What is meant by range

A type of standardized score based on a scale of nine equal units that range from a high of 9 to a low of 1. In general, values of 1-3 are considered below average, 4-6 average and 7-9 above average.

The use of some type of assessment to determine the effectiveness of a unit, course of study or program after it has been completed. An example is a final exam or the test at the end of a unit of study. It should be reliable and generally allows for comparisons among students. It is often used as a means of grading students but may also be used for future planning of curriculum and instruction.

What is an aptitude test?

Predicts what a student will be able to do in the future and the likely effects of future learning experiences. Thus it may predict future behavior, achievements or performance by measuring general abilities, knowledge and problem-solving skills. These tests are often used to measure general intelligence or mental ability and to predict the likelihood of an individual’s benefit from a certain educational or training program. Examples include IQ tests which predict how well a student will do in school and SAT’s, ACT’s and GRE’s which predict success in college or graduate school.

A test that measures your leadership ability.

A test that measures how well you will be able to get along with others.

What term best describes Bias

A learning or inclination giving an unfair advantage or disadvantage. An undesirable characteristic of tests in which factors unrelated to the test influence the scores. Therefore, the content of test items discriminates in favor or against certain students or groups of students because of their experiences, race, gender, cultural exposure, economic status, etc.. An error in content, administration and/or interpretation built into the system which contributes to statistical difference between groups or types of people.

Any systematic, evaluative appraisal of a student’s ability to perform tasks or do something. Examples include demonstrations, recitals, oral reports, cheerleader tryouts, work samples, etc…

Doing the same thing every time. Accuracy and predictability in measurement over a period of time with different students and different scorers in different environments.

Statistics developed by test makers to represent specific populations and how the average person in that population would do on a specific test.

What definition best describes assessment

A broad general term used to describe any systematic approach or plan for gathering, using, synthesizing and evaluation data to find out more about a student, establish the effectiveness of curriculum, instruction and program, determine strengths and weaknesses, appraise ability and performance and/or see what has been learned.

The number of points or a given part out of 100. The score on many classroom tests as well as report card grades are based on the percentage a student has gotten correct.

The age for which a given score on an intelligence test is considered average or normal.

A progression showing the steps, guideposts or reasonable expectations indicating what students are capable of learning and what they should know and be able to do at different ages and grade levels in regard to standards. They often provide the framework for teaching and assessing key concepts and skills because they are usually more specific and concrete than standards.

What is Performance Assessment?

Any systematic, evaluative appraisal of a student’s ability to perform tasks or do something. Examples include demonstrations, recitals, oral reports, cheerleader tryouts, work samples, etc…

The extent to which a score differs from a certain reference point, usually the norm, midpoint or average

A numeric rating scale of attitudes or values indicating most to least, strongly agree to strongly disagree, etc. The respondent uses this scale to indicate attitudes about people, places, ideas, concepts, activities, or objects. It is useful in putting a numeric measurement onto qualitative ideas and other things that are hard to measure objectively.

A statistical measure of the dispersion in a set of scores, beginning with the mean or average. Usually, the standard deviation is a 15 point range. It is used to indicate what percent of scores are higher and lower than the mean.

What is a mastery test

A criterion-referenced test which shows the extent to which a student has mastered a given set of objectives or skills. This assessment gives the teacher information about what the student already knows, what he has learned in a given amount of time and what he still needs to know.

The division of achievement distribution into four equal parts. The scale is 0-25, 26-50, 51-75 and 76-100. The number of persons per “division” is the same.

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. This score is often greatly distorted because there are so many variations in what is actually taught at each grade level.

A progression showing the steps, guideposts or reasonable expectations indicating what students are capable of learning and what they should know and be able to do at different ages and grade levels in regard to standards. They often provide the framework for teaching and assessing key concepts and skills because they are usually more specific and concrete than standards.

The number of points or a given part out of 100. The score on many classroom tests as well as report card grades are based on the percentage a student has gotten correct.

The upper limit that can be measured by a given test or assessment. Individuals are said to have reached this point when their abilities exceed the highest performance level at which the test can make reliable discriminations. These create problems in measuring the progress in gifted or high achieving students who may hit this point before ever beginning a unit of study or a school year.

Assessments that are given for no reason at all.

What definition best matches the term Ceiling?

The upper limit that can be measured by a given test or assessment. Individuals are said to have reached this point when their abilities exceed the highest performance level at which the test can make reliable discriminations. These create problems in measuring the progress in gifted or high achieving students who may hit this point before ever beginning a unit of study or a school year.

The highest any student can go.

The highest any educator can go.

The highest any administrator can go?

Gifted Term Quiz Quiz

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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. Instead, this is an objective measure of mastery tied to specific skills and objectives which are measure based on predetermined standards or criteria. Each individual is judged on how well he achieves the criteria, with an emphasis on performance relative to an absolute standard.

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.

The middle number; the point where there are one-half above and one-half below thus dividing the group into two equal parts; the 50th percentile….

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. Usually, this guide describes the criteria along with a numerical range or scale to indicate the degree of quality or mastery shown by the work. There are many different types of these; all of which are useful for the project, or performance assessment.