Assessment Terms

Question 1

These are specific measurable items at the start of each unit which map to content & assessment

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Objectives

Question 2

Student rating of their knowledge, skills and attitudes which indirectly displays understanding

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Student Self Reflection

Question 3

Specific criteria that clearly explain acceptable and unacceptable performance expectations.

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Rubrics

Question 4

This 6 level classification system helps define levels of understanding & facilitates alignment

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Bloom's Taxonomy

Question 5

A matrix connecting goals of one course to that of another within the same discipline.

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Curriculum Map

Question 6

This type of assessment measures how students feel about their learning and environment.

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Indirect Assessment

Question 7

This practice ensures that there is a mapped connection between content, assessment & outcomes.

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Alignment

Question 8

This type of assessment ranges in formality and is ongoing to quickly gauge understanding.

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Formative

Question 9

This type of assessment is cumulative and tests all learning from a specific measure or course.

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Summative

Question 10

Gathering information about student learning that is built into the teaching-learning process

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Embedded Assessment

Questions 10