Assessment Types
Good Assessments Are...
Key Vocabulary
100

___ ___ identifies what a client can and cannot do. 

Also called alternative assessment and non-traditional assessment.

A.) Norm-Referenced Assessment 

B.) Dynamic Assessment (DA)

C.) Authenic Assessment 

D.) Clinet Portfolio  

C.) Authentic Assessment 

100

If a good assessment is ___ it will incorporate as much relevant information as possible so that an accurate diagnosis and appropriate recommendations can be made. 


A.) Reliable

B.) Through 

C.) Valid

D.) Tailored 

B.) Through 

100

___ are changes to a test's standardized administration protocol 

Modifications 

200

Most of the commercially available tests used by speech-language pathologists are ___ ___ ___. These tests compare an individual's performance to the performance of a larger group. 

A.) Client Portfolio

B.) Authentic Assessment 

C.) Assessment 

D.) Norm-Referenced Test 

D.) Norm-Referenced Test 

200

If a good assessment is ___ it should truly evaluate the intended skill. 

A.) Thorough 

B.) Tailored

C.) Valid 

D.) Varied 

C.) Valid

200

___ are minor adjustments to a testing situation that do not compromise a test's standardized procedures. 

Accommodations 

300

___ ___ ___ does not attempt to compare individual performance against anyone else's; rather it identifies what the client can and can't do. 

A.) Criterian-Referce Test

B.) Client Portfolio

C.) Authenic Assessment 

D.) Dynamic Assessment (DA) 

A.) Criterion-Reference Test 

300

When a good assessment used a variety of ___ ___ it should include a combination of interview and case history information, formal and informal testing, and client observations. 

A.) Individual Client

B.) Assessment Modalities

C.) Historical Information 

D.) Clinical Findings 

B.) Assessment Modalities

300

___ is the process of collecting valid and reliable information, integrating it, and interpreting it to make a judgment or decision about something. 

Assessment 

400

___ ___ is a type of authentic assessment that determines a clients learning potential based on his or her ability to modify responses after the clinician provides teaching or other assistance.

A.) Criterion-Reference Testing

B.) Authentic Assessment 

C.) Dynamic Assessment (DA) 

D.) Clinet Portfolio 

C.) Dynamic Assessment (DA) 

400

When a good assessment is ___ it should accurately reflect the client's communitive abilities and disabilities. Repeated evaluations of the same client should yield similar findings, providing there has been no change in the client's status.

A.) Reliable

B.) False  

C.) Valid

D.) Thorough 

A.) Reliable

400
A ___ ___ ___ is when the clinician teaches strategies specific to the skills being evaluated. 

Mediated Learning Experience

500

A ___ ___ offers a broad portrait of the client's skills across time and different settings. 

A.) Client Portfolio

B.) Authentic Assessment 

C.) Norm-Referenced Test

D.) Observation Log 

A.) Client Portfolio

500

When a good assessment is ___ to the individual client its materials are appropriate for the client's age, gender, skill levels, and ethnocultural background. 

A.) reliable 

B.) valid 

C.) irrelevant 

D.) Tailored

D.) Tailored

500
A ___ ___ is the initial score based only on the number of correct responses. 

Raw Score

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