Assessment

A test intended to measure the test-taker's innate ability to learn, given before instruction.

A detailed description of a specific level of student performance expected of students.

An ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning.

An assessment where performance is compared to a specific learning objective not to other Ss.

Decisions made about assessment findings; deciding about the value of a program.

Used to determine the minimum performance level needed to pass a competency test.

Official recognition that an institution meets required standards.

Performance descriptors that indicate how well students will meet expectations on knowledge.

Reporting to the public on educational process to show trends among school data

These methods involve students’ display of knowledge and skills

Summative data is used for making decisions about resources and teachers.

A standardized test to measure the amount of knowledge and skill a person has acquired.

A set of signs used as a scale against which a performance is placed in an evaluation.

Categories in which performance in a domain or subject area will be judged.

Observations to determine the degree to which students know or are able to do.