Testing instrument

Name of Testing or Screening Instrument

Student Name

Date

EDUU325

Instrument Purpose

• What is the intended purpose of this test?

• What is being measured or assessed?

• What reason would you have to give this test?

• Is this a norm-referenced or criterion-referenced test?

• Provide a full description of the purpose.

Type of Test

• Explain what kind of test this is and what kinds of test items are used.– Screening test?– Diagnostic test?– Language test?– Achievement Test?

• Describe how this test it is given (oral, performance, written, etc).

Developmental Domain

• What developmental domain does this test examine?– Motor– Language– Cognitive– social-emotional

• Explain.

• Describe.

Age and Target Group

• For what age group is this test designed?

• Who would be considered an appropriate subject for this assessment?

• Is this test aimed at a specific group of children?

• Is this test focused on a specific or exceptional need?

• Does this test require an appropriate length of time for this age or target group?

Scoring

• How are the test items scored?• Is scoring done by hand?• How much time does the scoring

take to complete?• Does scoring require a computer?• Do you need to send your results to

another administrator for scoring? If so:– how much does it cost?– how long will it take?

Results

• How will the results be used in the classroom?

• Is this a high stakes assessment>– If so, how will this affect the child’s

future?• How will these results help:

– the child? – the teacher? – the parent?– the school?

Reliability

• How was reliability established?• Is this test a consistent assessment

tool?• Has the result of the test been

consistent even after being repeated with a large population of individuals or groups?

• Is the test stable even when administered by different raters?

• Does the test have a small standard of error?

Validity

• Does the test measure what it is designed to measure?

• Does the test serve the purpose for which it is being used?

• Is the test meaningful for your purposes?

• Do the test items measure what the test objectives indicate they measure?

Sensitivity and Specificity• Is this instrument fair for all children?• Is this test sensitive to cultural, ethnic,

and linguistic differences?• What biases might there be in the test

items?• Will English learners have difficulty

understanding the language and wording of the test items?

• Does this test require that the subject read the test items or write/draw responses?

Practicality and Cost

• How much time will this test take to give?

• Can early childhood teachers administer the test?

• What expertise is required of the test administrator?

• Does administering the test require special training?

• Does the publisher provide training?• How expensive is the test

instrument?

Resources

• List your resources and websites.

• Pearson Early Childhood Testing Instruments