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Aptitude test |
This term refers to a test intended to measure the test-taker's innate ability to learn. |
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Assessment
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It is focused on measuring a performance, work product, or skill in order to offer feedback to document strengths and growth and to provide directives for improving future performance.
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Authentic question
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A question/task that asks for the behavior the learning is intended to produce
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Choice questions
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Questions where students choose the correct or best answer/completion from a menu of alternatives.
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Criterion
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From ancient Greek, a term meaning a standard on which a judgment can be made
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Cut score
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Score used to determine the minimum performance level needed to pass a competency test
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Diagnostic assessment
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A type of assessment designed to measure a student’s current knowledge
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Essay question
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A question that requires students to answer questions in writing
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Evaluation
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An evaluation is more focused on making a judgment or determination concerning the quality of a performance or use of skills against a set of standards. Evaluations are designed for and intended to document the level of achievement that has been attained.
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Formative assessments
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Observations which allow one to determine the degree to which students know or are able to do a given learning task.
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Holistic method
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In assessment, assigning a single score based on an overall assessment of performance rather than by scoring or analyzing dimensions individually
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Median
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A term meaning the point on a scale that divides a group into two equal subgroups
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Objective question
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A question for which the scoring procedure is completely specified enabling agreement among different scorers.
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Performance-based assessments
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Direct, systematic observation and rating of student performance of an educational objective, often an ongoing observation over a period of time, and typically involving the creation of products
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Practicality
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The feasibility of giving a particular test
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Profile
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A graphic compilation of the performance of an individual on a series of assessments
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Psychometrics
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Field of study meaning concerned with the theory and technique of educational and psychological measurement
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Rating scale
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A scale based on descriptive words or phrases that indicate performance levels
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Referenced tests
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A test in which a student or a group's performance is compared to that of a norm group
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Reliable test
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A test that consistently produces similar results
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Sampling
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A way to obtain information about a large group by examining a smaller, randomly chosen selection
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Scale
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A scoring guide used in subjective assessments
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Self assessment
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A process in which a student engages in a systematic review of their own work
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Standardized test
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An objective test that is given and scored in a uniform manner
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Standards
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Agreed upon values used to measure the quality of student performance, instructional methods, curriculum, etc
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Subjective questions
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The term for an assessment question that requires judgment to determine the answer’s worth
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"Subject-matter” validity
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The type of validity that predicts the score a student would get on a similar test but with different questions
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Summative assessment |
An assessment that is carried out at the end of a course or unit.
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The impact |
the possible positive or negative consequences of using the test |
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The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing |
These set the requirements for validity and reliability in educational testing |
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Valid test |
A test that measures what it is designed/intended to measure |
