Instruction & Assessment

An assessment administered to all students to gather data and form groups, such a as intervention groups

A collection of students work and achievements that is used to assess past accomplishments and future potential; can include finished work in a variety of media and can contain materials from several courses over time

Assessment administered before instruction to determine students strengths and weaknesses

Assessments that measure his students intellectual accomplishments through a significant and meaningful task

More flexible than formal assessments and can be adjusted to fit the situation in particular needs of the student being tested

Does not contain ambiguous pronouns words at to high a vocabulary level or slang terms

Reliable exams produce the same scores when given in the same conditions, same individuals on different occasions or with different sets of equivalent items

Testing the curriculum being taught

The ability of a test or question to measure what it purports to measure

Are usually post instruction assessment with the purpose of assessing student knowledge retention and application often involves the use of a standardized rubric or scoring guide based on several criteria

Material based on common situations that all students will have encountered and that will not trigger an emotional response

Testing which is standard has been set for the test taker to achieve in order to pass the test

And assessment that Tests the learning outcome described in the learning objectives

Level to where the content was taught when considering depth and difficulty

Periodic assessments to monitor student growth and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction

Test that compare an individual’s performance/achievement to a group called the norm group

A kind of assessment that require students to show mastery of a specific skill by demonstrating, producing, or performing something

Assessment for learning usually mid instruction assessment with the purpose of assessing student progress and informing the teacher so instruction can be altered as needed

Assessment of learning given at specific points in time in order to determine what students know and don’t know summative assessments are generally formal

A short formative assessment given by a teacher after completing a lesson to determine the degree to which students have learned the material taught in the lesson