Chapter 4- Assessment

Question 1

Forms of Assessment

Answer 1

Observation

Documentation of students’ talk

Interviews

Anecdotal Notes

Collection of students’ work over time

Traditional teacher made tests

Self-Assessment

Peer Assessment

Performance Tests

Question 2

Reliability

Answer 2

The consistency of a measurement over time and repeated measurements

How to check for reliability:

If alternate forms of a test produce relatively the same scores, it is reliable

Question 3

Validity

Answer 3

Does the assessment instrument measure what it is supposed to measure?

How to check for validity:
Compare test scores to separate observation OR compare students’ grades to their test score, similarity indicates validity.

Question 4

Unbiased assessment

Answer 4

A test that does not unfairly favor a particular group.

Question 5

Standardized test

Answer 5

Tests that have been constructed to be highly reliable and valid.

Question 6

Norm-referenced test

Answer 6

An assessment that assesses students by comparing their performance to that of a norm group.

Students of the same age or grade-level

Question 7

Criterion-referenced test

Answer 7

Assesses students by comparing their performance to a predetermined level of mastery

Florida standardized Tests

Advantage: diagnostic, placement, and remediation

Question 8

Standard deviation

Answer 8

The more the data cakes vary from the mean, the greater the standard deviation, meaning that the data set has more spread.

Normal curve and standardized Tests

Question 9

Pth percentile

Answer 9

A value at or below which P percent of the data fall.

Ex. 50th percentile is median at 50%

Question 10

Quartiles

Answer 10

Values that divide an ordered data set into four portions

1st Q: 25%
2nd Q: 50% at or below
3rd: 75% at or below

Interquartile range: the difference between the first Q and third Q (IQR= Q3-Q1). Center 50% of the data.

Question 11

Raw score

Answer 11

The total number of correct on an assessment

z-Score: is its distance in standard deviations from the mean of the scores in the assessment compute a z-score using,

(Raw score - mean) / (standard deviation)

Question 12

Percentile rank

Answer 12

A derived score used to rank a students performance in relation to a specific group. Based on the percentage of scores in the comparison group that are the same or lower than it.

NOT the percentage of items answered correctly

Question 13

Stanine

Answer 13

Scores that are derived from percentiles and compare test performance using nine intervals that are numbered in order from 1 to 9.

5th stanine: middle interval or 40th and 60th percentiles

1 to 3: below average
4 to 6: average
7 to 9: above average

Question 14

Grade equivalent score

Answer 14

Used to describe a student’s performance in comparison to the performance of an average student at a specified grade level

Ranges from the beginning of kindergarten to the 9th month of 12th grade

Question 15

Effect size

Answer 15

Expresses in standard deviations the difference between the increased or decreased achievement of an experimental group with that of a control group

Question 16

Formative assessment

Answer 16

Before and during instruction

Screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, and various informal classroom assessments

Question 17

Summative assessment

Answer 17

After instruction had taken place at the end of an instructional unit, regular grading period, or school year.

Include outcome assessments and report cards

Question 18

Screening assessments

Answer 18

Administered to all students

Given: at the beginning of the school year(BOY), midyear(MOY), of end of year (EOY)

Info for differentiating instruction, Measures core instruction, and the effectiveness of interventions

Question 19

Diagnostic assessments

Answer 19

Administered to selected students for the purpose of identifying learning strengths and weaknesses with critical skills and concepts

Disgnostic reading assessment (DAR)- administered individually to assess a student’s relative strengths and weaknesses in nine key areas of reading

Question 20

Progress monitoring assessments

Answer 20

Regularly administered assessments used to evaluate student’s academic progress for the purpose of making data based decisions regarding instruction and interventions

Weekly, biweekly, or monthly

Must be valid and reliable

Question 21

Level of risk

Answer 21

Assessed based on the extent of discrepancy between the student’s actual level of performance and the performance of peers who are achieving benchmarks

Dynamic Indicators of basic early literacy skills (DIBELS) Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) tests for accuracy and Fluency in reading

Question 22

Informal classroom assessments

Answer 22

Teacher observations, anecdotal records, classroom questioning, checklists, guided practice, student activities, portfolios and work samples, projects and products, teacher made quizzes and tests, and homework

Triangulate Data: corroborating results

Question 23

Progress reports

Answer 23

Report students’ grades to date, usually at the mid-grade reporting period

Question 24

Outcome assessments

Answer 24

Include the end of year statewide, standardized assessments; standardized norm-referenced tests; and end of grading period assessments.

Used to evaluate the effectiveness of the instructional program or to see whether school has made adequate yearly progress for NCLB

Question 25

NAEP

Answer 25

“The nations report card”

A nationwide assessment of what students know and can do in various subject areas.

Question 26

Report cards

Answer 26

Summative assessments that reflect a student’s academic performance relative to established learning criteria.

Must depict grade, conduct and student’s attendance

Question 27

The Florida bureau of K-12 assessment

Answer 27

Oversees the statewide, standardized assessment program.

Measures students’ knowledge of skills in the state-mandated core curricular content as required by Florida Law

Question 28

Statewide standardized assessment program

Answer 28

Consists of computer-based, criterion referenced assessments designed to assess the annual learning gains of Florida’s K-12 students toward achieving the next generation sunshine state standards (NGSSS)

Question 29

Standardized end of course (EOC)

Answer 29

Test students in Algebra 1, geometry, biology 1, U.S. History, and Civics.

30% of the students final grade

IEPs or 504 Accommodations available

Question 30

Scale score

Answer 30

From raw test score

Achievement level: 1-5

5: Mastery
4: above satisfactory
3: satisfactory
2: limited success
1: inadequate success

1 or 2: students must develop PMP

Question 31

Progress monitoring plan (PMP)

Answer 31

Designed to assist the student in meeting state expectations for proficiency in reading and/or mathematics. Specified strategies for appropriate instruction and or interventions

Question 32

Authentic assessment or performance assessment or process/product assessment

Answer 32

Incorporates real life Application tasks and enables the teacher to directly assess meaningful and complex educational performances.

Highly valid

Music, art, drama, and physical education

Question 33

Instructionally embedded Assessment or teacher Observation

Answer 33

Systematic observational methods along with checklist, interviews, and questioning while students are engaged in learning activities.

Early childhood

Question 34

Portfolio

Answer 34

A meaningful collection of student work.

Require students to reflect on examples of their work and provide documentation of what they can do.

Question 35

Projects or products

Answer 35

Stories, essays, drawings, models, audio recordings, videos, PowerPoint presentations, and other mechanisms that allow students to demonstrate their acquisition of knowledge and skills.

Question 36

Checklist

Answer 36

A list of skills or performances is an assessment tool that can be used by teachers or students to monitor their learning.

Question 37

Conferences and interviews

Answer 37

Provide an opportunity for the teacher to discuss and question a student about what the student knows and is able to do

Question 38

Journals and notebooks

Answer 38

Provide a wait for students to respond in writing to a prompt by the teacher in to reflect on their own learning

Question 39

Student self-assessment

Answer 39

This assessment is performed by the student, they can assess Themselves in many ways, such as grading their own papers, group participation, and portfolio assessment

Question 40

Peer assessment

Answer 40

Assessment by students of their classmates products or performances.

Lack validity

Promotes critical thinking and Evaluation level thinking skills

Question 41

Traditional Assessment

Answer 41

A term used to describe a traditional teacher made test composed of true false, multiple-choice, matching, fill in the blank, or essay questions.

Can provide valuable information about students grasp of rules, facts, information, and concepts.