Mr. Clayborne wants to informally gather information about Charity's progress in reading to help her target her flexible small-group instruction. Which assessment is most appropriate for him to use?

Ms. Randle is gathering information about her students at the beginning of the school year to determine their reading levels. She wants to find out what skills they are entering school with. Which assessment tool should she choose?

Mr. Ferguson's students are taking an end-of-course examination that they must pass as a graduation requirement. Which type of assessment are they taking?

Mrs. Franco's students meet with her individually so that she can ask them questions about what they have learned. Which assessment format is Mrs. Franco using?

Mr. Diego, the history teacher will be giving a final test the day before grades are due for the semester. He needs an assessment that will cover all of the information that has been learned so far this year in a format that will be quick and easy to grade. Which format would work best for Mr. Diego?

Mrs. Frisillo notates the progress of her kindergarten students by indicating the date at which children can master skills such as writing their name, identifying basic shapes, and memorizing their parents' phone number. Which assessment tool is she using?

Mr. Amendt, the English teacher, provides students with detailed descriptions of criteria that define each level of writing performance. Students use the descriptions to learn what they can do to be better writers, and then the student's level of performance is graded according to the criteria. Which assessment tool is he using?

Ms. DiCristafaro is considering using peer assessment to help students edit their writing assignments. Which of the following steps should she take first?

Mr. Patrick would like his students to self-assess their history projects before turning them in. Before beginning the project, which of the following should take place?

Mrs. Grand is searching for a test that will compare her students' content knowledge with other students in the state. Which type of assessment should she use?

Mr. Cavanaugh, the school counselor, would like information that will help him determine which students should be placed in the pre-engineering program. He does not expect students to have the skills but is looking for students who have the potential to develop engineering skills. Which of the following types of assessments should he use?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a norm-referenced test?

After taking a reading test, Jensen was provided a grade-equivalent score that indicated she is performing above grade level. What type of test did Jensen take?

Which of the following statements on a score report may be true?

Dennis scored in the sixty-fifth percentile. Which of the following best describes what this score means?

Mr. Jarod wants to create a rubric that he can easily grade for the final examination of the year. Which type of scoring should he use?

Mrs. Kimberly has created an analytical-scoring rubric. Which of the following would be true about this rubric?

Mrs. Plumley is meeting with Erika's parents to discuss the results of her Cognitive Aptitude Test (CogAT). Erika's parents are concerned that her low scores will affect her ability to be successful in postsecondary education. Which of the following is the best response.

Madeline's achievement scores indicate that she is in the top 25% of test takers. What can school officials determine from this score.