WGU- Educational Assessment
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1. General Respon- 1. Protect the health and safety of all participants
sibilities of Ethical 2. Be knowledgeable about and behave in compliance with state and federal laws
Practices relevant to the conduct of professional activities
3. Maintain and improve their professional competence in educational assess-
ment
4. Provide assessment services only in areas of their competence and experience,
affording full disclosure of their professional qualifications
5. Promote the understanding of sound assessment practices in educations
6. Adhere to the highest standards of conduct and promote professionally respon-
sible conduct with educational institutions and agencies that provide educational
services
7. Perform all professional responsibilities with honesty, integrity, due care, and
fairness.
2. No Child Left Be- is a government mandate to schools and states to have ALL children up to grade
hind (NCLB) 2002 level with their peers. It set unrealistic goals and penalized schools that did not
make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The act also required all teachers become
"highly qualified". With these new benchmarks and changes to the ways states'
addressed education, came increased accountability. Failure could mean a de-
crease in funding or dissolution of a school/district. Achievement was linked to
standardized testing done grades 3-8 and at least one year during high school.
Tied achievement to annual standardized tests. These tests are administered to
grades 3-8 and at least one year between 9-12th grades.
3. Elementary and Challenging standards were set for student achievement and to develop and
Secondary Edu- administered to "all" students and required that all schools make "Adequate Yearly
cation Act 1994 Practice". It also included "special needs students" in the definition of all students.
(ESEA). Reautho- States were required to set challenging standards for student achievement, and
rized develop and administer assessments to measure student progress towards those
standards. Federal laws such as ESEA and IDEA can be seen as legislated attempts
to 'raise the bar.'
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4. Instruction is 1. Directed toward a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
most effective 2. The methods and materials of instruction are congruent with the outcomes to
when be achieved.
3. The instruction is designed to fit the characteristics and needs of the students.
4. Instructional decisions are based on information that is meaningful, depend-
able, and relevant.
5. Students are periodically informed concerning their learning progress.
6. Remediation is provided for students not achieving the intended learning.
7. Instructional effectiveness is periodically reviewed and the intended learning
outcomes and instruction modified as needed.
5. Assessment is 1. Designed to assess a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
most effective 2. The nature and function of the assessments are congruent with the outcomes
when to be assessed.
3. The assessments are designed to fit the relevant student characteristics and are
fair to everyone.
4. Assessments provide information that is meaningful, dependable, and relevant.
5. Provision is made for giving the students early feedback of assessment results.
6. Specific learning weaknesses are revealed by the assessment results.
7. Assessment results provide information useful for evaluating the appropriate-
ness of the objectives, the methods, and the materials of instruction.
6. Authentic Assess- A title for performance assessments that stresses the importance of focusing on the
ments application of understandings and skills to real problems in real-world; contextual
settings.
7. Achievement As- achievement assessment is a broad category that includes all of the various
sessment methods for determining the extent to which students are achieving the intended
learning outcomes of instruction
8. Alternative As- A title for performance assessments that emphasizes that these assessment meth-
sessments ods provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil testing.
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9. Content stan- describe what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specified
dards period of learning (e.g., a grade or series of grades). They provide a framework for
curriculum development, instruction, and the assessment of student achievement.
Various professional organizations have also developed sets of content standards
in their particular subject areas. It is hoped that the use of such standards will
raise achievement expectations, increase the quality of public education, provide
a better informed citizenship, and make the country more competitive with other
countries.
10. Placement As- (measures entry behavior)
sessment To determine student performance at the beginning of instruction
Example: Unit Pre-test
11. Perfor- may also be useful for determining entry skills. In the area of writing, for example,
mance-Based obtaining writing samples at the beginning of instruction can establish a base
Tasks for later assessments of progress. This type of preassessment would be especially
valuable if portfolios of student work were to be maintained during the instruction.
12. Formative As- (monitors learning progress)
sessments To monitor learning progress during instruction
Example: End of lesson quiz
13. Diagnostic As- (identifies causes of learning problems)
sessment To diagnose learning difficulties during instruction
Example: Test of math computational skills necessary for learning math
14. Bloom's taxono- 6. Creating- Putting information together in an innovative way.
my 5. Evaluating- Making judgments based on a set of guidelines.
4. Analysis- Breaking the concept into parts and understanding
3. Applying- Use knowledge gained in new ways.how each part is related to one
another.
2. Understanding- making sense of what you have learned.
1. Remembering- recalling relevant knowledge from long term memory.
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1. General Respon- 1. Protect the health and safety of all participants
sibilities of Ethical 2. Be knowledgeable about and behave in compliance with state and federal laws
Practices relevant to the conduct of professional activities
3. Maintain and improve their professional competence in educational assess-
ment
4. Provide assessment services only in areas of their competence and experience,
affording full disclosure of their professional qualifications
5. Promote the understanding of sound assessment practices in educations
6. Adhere to the highest standards of conduct and promote professionally respon-
sible conduct with educational institutions and agencies that provide educational
services
7. Perform all professional responsibilities with honesty, integrity, due care, and
fairness.
2. No Child Left Be- is a government mandate to schools and states to have ALL children up to grade
hind (NCLB) 2002 level with their peers. It set unrealistic goals and penalized schools that did not
make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The act also required all teachers become
"highly qualified". With these new benchmarks and changes to the ways states'
addressed education, came increased accountability. Failure could mean a de-
crease in funding or dissolution of a school/district. Achievement was linked to
standardized testing done grades 3-8 and at least one year during high school.
Tied achievement to annual standardized tests. These tests are administered to
grades 3-8 and at least one year between 9-12th grades.
3. Elementary and Challenging standards were set for student achievement and to develop and
Secondary Edu- administered to "all" students and required that all schools make "Adequate Yearly
cation Act 1994 Practice". It also included "special needs students" in the definition of all students.
(ESEA). Reautho- States were required to set challenging standards for student achievement, and
rized develop and administer assessments to measure student progress towards those
standards. Federal laws such as ESEA and IDEA can be seen as legislated attempts
to 'raise the bar.'
, WGU- Educational Assessment
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ywm8y
4. Instruction is 1. Directed toward a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
most effective 2. The methods and materials of instruction are congruent with the outcomes to
when be achieved.
3. The instruction is designed to fit the characteristics and needs of the students.
4. Instructional decisions are based on information that is meaningful, depend-
able, and relevant.
5. Students are periodically informed concerning their learning progress.
6. Remediation is provided for students not achieving the intended learning.
7. Instructional effectiveness is periodically reviewed and the intended learning
outcomes and instruction modified as needed.
5. Assessment is 1. Designed to assess a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
most effective 2. The nature and function of the assessments are congruent with the outcomes
when to be assessed.
3. The assessments are designed to fit the relevant student characteristics and are
fair to everyone.
4. Assessments provide information that is meaningful, dependable, and relevant.
5. Provision is made for giving the students early feedback of assessment results.
6. Specific learning weaknesses are revealed by the assessment results.
7. Assessment results provide information useful for evaluating the appropriate-
ness of the objectives, the methods, and the materials of instruction.
6. Authentic Assess- A title for performance assessments that stresses the importance of focusing on the
ments application of understandings and skills to real problems in real-world; contextual
settings.
7. Achievement As- achievement assessment is a broad category that includes all of the various
sessment methods for determining the extent to which students are achieving the intended
learning outcomes of instruction
8. Alternative As- A title for performance assessments that emphasizes that these assessment meth-
sessments ods provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil testing.
, WGU- Educational Assessment
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ywm8y
9. Content stan- describe what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specified
dards period of learning (e.g., a grade or series of grades). They provide a framework for
curriculum development, instruction, and the assessment of student achievement.
Various professional organizations have also developed sets of content standards
in their particular subject areas. It is hoped that the use of such standards will
raise achievement expectations, increase the quality of public education, provide
a better informed citizenship, and make the country more competitive with other
countries.
10. Placement As- (measures entry behavior)
sessment To determine student performance at the beginning of instruction
Example: Unit Pre-test
11. Perfor- may also be useful for determining entry skills. In the area of writing, for example,
mance-Based obtaining writing samples at the beginning of instruction can establish a base
Tasks for later assessments of progress. This type of preassessment would be especially
valuable if portfolios of student work were to be maintained during the instruction.
12. Formative As- (monitors learning progress)
sessments To monitor learning progress during instruction
Example: End of lesson quiz
13. Diagnostic As- (identifies causes of learning problems)
sessment To diagnose learning difficulties during instruction
Example: Test of math computational skills necessary for learning math
14. Bloom's taxono- 6. Creating- Putting information together in an innovative way.
my 5. Evaluating- Making judgments based on a set of guidelines.
4. Analysis- Breaking the concept into parts and understanding
3. Applying- Use knowledge gained in new ways.how each part is related to one
another.
2. Understanding- making sense of what you have learned.
1. Remembering- recalling relevant knowledge from long term memory.
