WGU EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
(STUDY FOR ASSESSMENT) EXAM
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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
NCLB - Provide funding incentives
NCLB - hold schools accountable for failing scores
NCLB - schools must make adequate yearly progress. If not, they would face graduated
sanctions
IDEA - accommodations when necessary and students could have alternative
assessments
ESSA - 42 states develop common core
ESSA - prepare students for college
ESSA - high quality preschool
ESSA - reduce test burden
tests - any of a variety of procedures used to obtain information about student progress
selected response - type of assessment question in which students choose or select
their response
(STUDY FOR ASSESSMENT) EXAM
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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
NCLB - Provide funding incentives
NCLB - hold schools accountable for failing scores
NCLB - schools must make adequate yearly progress. If not, they would face graduated
sanctions
IDEA - accommodations when necessary and students could have alternative
assessments
ESSA - 42 states develop common core
ESSA - prepare students for college
ESSA - high quality preschool
ESSA - reduce test burden
tests - any of a variety of procedures used to obtain information about student progress
selected response - type of assessment question in which students choose or select
their response
