Differentiating Instruction
Grading & Interpretation
Lower Level vs. High Level Assessment
Assessments
Mixed Questions
100
Services provided that do not change the expectations of learning or assessing
What are accommodations?
100
grades based on 100-point standard; pre-set standard known before an assessment or assignment
What is absolute grading?
100
True/False questions
What is lower level assessment?
100
This type of assessment is "assessment FOR learning"
What is formative assessment?
100
This includes all of the assessments that teachers will have to administer during the year, including formal assessments and informal assessments
What is a system of assessments?
200
Changes made to the way in which the content is taught to students
What is differentiated content?
200
The percent of individuals who scored at or below a given score
What is percentile ranking or percentile?
200
Essay questions
What is high level assessment?
200
This type of assessment is "assessment OF learning"
What is summative assessment?
200
An exercise that is used to determine students' knowledge, skills or both
What is a task?
300
Changes made to the ways that students practice or make sense of what they have been taught
What is differentiating process?
300
Examples are grade equivalent scores and relative grading
What is norm-referenced interpretation?
300
Matching Items
What is lower level assessment?
300
This assessment is "assessment AS learning"
What is self-assessment?
300
The cycle of assessments that teachers use as they move through content
What is an assessment plan?
400
Changes made to expectations for a special education student
What are modifications?
400
Grades that describe an individual's performance on tasks that can or cannot be demonstrated
What is criterion-referenced interpretation?
400
Authentic assessment
What is higher level assessment?
400
Assessing the content that was taught and at the level it was taught
What is validity?
400
This is a set of guidelines that applies to different professionals involved in educational assessment and describes ethical behavior
What is the Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement?
500
Allowing students to demonstrate what they know using different methods and strategies
What is differentiating product?
500
This type of grading depends on the students' ranking in their peer group; referred to as "grading on a curve"
What is relative grading?
500
Portfolio
What is higher level assessment?
500
Deals with consistency of results
What is reliability?
500
Taking the emphasis away from standardized assessments and balancing them with day-to-day teacher-created assessments
What is a balanced assessment program?
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