Principles
Brofenbrenner described this as “the best way to understand the development of children is to observe their behavior in natural settings while they are interacting with familiar adults over prolonged periods of time”
What is Authentic Assessment
Set number of items needed to be scored consecutively in order to receive credit for all previous skills
What is the basal
Brief procedure for identifying need for further evaluation to identify developmental/health problems or need for specialized instruction
What is Screening
Testing instrument used to predict how children are likely to perform in regular classrooms and to identify those who may be eligible for particular programs, such as special education.
What is a Screener
This principle describes how assessment should be happening all the time
What is Ongoing
Corrected age of child who is premature
What is adjusted age
Formal measure of current functioning used to determine eligibility for services or for additional instruction
What is Evaluation
Standardized testing instrument in which the child’s performance is compared to the performance of a normed group of same age peers
What is Norm-referenced
Assessing in a way that is at the child's skill level
What is Developmentally Appropriate
Assessment tool measures in a way that is accurate and consistent
What is Reliability
Measure of skills and progress on a regular basis by comparing expected and actual rates of learning in order to plan for instruction
What is Ongoing Assessment
Testing instrument in which the child’s performance is compared to a pre-specified standard, content, or skills
What is Criterion-referenced
Taking the child's skill level, interests, and limitations into consideration
What is Individualized
How far above or below the mean a child’s score falls - usually with 100 being the mean
What is the Standard Score
Testing to measure how much a child has learned in relation to educational objectives
What is Achievement
Form of criterion referenced measurement in which objectives of the curriculum act as the target and measurement of status and progress
What is Curriculum-based
Using varied types of formal and informal practices in assessment
Rank compared to others using a hypothetical group of 100 children
What is the Percentile
The 3 P's from the NAEYC definition of assessment
Test of developed skill or knowledge. The most common type of achievement test is a standardized test developed to measure skills and knowledge learned in a given grade level
What is Achievement Test