standard materials, administrative procedures, scoring procedures and score interpretations
What does "standardized" mean in assessment?
100
the average age at which 50% of the normative sample achieved a particular raw score. It is given in years and months.
What is an age equivalent score?
100
what tests are use for eligibility determination for special education - also for programs for the gifted
What are norm-referenced assessments?
200
scores from this type of instrument are used to characterize performance relative to a reference group – the norming sample
What does "norm-referenced" mean?
200
a standard score which has been made to fit the normal curve with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15 -
sometimes called a deviation quotient score
What is a developmental quotient score?
200
what tests are used for program planning
What is a primary use for criterion-referenced or curriculum-referenced assessments?
300
changes in the way a test is administered or responded to by a child so that the child's ability is measured rather than the child's disability
What's the definition of accommodation?
300
T-scores, z-scores, developmental quotient scores
What are 3 different standard scores?
300
assessments designed to measure mastery of knowledge, skills or dispositions. The scores yielded are typically a raw score (total points) or a percent correct
What are criterion or curriculum-referenced assessments?
400
a number that helps in interpreting where any particular score falls along the distribution of scores by describing how far the score is from the mean
What is standard deviation?
400
a score indicating the percentage of people (children) that scored at or below a given score
What is a percentile rank score?
400
Used to determine the need for further evaluation
What is the purpose of a screening tool?
500
the point below which it is assumed the child would get all items correct
and
the point above which it is assumed the child would not get any items correct
What are the basal and ceiling?
500
the total number of points that a child received on a test or subtest.
What is a raw score?
500
What tests should not be used to inform program planning and also should not be used repeatedly?