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Evaluation Strategies Flashcards

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  1. A teacher uses a KWL chart at the beginning and end of a unit. Which evaluation purpose does this primarily serve?

    Answer: Diagnostic and reflective self-assessment

    KWL charts capture prior knowledge (diagnostic) and prompt students to reflect on what they learned (self-assessment).

  2. Which statistical measure best indicates how consistently a test measures what it is supposed to measure across repeated administrations?

    Answer: Reliability coefficient

    Reliability refers to the consistency of assessment results across repeated administrations or equivalent forms.

  3. A student scores in the 72nd percentile on a standardized reading test. What does this mean?

    Answer: The student scored higher than 72% of the norming group

    A percentile rank indicates the percentage of students in the norm group who scored at or below that score.

  4. When should a teacher most appropriately use criterion-referenced assessment rather than norm-referenced assessment?

    Answer: To determine whether students have mastered specific learning standards

    Criterion-referenced assessments measure student performance against a defined standard or set of learning objectives, not against other students.

  5. A Gwinnett County teacher collects exit tickets daily and adjusts the next day's lesson based on the results. This is an example of:

    Answer: Data-driven formative instructional decision-making

    Using quick daily checks to adjust upcoming instruction is a hallmark of formative assessment driving instructional decisions.

  6. Which type of validity evidence is gathered by examining whether an assessment covers the full range of content outlined in the curriculum standards?

    Answer: Content validity

    Content validity ensures that an assessment adequately samples the domain of knowledge or skills specified in the learning standards.

  7. A teacher assigns different point weights to essay questions based on complexity and depth required. This scoring approach is called:

    Answer: Differential item weighting

    Differential item weighting assigns varying point values to items based on their relative difficulty or importance to learning objectives.