Comprehensive Guide to
Special Education
Assessment Methods |
Evaluation, Testing &
Assessment Strategies
|Guaranteed success|
, What are the two major categories of Formal Assessment and Informal Assessment.
assessment?
What characterizes formal They use standardized procedures, have
assessments? established scoring procedures, and often compare
performance to established standards.
What are examples of formal Intelligence tests, diagnostic tests, achievement
assessments? tests, and screening tests.
What is the focus of informal They focus on the student's actual performance and
assessments? are more flexible.
What does it mean that informal Teachers still need to understand students' abilities
assessments are not easy or lacking before selecting appropriate assessment activities.
rigor?
What is a norm-referenced test A test designed to compare a student's
(NRT)? performance with the performance of other
students.
What is a norm group? The group of students whose test performance is
used as the basis for comparison.
Why is it important for a norm group The usefulness of a student's score depends partly
to be representative? on who the student is being compared with.
Special Education
Assessment Methods |
Evaluation, Testing &
Assessment Strategies
|Guaranteed success|
, What are the two major categories of Formal Assessment and Informal Assessment.
assessment?
What characterizes formal They use standardized procedures, have
assessments? established scoring procedures, and often compare
performance to established standards.
What are examples of formal Intelligence tests, diagnostic tests, achievement
assessments? tests, and screening tests.
What is the focus of informal They focus on the student's actual performance and
assessments? are more flexible.
What does it mean that informal Teachers still need to understand students' abilities
assessments are not easy or lacking before selecting appropriate assessment activities.
rigor?
What is a norm-referenced test A test designed to compare a student's
(NRT)? performance with the performance of other
students.
What is a norm group? The group of students whose test performance is
used as the basis for comparison.
Why is it important for a norm group The usefulness of a student's score depends partly
to be representative? on who the student is being compared with.
