Transcript EVALUATION OF THE MAT8

EVALUATION OF THE MAT8
Leland Jacobs
Seth Krivohlavek
Shirley J. Mills
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Metropolitan Achievement Test
8th Edition
• Harcourt Assessment
Company, 2000
• K-12
• Cost:
K-3 $122.50 per 25 students
4-12 $93.00 per 25 students
• Time:
Un-timed with stipulations
Range from 90 min. to 275
min. (Full Battery)
PURPOSE AND NATURE OF
TEST
• Foundation Skills
• Critical Thinking
Processes
• Reflects Classroom
Curriculum
• Based on Studies of
Syllabi, Standards,
Assessments, and
Current Research
TECHNICAL EVALUATION
Norms and Standards
• A Variety of Score
Reporting Methods
• Standardization
Sample of 80,000
Students of 151
School Districts
• Standard Setting
Procedures Involved
Cross Section of U.S.
Cultures
TECHNICAL EVALUATION
Reliability
• Internal Consistency
based on KuderRichardson
Procedure
• KR-20 Coefficient
Results range from
.77 to .97
TECHNICAL EVALUATION
Validity
• Content Validity
• Criterion Validity
• Construct Validity
REVIEW SUMMARIES
• Ronald K. Hambleton
1. Negative about Technical Information
2. Bias Reporting
• Carmen J. Finley
1. Positive about Updating of Content
2. Highly Recommended
CRITIQUE OF INSTRUMENT
• Outstanding Battery
of K-12 Achievement
• User Friendly Manual
• Weakness: No Test
Effort to Correlate
Nebraska Standards
to Test
• Highly Recommended