Instruction & Assessment

Question 1

Universal Screener

Answer 1

An assessment administered to all students to gather data and form groups, such a as intervention groups

Question 2

Portfolio

Answer 2

A collection of students 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

Question 3

Diagnostic Assessment / Pre-Assessment

Answer 3

Assessment administered before instruction to determine students strengths and weaknesses

Question 4

Authentic Assessment

Answer 4

Assessments that measure his students intellectual accomplishments through a significant and meaningful task

Question 5

Informal assessments

Answer 5

More flexible than formal assessments and can be adjusted to fit the situation in particular needs of the student being tested

Question 6

Clarity of language

Answer 6

Does not contain ambiguous pronouns words at to high a vocabulary level or slang terms

Question 7

Reliability

Answer 7

Reliable exams produce the same scores when given in the same conditions, same individuals on different occasions or with different sets of equivalent items

Question 8

Curriculum-based assessment

Answer 8

Testing the curriculum being taught

Question 9

Validity

Answer 9

The ability of a test or question to measure what it purports to measure

Question 10

Formal assessments

Answer 10

Are usually post instruction assessment with the purpose of assessing student knowledge retention and application often involves the use of a standardized rubric or scoring guide based on several criteria

Question 11

Absence of bias

Answer 11

Material based on common situations that all students will have encountered and that will not trigger an emotional response

Question 12

Criterion-Referenced test

Answer 12

Testing which is standard has been set for the test taker to achieve in order to pass the test

Question 13

Congruent assessment

Answer 13

And assessment that Tests the learning outcome described in the learning objectives

Question 14

Appropriate level

Answer 14

Level to where the content was taught when considering depth and difficulty

Question 15

Progress monitoring

Answer 15

Periodic assessments to monitor student growth and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction

Question 16

Norm referenced tests

Answer 16

Test that compare an individual’s performance/achievement to a group called the norm group

Question 17

Performance-based assessment

Answer 17

A kind of assessment that require students to show mastery of a specific skill by demonstrating, producing, or performing something

Question 18

Formative assessments

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Summative assessments

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Exit slips

Answer 20

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