Standardized Tests
Achievement and Aptitude
What are the two types of standardized tests?
A tool that list items to be mastered and has a section for specific comments
What is a checklist?
A teacher makes this so she can see how you perform on your math facts. It is called Math Bingo.
What is a game?
These two things must always be attached to your lesson plan when you submit it.
What are the completed student activity and and the document used to record progress?
This is the first law that provided mandates for students to be placed in their least restricted environments for learning.
What is PL 94-142?
This type compares you to your peers who also took the test
What is norm referenced?
This has criteria and scoring categories that are specific to the task.
What is a rubric?
Performance based assessments require students to do this...
What is perform a task?
This is the catchy way that teachers introduce the learning objective to focus and engage students.
What is the hook?
The setting where a student with documented disabilities can perform in best
What is Least Restrictive Environment?
This measures your propensity to do something well, like a career or college major.
What is an aptitude test?
An instructor creates this to measure what has been taught. It can be a game, a project, or even a test.
What is a Teacher Designed Measure?
A variety of student created evidences that can be provided to a parent to show progress.
What are work samples?
These three sections should be aligned in all lessons.
What are the Standard, Learning Objective, and the Assessment?
Legislation that was passed in 2001 under George W. Bush to insure that all students would be proficient in reading and math by the year 2013.
What is No Child Left Behind?
It means the instrument is dependable over time
What is reliability?
This measures the value of or your opinion about a product. Likert created many of these.
What is a rating scale?
When teachers watch students perform tasks, this is the way they record what they see.
What are anecdotal notes?
This is completed after teaching the lesson. it addresses what went well and how to change what needs improvement.
What is the reflection?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
What is IDEA?
This type assesses based on direct instruction, i.e. what you were taught.
What is a criterion referenced test?
This is a collection of work samples, anecdotal records, projects, etc...that is used to show growth over time.
What is a portfolio?
There is often a lack of reliability and validity with these types of assessments because of teacher bias
What are teacher designed measures?
Students learn best when they are asked higher level questions based on his taxonomy.
Who is Benjamin Bloom?
This is a federal program that the government supports to provide education in the preschool years to economically disadvantage children.
What is Head Start?