PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Private Pilot Licence, Trends In International Mathematics And Science Study, Physical Therapy

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: David Goldstein

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Introduction: in terms of the sheer quantity of testing, achievement tests swamp all other types of tests combined. These latter abilities certainly develop as the result of some experiences, but not highly specific ones: some abilities like arithmetic problems and reading comprehension fall in the middle of the continuum. A typical school testing program: some of the tests include in a school testing program include: (1) achievement battery, (2) group ability test, (3) state testing program, (4) vocational interest inventory, (5) college admissions tests, (6) Elementary and secondary education act (esea) providing federal funding on a greatly expanded scale for a wide variety of educational efforts: the accountability movement has evolved into standards based education. These can also be high stakes for the person giving the exam. Achievement batteries: a battery means a coordinated series of tests covering different content areas and multiple grade levels, there are five major achievement test batteries in use in the us.