Nellie
Hunter
Measurable
Learning Outcomes
EDU645
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:
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
(C) Mysteriously
(D) Aggressively
(E) Warily
Answer: (a) cooperatively
Test
Question 2: Passage Based Reading Section (The
following passage is taken from page 57 of the sample question found in The
Official SAT Study Guide copyright 2006)
"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
(C) Discuss
the challenges facing art forgers
(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
(C)
(D)
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
(C) at age thirty-five years old
(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
The
Official SAT Study Guide copyright 2006)
"(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".
(C) Omit the word "scene".
(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
Resource Materials: Up Your Score The Underground Guide To The SAT, Copyright 2004 by Larry Berger, Michael Colton, Manek Mistry, Paul Rossi;
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
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