Chapter 2 Notes Flashcards
Assessment of student learning requires the use of __________ for measuring student achievement
Techniques
Assessment begins with the identification of ____________ goals, monitors the progress students make toward those goals and ends with a judgment concerning the ___________ to which those goals have been attained
1) learning
2) extent
Educational assessment is the ___________ process of measuring student achievement
systematic
In fact, students take far more teacher-made tests than they do publicized __________ tests
standardized
additionally teachers also assess students by using informal observations of their ____________
behavior
___________ a general term that includes the full range of procedures used to gain info. about student learning
Assessment
_______________ a particular type of assessment that typically consists of a set of questions administered during a fixed period of time
Test
_________________ the assigning of numbers to the results of a test of other type of assessment
Measurement
Assessment actually consists of two subordinate parts; ___________ and ____________
testing and measurement
Both parts must be as sound as possible for meaningful _____________ to take place
assessment
likewise, there are a variety of general practices that must be followed for the _____________ process to be followed.
…..Last blank on the first page… I have practices but that doesn’t sound right
Clearly specifying _____ is to be assessed has priority in the assessment process
what
an assessment _________ should be selected because of the relevance to the characteristics or performance to be measured
procedure
_____________ assessment requires a variety of procedures
comprehensive
proper use of assessment procedures requires an awareness of their __________
limitations
assessment is a means to an end, not an ________ in itself
end
The interrelated nature of teaching and assessment
1) identify
2) pre-assess
3) Providing instruction
4) assessing the intended outcome
5) using the assessment
____________ have a number of assessment technique or types at their disposal to answer questions about student’s achievements
Teachers
each type of assessment answers questions about ….
how and what the student’s are learning
maximum performance -
what a person can do
minimum performance -
what a person will do
placement-
to determine student performance at the beginning of instruction
formative
to monitor learning progress during instruction
diagnostic
to diagnose learning difficulties during instruction
summative
to assess achievement at the end of instruction
norm referenced -
describes the performance in terms of the relative position held in some known group
Criterion referenced -
describes the specific performance that was demonstrated
