Chapter 1

Question 1

Formative Assessment

Answer 1

These are brief assessments given frequently to assess the instruction and to guide day-to-day instructional decision making

Question 2

Interim Assessment

Answer 2

These are given more than once a year, but not as often as formative assessments. They usually measure student growth over time and can be used as benchmark assessments to determine students at risk for poor performance.

Question 3

Performance and Portfolio Assessments

Answer 3

Activity-based assessment, difficult to score consistently, reduces the pressure of tests

Question 4

Norm-referenced Tests

Answer 4

Standardized tests that compare the performance of students with a norm group; measures broad educational goals; lengthy; scores are always relative to the norm group

Question 5

Criterion-referenced Tests

Answer 5

May be standardized or teacher made; shorter than NRT’s and smaller focus; can determine whether a student has mastered a skill; more likely to be used for day-to-day instructional decision making than NRTs

Question 6

Curriculum-based measurements

Answer 6

brief, formative tests; may be standardized or teacher made; first used in special education programs; now used in RTI and progress minitoring