Competency 4: Assessment

Question 1

What is the measures of variability ?

Answer 1

used to describe the amount of spread. Two important measures of variability are the range and the standard deviation.

Question 2

Define range?

Answer 2

is the simplest measure of variability. It is the GREATEST score minus the least score in a set of scores.

The range should have the same units as those of the data values from which it is computed.

Question 3

T or F: A measure of variability takes into account all the scores is the standard deviation.

Answer 3

True!

Question 4

What is the standard deviation?

Answer 4

is the measure of the dispersion of a set of data values about the mean of the data set

Question 5

The _________ is used extensively in education, particularly with the normal curve and standardized tests.

Answer 5

standard deviation

Question 6

What is percentile ?

Answer 6

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

Ex- The median is the 50th percentile because 50% of the data falls at or below the median.

Question 7

What are Quartiles?

Answer 7

values that divide an ordered data set into four portions, each containing approximately one-fourth of the data.

Question 8

what are stanine scores ?

Answer 8

usually derived from percentiles and compare test performance using 9 intervals that are numbered in order from 1-9.

Question 9

If a test measures what it purports to measure, the test has_______.

Answer 9

validity

Question 10

What is a standardized test?

Answer 10

one that has been carefully constructed and field tested so that, ideally, it has a high degree of reliability and validity.

Question 11

The most effective classroom assessment practices are those that are aligned directly with ___ and ______ and focus on student learning.

Answer 11

curriculum

instruction

Question 12

Teachers should use a ___________ of assessment approaches.

Answer 12

variety

Question 13

Teachers use assessment date to _________ instruction and/or provide intervention.

Answer 13

differentiate

Question 14

What is a norm-referenced test?

Answer 14

is one that assesses students by comparing their performance to that of a norm group.

Question 15

What is a norm group?

Answer 15

representative of students of the same age or grade level as the test takers.

Question 16

Assessment that occurs at the end of an instructional unit is ___________________ assessment.

Answer 16

summative

Question 17

Progress reports are a type of _____ assessment.

Answer 17

formative

Question 18

__________ assessment occurs before and during instruction.

Answer 18

formative

Question 19

___________- assessment occurs after instruction has taken place at the end of an instructional unit, regular grading period, or school year.

Answer 19

summative

Question 20

What is a formative assessment ?

Answer 20

occurs before and during instruction. Determines Student subject ability, comprehension, and skills (i.e. progress reports)

Question 21

What is diagnostic assessments?

Answer 21

administered before instruction and are designed to identify students strengths and weaknesses. (i.e. pretest, student interviews, etc.)

Question 22

What is Criterion-Referenced tests?

Answer 22

assess students by comparing their performance to a predetermined level of mastery. i.e. FCAT

Question 23

Teachers should use____ assessment more often than traditional test and quizzes.

Answer 23

authentic

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Traditional Assessments

Question 25

_________ questions require more teacher judgment in the scoring process.

Answer 25

subjective

Question 26

For the statewide assessments, students receive a ___________, derived from the raw test score.

Answer 26

scale score

Question 27

Based on the scale score, an __________, ranging from 1(lowest) to 5 (highest), is reported.

Answer 27

achievement level

Question 28

By law, a students performance on a statewide EOC subject assessment constitutes ___________ percent of the students final course grade for that subject.

Answer 28

30

Question 29

_______ scores from 1-3 are below average,4 to 6 are average, and 7 to 9 are above average.

Answer 29

Stanine

Question 30

Formative assessments that are designed to identify a students strengths and weakness are __________ assessments.

Answer 30

diagnostic

Question 31

Progress reports are a type of ________assessment.

Answer 31

formative

Question 32

what are diagnostic assessments?

Answer 32

usually individually to selected students for the purpose of identifying learning strengths and weaknesses w/ critical skills and concepts. EX- DRA

Question 33

What are screening assessments?

Answer 33

administered to all students. Typically given 3 time a year (FAIR?)

Question 34

Most often, true-false questions test at______ cognitive levels.

Answer 34

lower

Question 35

A teacher made multiple choice test is_ assessment

Answer 35

traditional