Match to the correct term - 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.  This type of evaluation is helpful in guiding ongoing classroom instruction.

Match to the correct term - 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.

Match to the correct term - 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.

Match to the correct term - 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.

Match to the correct term -  Describes the degree to which a given test measures what it says it is measuring.

Match to the correct term - Mathematically, the sum of a group of numbers divided by the amount of numbers.  This term is also used to describe the center, the normal or the general level of knowledge which is minimally acceptable.  On a report card, a grade of “C” usually indicates average.

Match to the correct term - The process of gathering data and quantifying something according to a numerical scale or standard and assigning numbers to process events and objects.

Match to the correct term - 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.

match to the correct term - 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.

Match to the correct term - 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.

Match to the correct term - The age for which a given score on an intelligence test is considered average or normal.

Match to the correct term - 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.

Match to the correct term - 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.

Match to correct term - Consistency in scoring no matter who the scorer is.  As such, it includes differences of opinion among scorers as to whether responses are scored as right or wrong.  This is much easier to accomplish with a test that has a given correct answer for each item.