Assessment Vocabulary Quiz

Choose the term below that has this meaning:

Information and data gathered along the way which is used to improve, modify, or revise a program, curriculum or unit of instruction in order to enhance student learning.  This type of evaluation is helpful in guiding ongoing classroom instruction.

• Summative Evaluation

• Portfolio Assessment

• Formative Assessment

• Aptitude Test

Choose the term below that has this meaning:

A collection and evaluation of student products and performances selected for inclusion based on agreed-upon criteria.  These generally illustrate a range of abilities and special talents showing growth, self-reflection, and achievement.  They may be composed of the student’s best work or work that shows improvement over time.

• Summative Assessment

• Portfolio Assessment

• Formative Assessment

• Aptitude Test

Choose the term below that has this meaning:

The use of some type of assessment to determine the effectiveness of a unit, course of study or program after it has been completed.  An example is a final exam or the test at the end of a unit of study.  It should be reliable and generally allows for comparisons among students. 

• Summative Assessment

• Portfolio Assessment

• Formative Assessment

• Aptitude Test

Choose the term below that has this meaning:

Predicts what a student will be able to do in the future and the likely effects of future learning experiences.  Thus it may predict future behavior, achievements or performance by measuring general abilities, knowledge and problem-solving skills. 

• Summative Assessment

• Portfolio Assessment

• Formative Assessment

• Aptitude Test

Which term below has this meaning:

Responsibility for student learning based on agreed-upon criteria such as rubrics or test scores.  It includes being responsible for and being able to document results.  In most systems of educational accountability, teachers are responsible for what they teach and what the child learns.

• Validity

• Accountability

• Benchmark

• Percentile

Which term below matches this meaning:

One of the points on a 99 point scale.  Each point reflects the distribution of ranked scores and shows a person’s relative standing within a particular group.  One’s position on this scale shows the percentage of those above and below them. 

• Validity

• Accountability

• Benchmark

• Percentile

Which term below has this meaning:

A progression showing the steps, guideposts or reasonable expectations indicating what students are capable of learning and what they should know and be able to do at different ages and grade levels in regard to standards.  They often provide the framework for teaching and assessing key concepts and skills because they are usually more specific and concrete than standards.

• Validity

• Accountability

• Benchmark

• Percentile

Which term below has this meaning:

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

• Validity

• Accountability

• Benchmark

• Percentile

Which term below matches this meaning:

A sample obtained from some systematic procedure which is assumed to have all the characteristics of the whole.  They are used for gathering data, making comparisons and recording progress.

• Standardized Test

• Mastery Test

• Test

• Battery

Which term below matches this meaning:

A criterion-referenced test which shows the extent to which a student has mastered a given set of objectives or skills.  This assessment gives the teacher information about what the student already knows, what he has learned in a given amount of time and what he still needs to know.

• Standardized Test

• Mastery Test

• Test

• Battery