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jrubin · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Name and discuss the four scales of measurement in leading to the discussion of evaluating test scores.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

approaches have been explored for decades in early childhood special

education.

A. Alternative assessment

B. Formative assessment

C. Summative assessment

D. Traditional measurement

bookworm410 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Accept answers naming and discussing the four scales of measurement in leading to the discussion of evaluating test scores. Answers should refer totThe nominal scale, the weakest scale, is used to identify or name items. For example, numbers on player's shirts in hockey are used as names rather than ranking or counting. The ordinal scale serves as a ranking measure. An example would be height. In the third level of measurement, the interval scale, items have equal points. . In the ratio scale, all qualities of the lesser scales and an absolute zero are available. If one looks at time, naming, ranking, adding,
subtracting, multiplying, dividing and an absolute zero (i.e., 0 seconds) are inherent in the scale.

Answer to Question 2

A