Evaluation Types Flashcards

Which evaluation type is BEST suited for measuring student growth over an entire school year?

Answer: Benchmark assessment

Benchmark assessments are administered at regular intervals throughout the year to track longitudinal growth and compare against grade-level standards.

A teacher uses exit tickets at the end of each lesson to check understanding. This is an example of which evaluation type?

Answer: Formative evaluation

Exit tickets are a classic formative evaluation tool used during instruction to monitor ongoing student understanding.

Which evaluation compares a student's performance to that of a national sample group?

Answer: Norm-referenced evaluation

Norm-referenced evaluations rank students relative to a norming population, producing scores like percentile ranks.

An IEP team administers a series of tests before creating a student's individualized education plan. This pre-placement testing is called:

Answer: Psychoeducational evaluation

Psychoeducational evaluations assess cognitive, academic, and behavioral functioning to inform special education eligibility and IEP development.

Which of the following BEST describes criterion-referenced evaluation?

Answer: Performance is measured against a fixed set of standards

Criterion-referenced evaluations measure whether a student has met specific, predetermined learning standards, regardless of how others performed.

A student assembles writing samples, projects, and self-reflections collected over a semester. What evaluation type does this represent?

Answer: Portfolio evaluation

Portfolio evaluation involves collecting multiple artifacts over time to document growth and demonstrate mastery of learning goals.

Which evaluation type is primarily used to identify learning gaps BEFORE instruction begins?

Answer: Diagnostic evaluation

Diagnostic evaluations are administered before a unit or course begins to identify prior knowledge, misconceptions, and skill gaps.