Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation and Assessment
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What are the differences and similarities between qualitative and quantitative evaluation and assessment?
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This solution provides a 620 word explanation of qualitative verses quantitative analysis, including definition, types of and how they are viewed by student behavior and ability. It also includes how each is used, including norm-references and criterion-referenced assessments. Includes 3 useful links with additional information.
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Differences and similarities include the following:
QUANTITATIVE:
*Norm referenced
Advantage - This compares the child to their same-age peers, allowing for observation and documentation of age appropriate behaviors, skills, etc. This provides diagnostic data, numbers, rankings, and scores.
Disadvantage - This is ineffective for measuring a student's progress, for it can only show specific data taken from the one assessment. Children with developmental delays are often underestimated in their abilities or skill levels. The environmental influences in a child's life are not taken into consideration, which includes their native-born language too. Items on the test may not be real life examples or part of the child's life experiences, thereby creating a bias.
*Criterion referenced
Advantage- This uses preset criteria/grading rubic/scale to measure a child's mastery of specific skills/academic work/curriculum.
Disadvantage- This is based on separate developmental stages and not the overall view of the child as a whole. Also, this is based solely ...
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