Assessment definitions

A derived score equivalent to a range of standard scores; stanines divide the distribution into nine ranges is called ___________

___________ is the consistency of a test. This includes test-retest, split-half, and interrater.

A normalized standard score with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 20.06; has the same range and midpoint as percentile rank scores but is an equal interval scale.

• IEP

• Normal curve equivalent (NCE)

• Georgia Milestones

• FBA

The degree to which a test measures what it purports to measure; types of validity include content, criterion-referenced (predictive and concurrent), and construct is called

• Truthful

• Velocity

• Masters

• Validity

A test that compares a student’s performance to that of the students in the norm group is a

What is the first test score calculated; usually indicates the number of correct responses plus the number of items assumed correct called?

• Raw Score

• First score

• Net score

• Grand total

_________________ is a score that translates student test performance into the percentage of the norm group that performed as well as or poorer than the student on the same test.

A derived score with a set mean and standard deviation; examples are IQ scores, scaled scores, and T-scores is called​ ​ (a)  

• standard score
• accurate score
• True score
• raw score

A descriptive statistic that expresses the amount of variability within a set of scores is called

• Test deviation

• Standard deviation

• Model deviation

• Normal deviation

The most common score is called