Assessment & Evaluation Strategies Flashcards

A teacher uses weekly exit tickets to adjust instruction before the next lesson. This practice is best described as:

Answer: Formative assessment

Exit tickets used to inform upcoming instruction are a classic formative assessment tool.

Which of the following is a primary concern when using standardized tests to evaluate English Language Learners?

Answer: Language proficiency may confound content knowledge scores

Language barriers can prevent ELL students from demonstrating true content mastery, threatening construct validity.

A rubric that describes performance levels using specific observable behaviors is called a(n):

Answer: Analytic rubric

Analytic rubrics break performance into distinct criteria, each rated on a descriptive scale.

When test scores remain consistent across multiple administrations to the same group, the test demonstrates:

Answer: Reliability

Reliability refers to the consistency or stability of assessment results over repeated measures.

A student's score falls at the 72nd percentile on a norm-referenced reading test. This means:

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

A percentile rank indicates the percentage of the norm group the student outperformed.

Which assessment accommodation is most directly aligned with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles?

Answer: Designing assessments with multiple means of expression from the start

UDL advocates designing flexible assessments for all learners proactively, not retrofitting accommodations.

Portfolio assessment is particularly valuable because it:

Answer: Captures growth and process over time rather than a single performance

Portfolios document a student's developmental journey and allow reflection on progress across time.