RICA SUBTEST 3 TEST 2026
TEACHING SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ Monitoring of Progress Assessments.
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.
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.
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.
Answer: Reliability
Validity
◉ Reliability.
Answer: The degree to which any assessment like a test or survey, yields
consistent scores across administration
◉ Standardized Test.
Answer: Any test in which the testing format does not vary, except for
children with learning disabilities.
◉ Validity.
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.
Answer: allow for a comparisons between the students taking the tests
and a national average.
, ◉ Percentile scores.
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.
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.
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:.
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:.
Answer: can be used to adjust whole class instruction
◉ Informal Reading Inventory (IRI).
TEACHING SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ Monitoring of Progress Assessments.
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.
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.
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.
Answer: Reliability
Validity
◉ Reliability.
Answer: The degree to which any assessment like a test or survey, yields
consistent scores across administration
◉ Standardized Test.
Answer: Any test in which the testing format does not vary, except for
children with learning disabilities.
◉ Validity.
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.
Answer: allow for a comparisons between the students taking the tests
and a national average.
, ◉ Percentile scores.
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.
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.
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:.
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:.
Answer: can be used to adjust whole class instruction
◉ Informal Reading Inventory (IRI).
