Assessment - Ch. 1 & 2

placement assessment

(measures entry behavior) given at the beginning of a course or unit of instruction that cover those prerequisite skills necessary for success in the planned instruction

diagnostic assessment

Focuses on the common sources of error encountered by students, so that the learning difficulties can be pinpointed and remedied

true

a summative test evaluates terminal achievement of students, true or false?

authentic assessment

a title for performance assessments that stresses the importance of focusing on the application of understanding skills to real problems in "real-world" contextual settings. (e.g., solving problems that exist in the real world)

summative assessment

achievement assessment at the end of instruction for the purpose of certifying mastery or assigning grades; it is typically comprehensive in coverage and includes both tests and performance assessments

false

an achievement test used to measure entry performance is called a diagnostic test, true or false?

true

both a norm-referenced and criterion-referenced interpretation may be used with the same assessment, true or false?

achievement assessment

broad category that includes all of the various methods for determining the extent to which students are achieving the intended learning outcomes of instruction

false

scores from standardized tests typically are assessed using a criterion-referenced approach, true or false?

false

selected-response items are highest in task complexity, true or false?

false

stating that a student completed 8 out of 10 steps in a task correctly would be considered norm-referenced interpretation, true or false?

certification of mastery

summative assessments are concerned with

objective test

test used to measure knowledge/how well the student knows what to do (rather than performance assessment where it tells how skillfully the student can do it)

formative assessment

tests used to monitor student progress during instruction; designed to measure the extent to which students have mastered the learning outcomes of a rather limited segment of instruction; emphasis on measuring all of the intended outcomes of the unit of instruction and using the results to improve learning (rather than assign grades)

development and evaluation

the extent to which achievement tests contribute to improved learning and instruction is determined largely by the principles underlying their

alternative assessment

title for performance assessments that emphasizes that these assessment methods provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil testing (oral presentation, demonstration, portfolios)

extended performance

which assessment method is highest in realism

paper-and-pencil test

which type of assessment is most suitable for evaluating a student's level of knowledge?

ability to perform a task at a specified standards

criterion-referenced assessments provide an indication of a student's

monitoring student progress

formative testing is used primarily for

false

formative testing is used primarily for grading students, true or false?

norm-referenced

if you have the forth highest score in the class, which interpretation of your score has been made

true

performance assessments are high in complexity of task AND high in assessment time needed, true or false?

true

rating scales or scoring rubrics are used when judging performance on a task, true or false?

criterion-referenced interpretation

a description of the learning tasks a student can and cannot perform.

true

a formative test is designed to cover a wide range of content in a unit, true or false?

norm-referenced interpretation

a relative ranking of students

performance assessments

assessments requiring students to demonstrate their achievement of understandings and skills by actually performing a task or set of tasks

formative assessments

assessments used to monitor student progress during instruction are called

content standards

describe what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specified period of learning (e.g., a grade or series of grades). They provide a framework for curriculum development, instruction, and the assessment of student achievement. Various professional organizations have also developed sets of content standards in their particular subject areas. It is hoped that the use of such standards will raise achievement expectations, increase the quality of public education, provide a better informed citizenship, and make the country more competitive with other countries.