Culture Vocabulary Flashcards
Summative Assessments
Assessment of learning. Given at specific points in time in order to determine what students know and don’t know. Summative assessments are generally formal.
State assessments, district benchmarks, semester or six weeks tests, and end of unit or chapter
Linguistic Accommodated Testing (LAT)
testing accommodations used for the various content area tests
ELL students may take tests with simplified language or be allowed to use tools like glossaries.
Appropriate Level
leveled to where the content was taught when considering depth and difficulty
Metalinguistics
the branch of linguistics that studies language and its relationship to other cultural behaviors. It is the study of dialogue relationships between units of speech communication as manifestations and enactments of co-existence.
Performance-Based Assessment
A kind of assessment that requires students to show mastery of specific skills by demonstrating, producing, or performing something
designing and performing experiments, building models, writing poems or shorts stories, and developing portfolios
Formal Assessments
a usually post-instruction assessment with the purpose of assessing student knowledge, retention, and application. Often involve the use of a standardized rubric or scoring guide based on several criteria.
chapter tests, semester tests
Diagnostic Assessment / Pre-Assessment
Assessment administered before instruction to determine students’ strengths and weaknesses
Portfolio
A collection of student’s work and achievements that is used to assess past accomplishments and future potential; can include finished work in a variety of media and can contain materials from several courses over time
Progress Monitoring
periodic assessments to monitor student growth and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction
The teacher prepared a progress monitoring assessment to see how much each student had improved and learn if his new instructional approach was effective.
Exit Slips
A short formative assessment given by a teacher after completing a lesson to determine the degree to which students have learned the material taught in the lesson.
Reliability
Reliable exams produce the same scores when given in the same conditions (same individuals on different occasions or with different sets of equivalent items)
Clarity of Language
does not contain ambiguous pronouns, words at too high a vocabulary level, or slang terms
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
a 2002 federal law that focused on holding schools accountable for student learning and achievement and was initially developed to assist disadvantaged students
Appropriate Level
leveled to where the content was taught when considering depth and difficulty
Formative Assessments
Assessment for learning. Usually mid-instruction assessment with the purpose of assessing student progress and informing the teacher so instruction can be altered as needed.
graphic organizers, games
Criterion-Referenced Tests
Tests in which a standard has been set for the test taker to achieve in order to pass the test.
A multiple choice or short answer test on the content of a unit of study in which a 70% is needed to pass.
Congruent Assessment
an assessment that tests the learning outcomes described in the learning objectives
A congruent assessment should include questions that determine whether students have achieved the learning objectives set at the start of the unit.
Norm-Referenced Tests
Tests that compare an individual’s performance/achievement to a group called the “norm group.”
An IQ test
Comprehensible Input
Information that can be understood despite language barriers. Legally required to be provided to all ELL students under statute set by Lau vs. Nichols.
If a teacher uses comprehensible input for her ELL students, they can understand the essence of what is being said even if they do not know every word or structure used in the message.
Cloze Procedure
Words are omitted from a reading passage and students determine the word that should be used there.
Accommodations
Assistance or changes to the learning process to allow the student to learn the same material as others (Changes HOW they learn)
Extended time on a test
Absence of Bias
Material based on common situations that all students will have encountered and that will not trigger an emotional response.
Universal Screener
An assessment administered to all students to gather data and form groups, such as intervention groups
Sequenced Accommodations
linguistic accommodations that provide differentiated Instruction
Sequenced accommodations include using supplementary materials and pre-teaching social and academic vocabulary.
