Chapter 15

Question 1

Tests given, usually nationwide, under uniform conditions and scored according to uniform procedures

Answer 1

Standardized Tests

Question 2

Classroom assessments are selected and created by teachers and can take many different forms- unit tests, essays, portfolios, projects, performances, oral presentations, etc.

Answer 2

Classroom Assessments

Question 3

An evaluation expressed in quantitative terms

Answer 3

Measurement

Question 4

Procedures used to obtain information about student performance

Answer 4

Assessment

Question 5

Ungraded testing used before or during instruction to aid in planning and diagnosis

Answer 5

Formative Assessment

Question 6

Formative test for assessing students’ knowledge, readiness, and abilities

Answer 6

Pretest

Question 7

Testing that follows instruction and accesses achievement

Answer 7

Summative Assessment

Question 8

In which scores are compared with the average performance of others

Answer 8

Norm Referenced Testing

Question 9

Testing in which scores are compared to a set performance standard

Answer 9

Criterion Referenced Testing

Question 10

Consistency of a test

Answer 10

Reliability

Question 11

Degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure

Answer 11

Validity

Question 12

Qualities of an assessment instrument that offend or unfairly penalize a group of students because of the students’ gender, SES, race, ethnicity, etc.

Answer 12

Assessment of Bias

Question 13

A test without cultural bias

Answer 13

Culture-fair/culture-free test

Question 14

Multiple-choice, matching, true/false, short-answer, and fill-in tests. Scoring answers does not require interpretation

Answer 14

Objective Testing

Question 15

The question part of a multiple-choice item

Answer 15

Stem

Question 16

Wrong answers offered as choices in multiple-choice tests

Answer 16

Distractors

Question 17

Assessment procedures that test skills and abilities as they would be applied in real-life situations

Answer 17

Authentic

Question 18

Any form of assessment that requires students to carry out an activity or produce a product in order to demonstrate learning

Answer 18

Performance

Question 19

A collection of the student’s work in an area, showing growth, self-reflection, and achievement

Answer 19

Portfolios

Question 20

A performance test or demonstration of learning that is public and usually takes an extended time to prepare

Answer 20

Exhibitions

Question 21

Rules that are used to determine the quality of a student’s performance

Answer 21

Scoring Rubrics

Question 22

Ungraded (formative) assessments that gather information from multiple sources to help teachers make decisions

Answer 22

Informal Assessments

Question 23

Assessment of students’ achievement in relation to one another

Answer 23

Norm Grading

Question 24

Norm-referenced grading that compares students’ performance to an average level

Answer 24

Grading on a Curve

Question 25

Assessment of each student’s master of course objectives

Answer 25

Criterion Referenced Grading

Question 26

Distance between the highest and lowest scores in a group

Answer 26

Range

Question 27

Percentage of those in the norming sample who scored at or below an individual’s score

Answer 27

Percentile Rank

Question 28

Measure of grade based on comparison with norming samples from each grade

Answer 28

Grade Equivalent Score

Question 29

Making teachers and schools responsible for student learning, usually by monitoring learning with high stakes tests

Answer 29

Accountability

Question 30

Standardized tests whose results have powerful influences when used by school administrators, other officials, or employers to make decisions.

Answer 30

High Stakes Testing