The Fundamental Purpose of Educational Assessment Is to

question 164

Multiple Choice

The fundamental purpose of educational assessment is to

• A)determine the quality of the outcomes being judged.
• B)identify which programs or people are superior to others.
• C)obtain objective data that express performances in quantitative terms.
• D)provide information to support decision-making.

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Definitions:

Robustness

Refers to the ability of a system or process to remain effective under a wide range of conditions or stresses.

Systems Theory

An interdisciplinary study of complex systems in nature, society, and science, focusing on their structure, behavior, and dynamics.

Communication Flow

The way information moves and is exchanged within an organization or between individuals, encompassing the direction, channels, and effectiveness of communication.

Energy

The quantitative property that must be transferred to an object in order to perform work on, or to heat, the object; can be kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, chemical, nuclear, or other various forms.