Assessment 101

What is the primary purpose of assessments?

• Inform parents of student progress

• Provide feedback to help students succeed

• Allow schools to compare progress

• Enable teachers to test strategies

Assessment done during the instructional process for the purpose of improving teaching and learning

• Summative Assessment

• Diagnostic Assessment

• Formative Assessment

Used to evaluate student learning at the conclusion of a defined instructional period

• Summative Assessment

• Diagnostic Assessment

• Formative Assessment

Type of assessment given at the beginning of the instruction

• Summative Assessment

• Diagnostic Assessment

• Formative Assessment

Which of the following would be considered a summative assessment?

• Science quiz

• Personality test

• Rubric for multimedia project

• Standardized reading test

Which target area is generally assessed using a rubric?

• Knowledge

• Reasoning

• Performance

• Disposition

Surveys and questionnaires are useful for measuring which target area?

• Knowledge

• Reasoning

• Performance

• Disposition

Which of the following statements is True?

• If a test is valid, it is generally reliable. 

• If a test is reliable, it is generally valid.

Why is it important for teachers to understand reliability and validity?

• So they can determine the reliability and validity measures for each quiz.

• So they can interpret test scores and help parents interpret the scores.

• Because the school district requires a report of the parameters of all asse

Ms. Dela Cruz asked Mr. Torres to review the questions on her social studies quiz. What type of measure was she worried?

• Stability reliability

• Internal consistency

• Construct validity

• Content validity