LETRS session8

A test given by a speech language pathologist to determine whether a student meets criteria for a specific disorder

A test given every two weeks to determine whether a new reading program is helping at risk students learn decoding skills.

A high stakes state reading comprehension test administrated to all students at the end of third grade.

This refers to whether a given measure accurately predicts how well students will perform on an accountability measure.

A test of foundational skills given three times during first grade to identify at- risk students

What does diagnosing mean?

What refers to whether a test measures what it is intended to measure

What refers to whether a test can be given in little time and at relatively little expense while still yielding valuable information

Characteristic of assessments that are likely to yield the same result if given several times on the same day in the same context.

This tells where a student stands in relation to others at his or her grade or age level.