3701 Quiz 1 Q&A 2023 Update
mastery measures -correct answers -short term, skill or content based tests of the skills
being taught right now ('today's
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tests)
general outcome measures -correct answers -long term, complete curriculum based,
test of the overall curriculum ('the year's curriculum'), mini comprehensive exams, timed,
proficiency or rate based (ex. AIMS web math computations, and oral counting)
criterion referenced test (CRTs) -correct answers -assessments that are informal
procedures used to compare a student's performance to the goals of a curriculum
norm-referenced tests (NRTs) -correct answers -assessments that are formal
procedures used to compare a student's performance to the goals of a set group of
individuals
CRT -correct answers -purpose of this assessment is to determine whether or not a
student has achieved skill mastery or how much students know before instruction
begins or after it has finished
NRT -correct answers -purpose of this assessment is to rank each student with respect
to others in broad areas of knowledge or discriminate between high and low achievers
CRT -correct answers -comparison is a standard/ objective
content is specific
tested by at least 4 items per skill
scores expressed in terms of percentages or rates
NRT -correct answers -comparison is a group of individuals
content is broad
likely tested by less than 4 items per skill
scores expressed as standard scores, percentiles or grade/age equivalents
curriculum-based measurement (CBM) -correct answers -a specific, standardized
approach to measuring student learning of basic skills that comes from the curriculum
to aid teachers in evaluating the effectiveness of the (basic skills) instruction they
provide to individual students -correct answers -what is the goal of CBM
reliable and valid
simple and efficient
easily understood
inexpensive -correct answers -what are the instrument design characteristics of CBM?
improved communication
increased sensitivity
peer referencing
cost effective -correct answers -what are some CBM advantages
universal screening
progress monitoring
diagnostic
outcome decisions -correct answers -
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