TestNav Evaluation Types 3

Question 1

A reading teacher gives weekly one-minute oral reading fluency probes to monitor progress. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Curriculum-based measurement (CBM)

Answer

CBM uses brief, standardized probes tied to the curriculum to frequently monitor student progress toward academic goals.

Question 2

Which evaluation type asks students to demonstrate skills through real-world tasks such as debates, lab experiments, or presentations?

Accepted Answer

Authentic evaluation

Answer

Authentic evaluations require students to apply knowledge to realistic, meaningful tasks that mirror real-world performance.

Question 3

End-of-course exams administered by a state to measure student achievement of state standards are classified as:

Accepted Answer

Large-scale summative assessments

Answer

State end-of-course exams are large-scale summative assessments that evaluate cumulative learning against state academic standards.

Question 4

A teacher observes students working on a math problem and takes notes on their strategies. What evaluation approach is this?

Accepted Answer

Anecdotal/observational evaluation

Answer

Anecdotal or observational evaluation involves the teacher systematically recording student behaviors and strategies during instruction.

Question 5

Which evaluation is MOST likely to yield a stanine score?

Accepted Answer

Norm-referenced standardized test

Answer

Stanines are a normalized scoring scale (1–9) typically reported on norm-referenced standardized tests to show relative standing.

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