GACE 300 – Assessments Exam
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Assessment - ✔✔A test or examination attempted to measure a test takers knowledge,
skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics.
test - ✔✔an assessment intended to measure a test takers knowledge, or skill. Defined
same as assessments.
Categories of assessment: - ✔✔The two most commonly used by educators are called,
"Formal and Informal Assessments."
Formal Assessments - ✔✔Data driven -> standardized tests.
Formal assessments have - ✔✔data which support the conclusions made from the test.
We usually referred to these types of tests and standardized measures.
Formal Assessments examples - ✔✔standardized SAT
intelligence or IQ test
product-based
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, knowledge testing such as quizzes and exercises at the end of educational textbook
chapters.
Informal Assessments rely - ✔✔on observations as opposed to a scored and/or timed
test. Such as Think Pair Share, Exit tickets.
Informal assessments sometimes referred - ✔✔to as criterion reference measured or
performance-based measures, should be used to inform instruction.
informal assessments are - ✔✔performance in content-driven not data driven.
These are examples of Informal Assessments: - ✔✔1. teacher observation, 2. student
question and answer sessions, 3. running records reports, 4. student projects, 5.
presentations, and 6. performance assessments.
Informal assessments are - ✔✔flexibility
individualized
continuous ongoing
process - based
progress measuring
standardized testing happens in - ✔✔a situation in which all students take the same test
under the same conditions
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Assessment - ✔✔A test or examination attempted to measure a test takers knowledge,
skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics.
test - ✔✔an assessment intended to measure a test takers knowledge, or skill. Defined
same as assessments.
Categories of assessment: - ✔✔The two most commonly used by educators are called,
"Formal and Informal Assessments."
Formal Assessments - ✔✔Data driven -> standardized tests.
Formal assessments have - ✔✔data which support the conclusions made from the test.
We usually referred to these types of tests and standardized measures.
Formal Assessments examples - ✔✔standardized SAT
intelligence or IQ test
product-based
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, knowledge testing such as quizzes and exercises at the end of educational textbook
chapters.
Informal Assessments rely - ✔✔on observations as opposed to a scored and/or timed
test. Such as Think Pair Share, Exit tickets.
Informal assessments sometimes referred - ✔✔to as criterion reference measured or
performance-based measures, should be used to inform instruction.
informal assessments are - ✔✔performance in content-driven not data driven.
These are examples of Informal Assessments: - ✔✔1. teacher observation, 2. student
question and answer sessions, 3. running records reports, 4. student projects, 5.
presentations, and 6. performance assessments.
Informal assessments are - ✔✔flexibility
individualized
continuous ongoing
process - based
progress measuring
standardized testing happens in - ✔✔a situation in which all students take the same test
under the same conditions
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