Formal And Infomal Assessment

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Assessment

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Test or evaluation of student

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test

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measurement of knowledge

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Evaluation

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means used in schools to formally measure student performance.

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Formal Assessment

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Norm or criterion-referenced test. The old standardized tests

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informal assessment

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interviews, observations, alternative assessments, curriculum based assessment.

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validity

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refers to truthfulness of the information. Does the test measure what it is supposed to?

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Reliability

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dependability of information. A reliable test is one that yields similar results time after time when administered to the same group or level of students under the same conditions

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Test bias

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fairness of the test.

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Summative assessments

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intended to test a group of students to se how well they've done one learning goals. After instruction gathering. "In the end how well did you do?"

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Norm-Referenced tests

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formal assessment using standard scores or percentile ranks. IQ tests for example

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Formative data

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data sources that formulate or express precisely an evaluation or judgment about the students current skill or knowledge level. Data collected during instruction. Use to plan instructional goals. Strength weakness assessment.

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Criterion- referenced tests

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standardized measures to provide information about a student's mastery.

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Curriculum Based assessment

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process that dtermines a students instructional needs