Evaluation Types Flashcards
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A reading teacher gives weekly one-minute oral reading fluency probes to monitor progress. This is an example of:
Answer: Curriculum-based measurement (CBM)
CBM uses brief, standardized probes tied to the curriculum to frequently monitor student progress toward academic goals.
Which evaluation type asks students to demonstrate skills through real-world tasks such as debates, lab experiments, or presentations?
Answer: Authentic evaluation
Authentic evaluations require students to apply knowledge to realistic, meaningful tasks that mirror real-world performance.
End-of-course exams administered by a state to measure student achievement of state standards are classified as:
Answer: Large-scale summative assessments
State end-of-course exams are large-scale summative assessments that evaluate cumulative learning against state academic standards.
A teacher observes students working on a math problem and takes notes on their strategies. What evaluation approach is this?
Answer: Anecdotal/observational evaluation
Anecdotal or observational evaluation involves the teacher systematically recording student behaviors and strategies during instruction.
Which evaluation is MOST likely to yield a stanine score?
Answer: Norm-referenced standardized test
Stanines are a normalized scoring scale (1–9) typically reported on norm-referenced standardized tests to show relative standing.
A student rates their own essay using a teacher-provided rubric. This is best described as:
Answer: Self-evaluation (ipsative assessment)
Self-evaluation, or ipsative assessment, asks students to judge their own work against defined criteria to build metacognitive skills.
Which feature BEST distinguishes formative evaluation from summative evaluation?
Answer: Formative evaluation is used to improve ongoing learning
The defining purpose of formative evaluation is to provide feedback that guides and improves instruction and learning while it is in progress.