Formal, Informal, Authentic, & Performance
Assessments that follow standardized procedure, rules, and often use published tests,
What is a formal assessment?
Frequent, brief assessments used to track student growth over time.
What is progress monitoring?
Brief written notes about observed student behaviors or learning moments.
What is an anecdotal assessment?
High quality core instruction provided to all students in the general education classroom
What is Tier 1?
Refers to the consistency of assessment results over time.
What is reliability?
Reflects real-world tasks and contexts rather than isolated skills.
What is authentic assessments?
Ongoing Assessments used during learning to give feedback and adjust instruction.
What is a formative assessment?
An in-depth assessment that identifies specific skill strengths and weaknesses.
What is a diagnostic assessment?
Compares student performance to a national group
What is norm-referenced?
A framework to ensure successful education outcomes for ALL students by using a databased problem-solving process to provide and evaluate the effectiveness of multiple tiers of integrated academic, behavior, and social-emotional instruction/intervention supports matched to student need in alignment with educational standards
What is MTSS?
Teacher-made quizzes, observations and checklists are examples of this type.
What is an informal assessment?
Periodic assessments given at set points to evaluate growth towards goals.
What are benchmark assessments?
Given to ALL students
Quickly and efficiently evaluate a large number of students
Identifies GENERAL abilities of students
“Flags” students who may need additional support or intervention
What is a Screening Assessment?
Measures performance against a specific standard or learning objective.
What is criterion-referenced?
The Accuracy of the assessment in measuring what it is intended to measure
What is validity?
Students demonstrate knowledge by doing the skill.
What is a performance assessment?
Assessments given at the end of a unit or course to evaluate final achievement.
What is a summative assessment?
A Systematice collection of student work over time that demonstrates growth.
What is a portfolio assessment?
Intensive, individualized interventions for students with significant needs.
What is Tier 3?
Rtl, School & Community Collaboration, Parental Action, Curriculum Design, Professional Development, Teamwork, Positive Behavior intervention and support.
What falls under the MTSS Umbrella?
These approaches emphasize application over multiple-choice selection
What are authentic and performance assessments?
These assessments help determine if instruction or interventions are working.
What are progress monitoring and benchmark assessments?
CORE Phonological Segmentation Test
One-minute, timed reading fluency assessment
Pre-test in any class
Letter Name/Sound Fluency Assessment
What are examples of Screening Assessments?
Targeted small-group interventions for students not making adequate progress.
What is Tier 2?
A school based framework that helps students who are struggling academically or behaviorally
What is RTI?