Group Wiki 1- Basic Definitions

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Assessment?

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the process of documenting knowledge, skills, attitudes, or beliefs in measurable terms.

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Measurement?

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Estimation of the magnitude of an attribute that reduces uncertainty (error)
-Score itself

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Evaluation?

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Systematic determination of merit, worth, or significance of something

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Assessment Task?

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illustrative task or performance opportunity targeting instructional aims that allows students to demonstrate their progress and capabilities.

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Accountability?

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demand by a community to show that money spent on education has resulted in measurable learning

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Reliability?

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measure of consistency in the scores produced from an instrument.

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Validity?

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the extent to which test measures the desired performance and appropriate inferences can be drawn from the results.

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Formative Assessment ?

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observations that allow one to determine the degree to which students are able to complete a task. Suggests future steps for teaching and learning.

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Summative Assessment?

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evaluation at conclusion of instruction to judge students’ skills on that instructional unit.

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High-Stakes Test?

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testing program having important consequences for students, teachers, schools, or districts. Usually summative in nature

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Cognitive Domain?

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knowledge-based. Exhibited by intellectual abilities

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Affective Domain?

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addresses a learner’s emotions, beliefs, attitudes, etc.

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Psychomotor Domain?

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refers to the use of basic motor skills and physical movement.

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Achievement Test?

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test designed to measure the extent of knowledge/skill a person has acquired, usually as a result of classroom instruction.

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Aptitude Test?

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test intended to measure the test-taker’s innate ability to learn.

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Multidimensional Assessment?

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assessment that gathers information about a broad spectrum of skills and abilities.

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Score?

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rating of a performance based on a scale or classification

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Scoring Criteria?

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rules for assigning a score on the dimensions of proficiency used to describe a student’s response to a task.

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Objective test?

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test for which the scoring procedure is completely specified

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Standardized test?

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specific type of objective test that is both given and scored in a uniform manner.

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Subjective test?

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test in which the impression or opinion of the scorer determines the score or evaluation of the performance

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Norm-Referenced?

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score interpretation in which a student’s or group’s performance is compared to that of a norm group.

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Norm Group?

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(random) group of participants selected by a test developer to take a test and provide a range of scores.

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Norm?

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distribution of scores obtained from the norm group. The norm is the midpoint (median) of scores in that group.

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Criterion-Referenced?

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score interpretation designed to determine progress toward mastery of content area. Performance is compared to an expected level of mastery in a content area rather than to scores of others.

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Standard?

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statement about the level of performance that is “good enough” for a particular purpose
-Identifies the boundary between passing and failing.