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| An assessment that measures a student's acquired knowledge and skills in one or more of the content areas of a school curriculum. |
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| An assessment with directions, time limits, materials, and scoring procedures designed to remain constant each time the test is given, to ensure comparability of scores. |
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| Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) |
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| A standardized test—that is, an assessment in which all students perform under the same conditions and compares a student or group of students with a specified reference group. |
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| A set of several tests designed to be given as a unit. |
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| An assessment designed to predict a student’s expected or potential acquisition of knowledge and skills. |
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| Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) |
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| An assessment that measures a student’s performance according to specified standards or criteria rather than in comparison to the performances of other test takers. |
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| The effect of an item when it systematically measures differently for different ethnic, cultural, regional, or gender groups. |
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| The “degree” to which a test measures what it is intended to measure. |
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| The effect of a test when it systematically measures differently for different ethnic, cultural, regional, or gender groups. |
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| The degree to which an assessment yields “consistency” over repeated uses. |
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| The standard measure of association between two variables (classroom tests, projects, labs, quizzes). It is used to measure the strength of linear association between two variables. |
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| Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) |
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Defines a range within which a student’s “true score” would fall had that student taken the test numerous times.
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| A targeted goal that can be measured by an assessment. |
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| A statement or description of the knowledge and skill in a content area. CRT! Reading and writing |
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| A level of performance on a test established by education experts as a goal of student attainment. NRT! |
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| The part of an item that asks a questions, provides directions, or presents a statement to be completed. |
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| An assessment topic, situation, or statement to which students are expected to respond. |
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| Constructed–Response Item |
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| An assessment unit with directions and a question or problem that elicits a written, pictorial, or graphic response. Sometimes called an “open-ended” or “construct response” item. Subjective Test Item |
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