California RICA Exam
Entry-Level Assessments -correct answer-implemented prior to instruction to determine:
-which students possess prerequisite skills and knowledge
-which students have already mastered the skills that are going to be taught
purpose is to indicate which students will need more help
Monitoring of Progress Assessments -correct answer-Assessment that takes place during a
sequence of lessons to determine which students are making adequate progress toward
achieving a reading standard, skill, or strategy.
Summative Assessment -correct answer-determines which students have achieved the
target standard; some measure achievement of one standard, others are often given
quarterly, midyear, or at the end of the year, measure multiple
Assessment data collected after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the
curriculum objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at instructional delivery.
Ways to differentiate assessment for students w/ special needs -correct answer--give
students more time
-divide the assessments into smaller units
-change the mode of delivery
-provide practice assessments
-provide a simpler version of the assessment
Two Quality Indicators That Apply to Standardized Tests -correct answer-Reliability
Validity
Reliability -correct answer-The degree to which any assessment like a test or survey, yields
consistent scores across administration
Standardized Test -correct answer-Any test in which the testing format does not vary, except
for children with learning disabilities.
Validity -correct answer-The degree to which any assessment accurately measures what it
claims to measure.
, For example, to assess comprehension, students might read a text and answer questions on
the World Series of MLB. Since some children could answer the questions correctly before
they read the text, the assessment would have low validity.
Norm referenced scores -correct answer-allow for a comparisons between the students
taking the tests and a national average.
Percentile scores -correct answer-Norm-referenced. Changes students raw score into
number 1-99. Compares students score to group of students who have taken same test. (90
= student has done better than 90% of students who took test.)
Grade Equivalent Score -correct answer-a norm-referenced test score that translates to a
student's raw score (ex. 37 out of 50) into a number representing a grade level and a month.
For example, a GES of 6.3 translates to sixth grade, 3rd month.
Stanine score -correct answer-norm-referenced, raw scores are converted to 9 point scales.
(5 is average, 9 is top, 1 is bottom).
How to interpret and use assess. results w/ individual profiles: -correct answer--tells
whether or not the individual has met grade level standards
-influences instructional planning
-teachers can plan for interventions to help each student
How to interpret and use asses. results w/ class profiles: -correct answer-can be used to
adjust whole class instruction
Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) -correct answer-A collection of graded passages with
comprehension questions, often used to gauge student's independent, instructional, and
frustration reading levels. (ex - SPIRE passages)
Word Recognition Lists -correct answer-An assessment resource consisting of graduated lists
of words, usually about 10, that children are asked to read aloud. The lists start and the
preprimer level and continue onto grade 8 usually. This assessment is used to provide a
preliminary estimate of a student's frustration, instructional, and reading levels. The
estimate will be verified or modified on the basis of the student's performance on graded
reading passages.
Graded Reading Passages -correct answer-a set of texts, usually between 50 and 100 words,
of increasing difficulty. The passages start at the preprimer level and continue on to grade 8
in most test packages. Student reads the text either orally or silently, depending on the goal
of the assessment. Used to determine: frustration, instructional, and independent reading
levels and areas of reading strength and need.
1. most important part of IRI.
Entry-Level Assessments -correct answer-implemented prior to instruction to determine:
-which students possess prerequisite skills and knowledge
-which students have already mastered the skills that are going to be taught
purpose is to indicate which students will need more help
Monitoring of Progress Assessments -correct answer-Assessment that takes place during a
sequence of lessons to determine which students are making adequate progress toward
achieving a reading standard, skill, or strategy.
Summative Assessment -correct answer-determines which students have achieved the
target standard; some measure achievement of one standard, others are often given
quarterly, midyear, or at the end of the year, measure multiple
Assessment data collected after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the
curriculum objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at instructional delivery.
Ways to differentiate assessment for students w/ special needs -correct answer--give
students more time
-divide the assessments into smaller units
-change the mode of delivery
-provide practice assessments
-provide a simpler version of the assessment
Two Quality Indicators That Apply to Standardized Tests -correct answer-Reliability
Validity
Reliability -correct answer-The degree to which any assessment like a test or survey, yields
consistent scores across administration
Standardized Test -correct answer-Any test in which the testing format does not vary, except
for children with learning disabilities.
Validity -correct answer-The degree to which any assessment accurately measures what it
claims to measure.
, For example, to assess comprehension, students might read a text and answer questions on
the World Series of MLB. Since some children could answer the questions correctly before
they read the text, the assessment would have low validity.
Norm referenced scores -correct answer-allow for a comparisons between the students
taking the tests and a national average.
Percentile scores -correct answer-Norm-referenced. Changes students raw score into
number 1-99. Compares students score to group of students who have taken same test. (90
= student has done better than 90% of students who took test.)
Grade Equivalent Score -correct answer-a norm-referenced test score that translates to a
student's raw score (ex. 37 out of 50) into a number representing a grade level and a month.
For example, a GES of 6.3 translates to sixth grade, 3rd month.
Stanine score -correct answer-norm-referenced, raw scores are converted to 9 point scales.
(5 is average, 9 is top, 1 is bottom).
How to interpret and use assess. results w/ individual profiles: -correct answer--tells
whether or not the individual has met grade level standards
-influences instructional planning
-teachers can plan for interventions to help each student
How to interpret and use asses. results w/ class profiles: -correct answer-can be used to
adjust whole class instruction
Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) -correct answer-A collection of graded passages with
comprehension questions, often used to gauge student's independent, instructional, and
frustration reading levels. (ex - SPIRE passages)
Word Recognition Lists -correct answer-An assessment resource consisting of graduated lists
of words, usually about 10, that children are asked to read aloud. The lists start and the
preprimer level and continue onto grade 8 usually. This assessment is used to provide a
preliminary estimate of a student's frustration, instructional, and reading levels. The
estimate will be verified or modified on the basis of the student's performance on graded
reading passages.
Graded Reading Passages -correct answer-a set of texts, usually between 50 and 100 words,
of increasing difficulty. The passages start at the preprimer level and continue on to grade 8
in most test packages. Student reads the text either orally or silently, depending on the goal
of the assessment. Used to determine: frustration, instructional, and independent reading
levels and areas of reading strength and need.
1. most important part of IRI.
