Terminology
The measurement of student learning at the end of an instructional unit.
What is summative assessment?
Giving students options to choose from on a test versus asking students to provide their own response to a question.
What is the difference between selected response and constructed response?
Making a speech is to performance assessment, as creating a portfolio is to _______.
What is product assessment?
The following question is asked in the Refresher Exam:
Entities are required to complete or update a needs assessment of the current or proposed population:
A. Annually
B. At least once every three years
C. As needed
What is an example of summative assessment?
This is an example of a summative assessment.
Acceptable responses:
What is a standardized test?
What is a quiz given at the end of a class?
The measurement of student learning during an instructional unit in order to provide feedback and adjust instruction accordingly.
What is formative assessment?
Information gathered about how well students are performing in terms of specific goals or standards versus a comparison of student performance to that of a group of students.
What is the difference between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessment?
Selected responses are to multiple choice, as constructed responses are to _______.
What are essays?
The following question is asked in a pre-work survey prior to the development of the Finding Our Fit training:
Give specific examples of times/situations you were unclear about what others expected of you.
What is an example of diagnostic assessment?
This is an example of a formative assessment.
Acceptable responses:
What is an informal check-in during a class to gauge student's current knowledge so that the remaining instruction can be tailored to meet their specific needs?
The measurement of student knowledge, skills, and abilities prior to an instructional unit.
What is diagnostic assessment?
The measurement of capacity or potential for learning versus the measurement of current knowledge and ability.
What is the difference between aptitude tests and achievement tests?
Learning targets are to clarified, as _______ is to gathered in a variety of ways.
What is evidence?
The following questions are asked during the Train-the-Trainer:
If you have facilitated a training before…what are the key areas that you would like to improve?
If you have never facilitated a training before...what are the skills you would like to have learned from this class to prepare you?
What is an example of formative assessment?
This is an example of a standardized test.
Acceptable responses:
What is a norm-referenced assessment?
What is a summative assessment?
What is an achievement test (but an unreliable one)?
Relevant and realistic activities used to promote and capture student progress towards mastery of new knowledge and skills.
What is authentic assessment?
The proficiency level expected from students versus the specific tasks and behaviors expected from students.
What is the difference between standards and benchmarks?
Tests are to reliable, as assessment methods are to _______.
What is valid?
During the Train-the-Trainer, there is an activity that asks for volunteers to serve as a facilitator using practice content. They must inform, excite, empower, and involve the class while dysfunctional behaviors are present.
What is an example of authentic assessment?
This is an example of a diagnostic assessment.
Acceptable responses:
What is a pre-work survey?
What is an aptitude test?
A student's demonstration of their mastery of a portion of the curriculum.
What is performance/product assessment?
The process of gathering information about learner performance versus the process of analyzing and judging the effectiveness of the learning intervention.
What is the difference between assessment and evaluation?
Terminal objectives are to enabling objectives, as standards are to _______.
What are benchmarks?
The critical behaviors of the Onboarding Program are:
1. Explain the organizational structure.
2. Summarize how your role impacts or will impact the organization's strategic goals and mission.
3. Build successful relationships with other staff.
What is an example of a standard?
This is an example of an authentic assessment.
Acceptable responses:
What is an assessment for learning that is realistic and relevant?