improving Sentences: Please choose the correct phrase that offers a clear and precise sentence structure.

David Smith published his first book and he was thirty-five years old then.

(A) and he was thirty-five years old then

(B) when he was thirty-five

(D) upon the reaching of thirty-five

(E) at the time when he was thirty-five

Answer: (B)

Improving Paragraphs: (Example taken from page 169 of the sample question found in The

"(1) At one point in the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, the evil archaeologist Belloq shows the heroic Indiana Jones a cheap watch. (2) If the watch were to be buried in the desert for a thousand years and then dug up, Belloq says, it would be considered priceless. (3) I often think of the scene whenever I consider the record album--collecting phenomenon, it being one of the more remarkable aspects of popular culture in the United States. (4) Collecting record albums gives us a chance to make a low-cost investment that might pay dividends in the future.

(5) When my aunt collected them in the mid-sixties, nobody regarded them as investments. (6) A young fn shelled out dollar after dollar at the corner record store for no other reason than to assemble a complete collection of her favorite musical groups--in my aunt's case, the Beatles and the Supremes. (7) By committing so much of her allowance each week to the relentless pursuit of that one group not yet in her collection--the immortal Yard birds, let us say--she was proving her loyalty to her superstar.

(8) The recording industry is a capitalist enterprise and so this hobby has become one. (9) Just as everyone has heard of the exorbitant prices being paid for the Beatles' first album in mint condition, so everyone is certain that a payoff is among each stack of old records. (10) But if that album was buried somewhere in my aunt's closet of dusty records, she never knew it. (11) Long before she learned it, she had thrown them out."

In the contrast of the first paragraph, which revision is most needed in sentence 3?

(A) Insert "As a matter of fact" at the beginning.

(B) Omit the words "it being".

(D) Change the comma to a semicolon.

(E) Change "think" to "thought" and "consider" to "considered".

Section 3: The Mathematics Section

Test Question 1: Number and Operations Review

Arithmetic Word Problem: Solve the following problem.

Ms. Hunter is making bags of treats for her third grade class. If she puts 3 treats in each bag, she will make 30 bags of treats and have no teats left over. If instead she puts 5 treats in each bag, how many bags of treats can she make? Answer: 18 bags of treats.

Test Question 2: Algebra and Functions Review

A car traveling at an average rate of 55 miles per hour made a trip in 6 hours. If it had traveled at an average rate of 50 miles per hour, the trip would have taken how many minutes longer? Answer: 36 minutes

Text Question 3: Geometry and Measurement Review

Solve.

Points E, F, and G all lie on line m, with E to the left of F. EF = 10, FG = 8, and EG > FG.

l-------------10-------------l

_____________.__________________.__________ m

E F

Answer: EG = 18

Test Question 4: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability Review

What is the arithmetic mean of three teenagers ages: 13, 15, 17? Answer: 15

Test Question # 5: Multiple Choice

The odometer of a new automobile is malfunctioning and is registering 3 miles for every 4 miles driven. If the odometer indicates 68 miles, how many miles has the automobile been driven? Answer: 136 miles

EDUCATION OUTCOME #3:

The student will strengthen the fundamental basic skills of math, reading, and writing.

Test Question # 1 (Math): What is the definition of an integer? Answer: Integers are whole numbers and their negatives (....,-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3) extending infinitely in both the negative and positive directions, and do not include fractions or decimals.

Test Question #2 (Reading): Define context clues. Answer: Context clues are details that clarify the meaning of a word.

Test Question #3 (Writing): Name the five stages of the writing process. Answer: Prewriting, Composing, Reviewing, Editing, and Publishing.

Education Outcome #4:

The student will be able to identify and describe one thousand words that all college students should know.

Match the following vocabulary words with their meanings.

1._____abuse A. heat; passion; zeal

2._____ardor B. lower; humiliate

3._____braggadocio C. false; wrong; incorrect

4._____cerebration D. category

5._____desultory E. very talkative; loquacious

6._____exigent F. forerunner;something that signals. The approach of something; omen

7._____fallacious G. cockiness; a braggart

8._____garrulous H. aimless; disconnected; rambling; haphazard

9._____genre I. thought

10.____harbinger J. urgent; requiring immediate attention

Answers: 1. B, 2. A, 3. G, 4. I, 5. H, 6. J, 7. C, 8. E, 9. D, 10. F

Essay

Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) are the most well known standardized tests among high

school students. These tests are taken by almost every high school junior and senior in this

nation. They are used as a part of undergraduate college admission. This test is composed of

three sections: mathematics, critical reading, and writing. SAT tests are considered to be norm-

referenced tests that are thought to be valid and reliable.

The SAT is a standard test that is given to high school students. The questions are the same on

every test but may vary in their sequence. “Norm-referenced tests (NRTs) compare an

examinees performance to that of other examinees” (altalang.com 2008, para.4) The SAT

examines are considered to be norm-referenced exams because they compare student scores to

that of all the other students who have taken the exam. These tests are also considered to be valid

and reliable because they are able to measure what they were created to measure and they create

consistent and stable results.

SAT scores are calculated on a 200-800 scale for each section. A raw score is generated for

each section bases on the number of questions you got correct or incorrect, or that you omitted

(CollegeBoard, para. 1). A student will receive one point for each correct answer, 1/4

subtracted for each multiple-choice question answered incorrect and nothing subtracted for

questions that remains unanswered. Sub-scores are calculated on a 20-80 scale and used to

compute the total score (CollegBoard, 2011, para. 2). Also, students can receive one point for

each correct answer; while questions that are omitted receive no score and nothing is subtracted.

For incorrect answers; students are deducted ¼ a point for each four choice question.

Does that mean college will see only my best scores on each section? No. Score choice allows

students to release their entire SAT Reasoning Test (formerly known as the SAT I) results from

one or more SAT test dates (Berger, et.al 2004). Also, if you take the test in October,

for example, student can release the entire student section scores (Math, Critical Reading, and

Writing), from that date or none of the student section scores from that date (Berger, et.al.

2004). Students are not allowed to pick and choose by section (Berger, et.al. 2004).

In addition the rules for the SAT Subject Tests (formerly known as the SAT IIs) are

somewhat different. Student can release any SAT Subject Test score from any date (The

Princeton Review, 2013). For example, if the student too both US History and Math Level 2 in

June, the student could release the History while holding back Math.

Each test is an hour long, and students can take anywhere from one to three in one day (The

Princeton Review, 2013). Tests are available in the following subjects: Literature, Chinese, with

Listening, Math Level 1, French and French with Listening, Math Level 2, German and German

Listening, United States History, Modern Hebrew, World History, Italian, Biology, Japanese

with Listening (The Princeton Review, 2013). Chemistry, Korean with Physics, Latin, Spanish

with Listening and English Language Proficiency (The Princeton Review, 2013).

In conclusion Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) are the most well known standardized tests

among high school students. Many college and Universities use SAT tests as part of the

admission process. Theses tests are considered to be valid and reliable exams across the nation

education field. Also, keep in mind that Criterion-referenced tests differ from norm-referenced

tests in that a student score on a criterion-referenced test is compared with a predetermined

Criterion, or mastery level, rather than with normed scores or other students.

References:

Berger, L., Colton, M., Mistry., & M., Rossi, Paul (2004). Resource Materials: Up Your Score:

The Underground Guide To The SAT,

Atalang.com. (2008). Norm-Referenced vs. Criterion-Referenced Testing: Retrieved from

http://www.atalang.com/beyond-words/2008/05/22/norm-referenced-vs-criterion-referenced-

language-test/htm1

CollegeBoard, (2011). How the SAT is Scored, Retrieved from

http://sat.collegeboard.org/scores/how-sat-is-scored

The Princeton Review (2013). TPR: Education IP Holdings, LLC

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Measurable Learning Outcomes