Assessment Vocabulary

Information and data gathered along the way which is used to improve, modify, or revise a program, curriculum or unit of instruction in order to enhance student learning.

• Formative Evaluation

• Rubric

• Median

• Portfolio Assessment

• Evaluation

A teacher-constructed list of characteristics used as criteria for ranking the quality of students' work along with some type of guide for scoring or grading.

• Formative Evaluation

• Median

• Rubric

• Portfolio Assessment

The middle number, the point where there are 1/2 above and 1/2 below thus dividing the group into two equal parts

• Formative Evaluation

• Rubric

• Median

• Portfolio Assessment

A collection and evaluation of student products and performances selected for inclusion based on agreed-upon criteria. Generally illustrate range of abilities/talents showing growth, self-reflection, and achievement

• Formative Assessment

• Rubric

• Median

• Portfolio Assessment

The extent to which scores, tests, programs, or assessments are accurate, dependable, stable, consistent and free from error over a period of time. This includes the way they are administered, implemented and scored.

• Range

• Correlation

• Reliability

• Evaluation

The extent to which scores, tests, programs or assessments are accurate, dependable, stable, consistent and free from error over a period of time. This includes the way they are administered, implemented and scored.

• Evaluation

• Reliability

• Correlation

• Range

A relationship, correspondence, or connection between any two things. This is not a cause and effect relationship; two items may be strongly "connected" without one causing the other.

• Evaluation

• Reliability

• Correlation

• Range

The difference between the highest score and the lowest score plus 1.

• Evaluation

• Reliability

• Correlation

• Range

An assessment which measures progress toward mastery of a given set of objectives, outcomes, or skills. This measurement does not compare one person's score to the scores of the rest of the group. this is an objective meausre of mastery tied to specific skills and objective which are measure based on predetermined standards or criteria.

• Criterion-referenced

• Grade Equivalent

• Deviation

• Aptitude

Theoretically, an average score at a given grade level. This score relates a student's raw score to the average scores obtained by norming groups at different grade levels.

• Criterion-referenced

• Grade Equivalent

• Deviation

• Aptitude