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Measuring Complex Achievement

This document discusses interpretive exercises, which are used to measure complex achievement outcomes like understanding, reasoning, thinking, and problem solving. Interpretive exercises present introductory material like charts, graphs, or pictures, followed by a series of questions. They allow testing of skills like interpreting various media, recognizing inferences, and evaluating arguments. While structured, they can measure abilities beyond single objective questions. However, interpretive exercises are limited in that they only measure recognition-level outcomes and depend on reading skills.

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Measuring Complex Achievement

This document discusses interpretive exercises, which are used to measure complex achievement outcomes like understanding, reasoning, thinking, and problem solving. Interpretive exercises present introductory material like charts, graphs, or pictures, followed by a series of questions. They allow testing of skills like interpreting various media, recognizing inferences, and evaluating arguments. While structured, they can measure abilities beyond single objective questions. However, interpretive exercises are limited in that they only measure recognition-level outcomes and depend on reading skills.

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Measuring Complex Achievement: The Interpretive Exercise

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Examples of Typical Learning Outcomes Ability to:


Apply a principle Interpret relationships Recognize and state inferences Recognize the relevance of information Develop and recognize tenable hypotheses Formulate and recognize valid conclusions Recognize limitations of data Recognize and state significant problems design experimental procedures Interpret charts, tables, and data LECTURE 3 NOTE 3 2 Evaluate arguments

Examples Use of:

True, False, and No inference Supported, Refuted, or Neither Yes or No Necessary or Unnecessary pictorial examples

LECTURE 3 NOTE 3

Bill lost his boot on the way to school. He wanted to put a notice on the bulletin board so that other children could help him find it. Which of the following sentences tell something that would help?
Directions: Circle yes if it would help, no if it would not help. yes no 1. The boot was black. yes no 2. It was very warm. yes no 3. It was for his right foot. yes no 4. It was a Christmas present. yes no 5. It had a gray lining. yes no 6. It had a zipper LECTURE 3 NOTE 3

Complex Achievement
Complex achievement refers to those learning outcomes based on higher mental processes. Such outcomes are classified as understanding, reasoning, thinking, and problem solving. These can be measure by either subjective or objective means. The most common objective method is the interpretive exercise.
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Pictorial Materials
A B C D

Which circle is divided into 4 parts? A Which circle is a whole? A Which circle has 3 parts? A Which circle has 2 parts? A

B B B B

C C C C

D D D D

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Advantages Interpretive of Exercises

By using introductory material, we can test understanding, thinking skills, and problem solving abilities without students having common background experiences. It is possible to measure the ability to interpret written materials, charts, graphs, maps, pictures, and other media encountered in daily situations. It is possible to measure more complex learning outcomes than with a single objective question. By using a series of questions about data, it is possible to measure depth and breadth of intellectual skills.
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Limitations of Interpretive Exercises


It is more structured than a performance based test (could be an advantage too!) Students are not free to redefine the problem or use other creative skills (again, possible advantage) May not be used to measure assumptions underlying a conclusion Difficult to construct to get desired passages to lead to measured outcomes Heavy demands on reading skill and outcomes are limited to the recognition level To measure communication in writing, create work, organize data, and draw conclusion, it is necessary to use essay questions or performance assessments. LECTURE 3 NOTE 3 8

Suggestions
Select introductory material that: is relevant to the objectives of the course appropriate to the students curricular experience and reading level is new to students is brief but meaningful Can be revised for clarity, conciseness, and
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