Assessment Terminology

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Agreed-upon values used to measure levels of student progress in the content and skill areas they are taught.

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Standards

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The extent to which a test does the job it is used for and measures what it is supposed to measure.

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Validity

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The extent to which a score differs from a pre-determined reference point, such as the average.

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Deviation

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Assessment given during the course of instruction to help guide teaching and promote learning.

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Formative Evaluation

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The extent to which scores, tests, programs, or assessments are accurate and dependable over a period of time.

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Reliability

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A test that assesses specific skills to determine individual strengths and weaknesses.

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Diagnostic Test

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Points on a 99-point scale showing the distribution of scores and individual standings within the group.

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Percentile

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Any systematic, evaluative appraisal of a student's ability to perform tasks.

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Performance Assessment

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The upper limit a given test or assessment can measure.

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Ceiling

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

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Mental Age

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A combination of natural and acquired talents, interests, and abilities.

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Aptitude

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Doing the same thing in the same way every time.

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Consistency

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A number that indicates a ratio of mental age to chronological age.

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Intelligence Quotient

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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.

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Stanine

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Mathematically, the sum of a group of numbers divided by the amount of numbers.

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Average

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A teaching/assessment characteristic that gives an unfair advantage or disadvantage to some students.

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Bias

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A teacher-constructed list of characteristics featuring numerical ranges or scales used to assess students' work.

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Rubric

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A criterion-referenced test that shows the extent to which a student has mastered a given set of objectives or skills.

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Mastery Test

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A relationship, correspondence, or connection between two things.

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Correlation

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The middle number among a collection of numbers; the point where there is one-half above and one-half below.

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Median

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

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Quartile

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The difference between the highest and lowest scores plus 1.

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Range

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Consistency in scoring no matter who the scorer is.

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Objectivity

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Responsibility for student learning based on agreed-upon criteria such as rubrics or test scores.

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Accountability

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Describes the degree to which a given test measures what it says it is measuring.

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Content Validity

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Assessment at the end of a unit, course, or program to evaluate student achievement and program effectiveness.

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Summative Evaluation

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An assessment that predicts what students will be able to do in the future & the effects of future learning experiences.

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Aptitude Test

Assessment Terminology

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Assessment Terminology

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