Chapter 12

Question 1

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Answer 1

• assessment of 15yo reading, math, science performance, done every 3yrs
• 2012- US scores were below the mean in math and science

Question 2

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

Answer 2

• nation’s report card
• nat’l assessments grade 4,8,12 in reading, math, science, arts, writing, history, economics, civics, geography
• state samples of 4,8,12 in reading, math, science, writing
• 10,000 students per subject per area

Question 3

norm-referenced assessments

Answer 3

• teachers rank students in terms of their achievement

Question 4

criterion-referenced assessments

Answer 4

• do not indicate what is average or typical for students from same age group/grade
• example: students ability to calculate the square root of a number to write a paragraph, or type.
• assessment made w/ reference to an instructional objective rather than comparing with others

Question 5

formative evaluation

Answer 5

• measure to make decisions about teaching

* use results to decide what activities are appropriate, probe to understand their understanding of the subject

Question 6

summative evaluation

Answer 6

• use grades at end of a unit, semester, or year to decide if students are ready to proceed.
• provide teacher with overview of student learning across broad range of knowledge and skills

Question 7

alternate assessments

Answer 7

• directly measure student performance through ‘real-life tasks’
• designed to measure performance of students who are unable to participate in traditional large-scale assessments.
• Result of 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Purpose is to provide info. on how well a school, district, or state is doing in terms of enhancing performance of ALL students.
• It s neither a traditional large-scale or individual diagnostic assessment

Question 8

project-based learning (PBL)

Answer 8

• way to engage students, cut absenteeism, boost cooperative learning skills, improve test scores
• students work in teams to explore real world problems & create presentations
• students benefits: deeper knowledge of subject matter, increased self-direction and motivation, improved research & problem-solving skills

Question 9

holistic rubric

Answer 9

• requires teacher to score the overall process as a whole without judging the component parts separately

Question 10

analytic rubric

Answer 10

• requires teacher to score separate, individual parts of the product according to prespecified criteria, then add the individual scores to obtain total score