Assessment Flashcards

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What is a performance test

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Rehearsed ability applied to familiar settings

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What is an achievement test?

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Memorized, from a textbook or curriculum

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What is proficiency?

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Extemporaneous ability applied to real-world situations

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What is Near Transfer?

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Specific information that students have learned and their ability to perform using that information in a similar situation. (Using gustar to say you like something)

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What is Direct Application?

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Memorized ability and your ability to regurgitate facts. (conjugating the verb gustar correctly)

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What is Far Transfer?

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The ability to take the info you have learned and apply it to a different situation. (3 years later, still be able to use gustar and verbs like it)

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What is a dichotomous test item?

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One that is either scored right or wrong

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Why is generalizability important in assessment?

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It shows that grades in one context are still significant in another

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What is content validity?

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Using expert opinions that justify the validity of your test. Actually samples the subject matter.

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What is construct validity?

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The way that you’re testing doesn’t get in the way of what students know. For example, you could use a similar testing format throughout the semester.

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What is washback?

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The effect of assessments on classroom teaching and learning

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What is Gain score in a criterion-referenced test?

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The percent of posttest minus percent of pretest scores.

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