Assessment & Evaluation Techniques Flashcards

A newcomer with very limited English is assessed by following commands such as 'Point to the window' and 'Stand up.' This assessment is based on:

Answer: Total Physical Response

TPR-based assessment lets beginners show comprehension through physical responses without needing to produce speech.

Which assessment type is designed to identify a learner's specific strengths and weaknesses before instruction begins?

Answer: Diagnostic

Diagnostic assessments pinpoint specific skill gaps to guide instructional planning.

Students use 'I can' statements to rate their own progress toward language goals. This is an example of:

Answer: Self-assessment

Can-do statements used by learners to rate their own abilities are a form of self-assessment that builds metacognition.

A score report states a student scored at the 75th percentile. This indicates that the test is:

Answer: Norm-referenced

Percentile ranks compare a student to a norm group, a feature of norm-referenced tests.

Which statistic is commonly used to estimate a test's internal consistency reliability?

Answer: Cronbach's alpha

Cronbach's alpha measures how consistently items on a test measure the same construct.

A teacher wants to track an ELL's reading accuracy by marking substitutions, omissions, and self-corrections as the student reads aloud. Which tool is appropriate?

Answer: Running record

Running records document oral reading behaviors to analyze accuracy and reading strategies.

A test is fair and valid but takes three hours per student to administer individually, which the school cannot support. Which principle is the main concern?

Answer: Practicality

Practicality concerns whether a test is feasible given time, cost, and resources.