Assessment Basics
Testing and Measurement
Types of Assessment
Jamaican Classroom Assessments
Referenced Tests
100

What is the the process of gathering information about a student`s performance?

What is assessment?

100

What refers to the use of standardized questions or tasks to measure students’ knowledge, skills, or abilities in a specific subject?

What is testing?

100

What type of assessment is ongoing and helps teachers adjust instruction based on feedback during the learning process?

What is Formative Assessment?

100

What type of assessment identifies students’ strengths and weaknesses before starting a unit?

What is Diagnostic Assessment?

100

What kind of test ranks students by comparing their performance to the performance of others?

  

What is Norm-Referenced Test?

200

What is the process of interpreting assessment data to make judgments about the quality, effectiveness, or value of a student's work or a program?

What is evaluation?

200

What type of test is used to identify students’ strengths, weaknesses, and learning difficulties before starting a new instructional unit?

What is Diagnostic Test?

200

What type of assessment occurs at the end of an instructional period to evaluate students' overall learning?

What is summative assessment?

200

What type of assessment is used throughout the learning process to monitor student progress?

 

What is Formative Assessment?

200

What kind of test measures students' performance against fixed criteria or learning standards?

   

What is Criterion-Referenced Test?

300

What term refers to quantifying a student's knowledge or performance using specific tools to reflect levels of achievement

What is measurement?

300

What is an assessment that involves tasks reflecting real-world challenges, requiring critical thinking and problem-solving?

What is Authentic Assessment

300

What type of assessment occurs after a learning process to determine what students have learned at the end of a term or semester?


What is Summative Assessment?

300

What kind of test evaluates student performance against a defined group?

   

What is Group-Referenced Test?

400

What type of assessments are administered to students at the end of grade 4 to identify students’ levels of mastery in basic mathematics skills and basic reading and writing skills?

What is Grade 4 Literacy and Numeracy Tests?

400

What is the type of assessment used to determine a student's appropriate level or course in a subject. It is typically used to place students in classes or programs that match their current level of knowledge and ability?

What is placement test?

400

What type of test is administered in a consistent manner across different students to allow for comparison across groups?

What is standardized Test

400

What type of assessment is used to audit  students’ social, cognitive and interpersonal skills, and the learning environment at the grade 0ne (1) level?


What is Grade One Individual Learning Profile (GOILP)?

500

What type of assessment assess students' knowledge in addition to placing increased emphasis on assessing students' demonstration of the 21st century skills spanning from grades 4-6 and comprises of three major test ?



What is The Primary Exit Profile (PEP) ?

500

What refers to traditional written tests where students answer on paper using multiple-choice, short-answer, or essay questions?

What is Paper-and-Pencil Test?

500

What type of assessment is a curriculum-based test that is administered to students who have completed the grade 3 curriculum?

What is Grade 3 Diagnostic Test?

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