Assessment Vocabulary

What is a change in testing materials or procedures that does not change what is being measured?

• Independent variable
• Accommodation

• Control variable
• Modification

What is an interactive test that adapts to the student’s ability level and selects questions based on the student’s response to previous questions.

• computerized progressive test

• dynamic test
• personalized test
• computer adaptive test

Who is the person who administers the test and who meets the requirements of Policy 2419?

• test observer

• supervisor

• test examiner

• testing person

What is a national assessment of a representative sampling of U.S. students in grades 4, 8, and 12?

• National Student Assessment Program (NSAP)
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
• National Assessment of Student Progress (NASP)
• United States Student Assessment (USSA)

What is an elementary, middle, or high school that is not established or maintained at public expense?

• public school
• charter school
• government school
• private/nonpublic school

Who is a trained examiner who enters student responses using the students’ exact words onto answer sheets, test books, or an online test delivery system?

• Scribe
• Interpreter
• Proctor
• Grader

What is any unexpected event that significantly disrupts the testing environment?

• test anomaly
• test failure
• test irregularity

• test error

What is a designated time period each school year during which schools administer tests to students?

• Testing season
• Testing period
• Test Window

• Assessment season