WGU D469 Performance Assessment With
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system of assessments - included multiple levels of assessments that are to provide different info to
different people for many purposes
balanced assessment program example - placement, formative, diagnostic, summative assessments
balanced assessment - set of interacting assessments focused on serving the needs of all for the
common purpose of improving education
assessment plan - document that outlines the student learning outcomes, the direct and indirect
assessment methods used to demonstrate the attainment of each outcome, the time frame for
collecting and reviewing data, and the individual who will be doing so.
placement assessment - measures entry behavior to see where a students learning is PRIOR to the
lesson
formative assessment - measures learning DURING the process to monitor the learning during
instruction
diagnostic assessment - identifies possible learning problems DURING instruction
summative assessment - measures the END or final achievement to see what level the student learned
either at the end of a lesson or end of the year
formal assessments - constructed by specialists or textbook publishers and are summative
informal assessments - usually teacher generated and are formative. They are adaptable to content and
instruction
, differentiated instruction - an approach in which teachers adjust their instruction to fit the needs of ALL
students
content - knowledge and skills students are required to master
process - ACTIVITIES students use to master the content
product - METHOD students use to demonstrate learning
accommodations - adaptations that DO NOT change expectations or reduce requirements
modifications - adaptations that DO change expectations and/or reduce requirements
validity - appropriateness of the interpretations made from results
reliability - concerned with consistency
ESEA - expanded federal role for k-12
ESEA - Title 1 developed and appropriated
ESEA - Bilingual Education Act
Nation at Risk - said public education was broken
Nation at Risk - stated federal government should be more involved in state educational standards
NCLB - states set own educational standards
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system of assessments - included multiple levels of assessments that are to provide different info to
different people for many purposes
balanced assessment program example - placement, formative, diagnostic, summative assessments
balanced assessment - set of interacting assessments focused on serving the needs of all for the
common purpose of improving education
assessment plan - document that outlines the student learning outcomes, the direct and indirect
assessment methods used to demonstrate the attainment of each outcome, the time frame for
collecting and reviewing data, and the individual who will be doing so.
placement assessment - measures entry behavior to see where a students learning is PRIOR to the
lesson
formative assessment - measures learning DURING the process to monitor the learning during
instruction
diagnostic assessment - identifies possible learning problems DURING instruction
summative assessment - measures the END or final achievement to see what level the student learned
either at the end of a lesson or end of the year
formal assessments - constructed by specialists or textbook publishers and are summative
informal assessments - usually teacher generated and are formative. They are adaptable to content and
instruction
, differentiated instruction - an approach in which teachers adjust their instruction to fit the needs of ALL
students
content - knowledge and skills students are required to master
process - ACTIVITIES students use to master the content
product - METHOD students use to demonstrate learning
accommodations - adaptations that DO NOT change expectations or reduce requirements
modifications - adaptations that DO change expectations and/or reduce requirements
validity - appropriateness of the interpretations made from results
reliability - concerned with consistency
ESEA - expanded federal role for k-12
ESEA - Title 1 developed and appropriated
ESEA - Bilingual Education Act
Nation at Risk - said public education was broken
Nation at Risk - stated federal government should be more involved in state educational standards
NCLB - states set own educational standards
