Types of Assessments pt. 1
Types of Assessments pt.2
Potpourri
Scoring and Common Assessment Terms
Extra for 600
100
Formative Assessment
What is a mix of informal and formal assessments used to modify instruction to help students achieve learning goals
100
Summative Assessment
What is an assessment used at the end of a unit to determine students acquisition of the skill.
100
Validity
What is The quality of a test. How well the test measures what it was meant to measure.
100
Tests that are meant to measure certain standards that are supposed to be met.
What is criterion referenced
100
An type of stan. dardized assessment system that provides assessments at various skill levels
What is Brigance
200
Authentic Assessment
What is an assessment that engages the student to use knowledge from outside sources and think outside of the box.
200
Self-Assessment
What is an evaluation of ones own needs, strengths, and weaknesses in relation to a subject or performance.
200
Reliability
What is the consistency of the test across students.
200
Tests meant to compare individual students across the country to see if they are the same.
What is Norm referenced
300
Performance Assessment
What is an assessment that uses a students work to show their knowledge and understanding.
300
Standardized Assessment
What is an assessment that has specific rules, guideline, scoring, and procedures that must be followed to compare performance of individuals in the same manner.
300
Provide an example of a portfolio in an academic subject area.
What is (for example) a collection of essays and artwork, as well as quizzes from a student in a humanities class. Used to assess their knowledge of the content area.
300
Having one correct response/answer for a test question would mean that this question had what?
What is objectivity
400
Diagnostic Assessment
What is an assessment used to determine a students skills and capabilities prior to implementing a learning program.
400
Selective Response Assessment
What is an assessment that has multiple choice answers, true/false, as well as matching. Where the answers are provided and the student must choose.
400
What type of cognitive abilities test assesses skills in general academic areas such as reading, math, and written language?
What is Woodock-Johnson IV test of cognitive abilites
400
grading an assessment based on each question and providing feedback about each one.
What is analytic scoring
500
Constructed Response Assessment
What is an assessment that poses an essay like question that lets the student respond in an open ended way to show their knowledge and or reasoning.
500
Adaptive Behavior Assessment
What is an assessment that measures ones ability to function in various environments and situations.
500
How does the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test determine eligibility or placement?
What is by using two subtests Vocabulary and Matrices which measure crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence.
500
grading assessments by chunking parts of the task together and giving an average score of the section using numbers for example 1-5.
What is holistic scoring