Assessment & Data-Driven Instruction Flashcards

A teacher gives a brief 3-minute task to all first graders in September to identify students at risk for reading difficulty. This is best described as which type of assessment?

Answer: Universal screening

Universal screening is a brief, early check of all students to flag those who may be at risk.

Which statement best describes a criterion-referenced assessment?

Answer: It measures performance against a defined standard or skill mastery level

Criterion-referenced tests compare performance to a preset standard rather than to other students.

A student's score is at the 65th percentile on a norm-referenced reading test. What does this mean?

Answer: The student scored higher than 65% of students in the norm group

A percentile rank shows the percentage of the norm group scoring at or below the student.

Which assessment is most appropriate for determining the specific phonics skills a struggling second grader has not mastered?

Answer: A diagnostic phonics survey

Diagnostic tools pinpoint specific skill gaps to guide targeted instruction.

A reading test gives very different scores for the same student when administered on two consecutive days with no instruction in between. The test most lacks:

Answer: Reliability

Reliability refers to the consistency of scores across repeated administrations.

A teacher uses a vocabulary test to judge overall reading comprehension, but the test only measures word definitions. This is primarily a concern of:

Answer: Validity

Validity is whether an assessment measures what it is intended to measure.

Exit tickets given at the end of a lesson to check understanding and adjust the next day's instruction are an example of:

Answer: Formative assessment

Formative assessment gathers evidence during learning to inform instruction.