Assessment Vocabulary

What is a set of tests that were normed/standardized so that the results of each test can be compared?

What is the extent to which a score differs from a certain reference point, usually the norm, midpoint, or average.

What is the responsibility for student learning based on agreed-upon criteria such as rubrics or test scores

This includes both standardized/specially constructed intelligence/achievement tests that compare students to 1 another

What is range?

What is consistency in scoring no matter who the scorer is? 

What is a type of standardized score based on a scale of nine equal units that range from a high of 9 to a low of 1? 

sWhat is the middle number; the point where there is one-half above and one-half below

What is a teacher-constructed list of characteristics used as criteria for ranking the quality of students' work.

What is the age for which a given score on an intelligence test is considered average or normal.

The process of gathering data, quantifying something according to a numerical scale or standard, and assigning numbers

What is a progression showing the steps, guideposts, or expectations indicating what students are capable of learning

What is info/data gathered that is used to improve, modify, or revise a program, curriculum, or unit of instruction

What is the division of achievement distribution into four equal parts. The scale is 0-25, 26-50, 51-75 and 76-100.

What is the number of points or a given part out of 100?