Assessment

Question 1

Assessment:

Answer 1

The gathering of information about students, the curriculum, and the school environment.

Question 2

Authentic Assessment:

Aka “Performance Assessment”

Answer 2

Includes a task for students to perform and a rubric by which their performance on the task will be evaluated.
Presents students with real-world situations that require them to apply their relevant skills and knowledge.

Question 3

Portfolio:

Answer 3

A purposeful collection of student work that tells the story of the student’s efforts, progress, or achievement in a given area.

Question 4

Criterion Assessment:

AKA “Nom-Competitive Assessment”

Answer 4

Focuses on assessing students’ mastery of specific skills, regardless of how other students did on the same skills.

Question 5

Norm-Referenced Assessment:

AKA “Competitive Assessment”

Answer 5

Forces students to compete with other students (norm referenced),

Question 6

Formative Assessment:

Answer 6

Carried out during instruction to provide feedback on students’ progress and learning. It is used in monitoring instruction and promoting learning. Formative evaluation is a continuous process, but comparatively little use has been made of it.