Chapter 13 Assessing Students Learning

Question 1

Assessment

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The gathering of reliable information pertaining to students knowledge and understanding of critical concepts

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Evaluation

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The oricess if making judgements, based in part on assessment data

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Measurement

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The process of determining a quantitative or qualitative description of an individual students or group of students characteristics

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Assessment FOR learning

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Provides teachers with information to modify instruction in order to differentiate student learning

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Assessment AS learning

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Emphasizes using assessment as a process of developing and supporting students metacognition

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Assessment OF learning

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Used to confirm what students know, determine whether they have met standards and/or to show their placement relative to others

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Formative assessment

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Assessment during the course of instruction rather than after it is completed.

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Summative assessment

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Assessment after instruction is finished

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Reliability

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The extent to which an assessment produces a consistent, reproducible measure of performance

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Validity

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The extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure and whether the test scores are used accurately

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Content-related evidence

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The extent to which the assessment reflects what you have been teaching

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Instructional validity

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The extent to which the assessment is a reasonable sample of what actually went on in the classroom

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Pluralistic assessment

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Assessment that includes being responsive to cultural diversity in the classroom and at school

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Objective tests

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Tests, such as multiple-choice, that have relatively clear, unambiguous scoring criteria

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Selected-response items

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Items on a test that are objective so that students responses can be scored on quick inspection

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Multiple-choice item

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Test item that consists of two parts: the stem and a set of possible responses

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Problem sets

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Test format that involves writing two or more multiple-choice or objective short-answer items that are related to the same material

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Item-difficulty index

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The percentage of students who obtain the correct answer on an item

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Item-discrimination index

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Reflects the items ability to discriminate between individuals who scored high and those who scored low on the entire test

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Constructed-response items

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Test items that require students to write out information rather than select a reponse

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Short-answer item

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Constructed-response format in which students are required to write a word, short phrase, or several sentences in response to a task

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Essay items

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Test items that allow students more response freedom, but require more writing than other formats

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Authentic assessment

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Assessment that involves evaluating students knowledge or skills in a context that approximates the real world or real life as closely as possible

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Performance-based assessment

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Assessment that requires students to complete tasks that demonstrate their ability to apply knowledge and skills, or to put their understanding into action, in simulated or real-life situations

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Performance criteria

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Specific behaviours that students need to perform effectively as part of the assessment

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Portfolio

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Consists of a systematic and organized collection of a students work that demonstrates the students skills and accomplishments

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Artifacts

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Documents or products that are produced during regular academic work in the classroom

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Reproductions

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Documentation of students work outside the classroom

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Attestations

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The teachers or other responsible persons documentation of students progress

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Productions

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Documentats students prepare especially for the protfolio

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Growth portfolio

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Collection of students work over an extended time frame to reveal their progress in meeting learning targets

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Best-work portfolio

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Showcases the students most outstanding work

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Rubrics

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Clear expectations or criteria intended to help teachers and students focus on what is valued in a subject, topic, or activity

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Grading

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TRanslating descriptive assessment information into letters, numbers, or other marks that indicate the quality of students learning or performances

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Norm-referenced grading

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Grading system based on comparison of a students performance with that of other students in the class or of other classes and other students

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Criterion-referenced grading

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Grading system based on comparison with predetermined standards