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ALTA Review for CALT EXAM** Questions
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Analytic Teaching
Ans: presents the whole and teaches how this came be broken
down into it component parts(ex-syllable division)
synthetic teaching
Ans: presents the parts of a language and then teaches how
the parts work together(ex-spelling)
Anaphora
Ans: using a pronoun or definite article to reference to
something already mentioned. The TURTLE moved slowly. IT
creepy along.
derivational morpheme
Ans: are in the form of prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional
endings., represent relatively consistent meanings, they change
the syntactic classification of a word. examples pre, anti and
sub. Change drive to driver goes from verb to noun.
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norm referenced test
Ans: tests designed to compare individual students with
national averages or norms of expectancy
norm referenced test
Ans: woodcock johnson test
gray oral reading test
comprehensive test of basic skills
itbs
test of academic proficiency
norm referenced test
Ans: scores are usually reported as percentile ranks
scores range from 1st percentile to 99th percentile
average student score is at the 50th percentile
Quartile
Ans: a way of describing position of a score on a normal
referenced test. the score falls in one of five groups
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criterion referenced test
Ans: A test that describes the specific types of skills, tasks, or
knowledge of an individual relative to a well-defined mastery
criterion. The content of criterion-referenced tests is limited to
certain specified objectives. The student's performance on this
type of test helps the teacher to determine the specific criteria
or skills on which the student needs help.
criterion reference test
Ans: quick phonics screener
words their way spelling inventory
test created by teachers
STAAR
Summative Assessment
Ans: Assessing student learning at the end of an educational
experience to evaluate the effectiveness of the experience.
Formative Assessment
Ans: used to see if students have learned material right after it
has been presented
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ALTA Review for CALT EXAM** Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Analytic Teaching
Ans: presents the whole and teaches how this came be broken
down into it component parts(ex-syllable division)
synthetic teaching
Ans: presents the parts of a language and then teaches how
the parts work together(ex-spelling)
Anaphora
Ans: using a pronoun or definite article to reference to
something already mentioned. The TURTLE moved slowly. IT
creepy along.
derivational morpheme
Ans: are in the form of prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional
endings., represent relatively consistent meanings, they change
the syntactic classification of a word. examples pre, anti and
sub. Change drive to driver goes from verb to noun.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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norm referenced test
Ans: tests designed to compare individual students with
national averages or norms of expectancy
norm referenced test
Ans: woodcock johnson test
gray oral reading test
comprehensive test of basic skills
itbs
test of academic proficiency
norm referenced test
Ans: scores are usually reported as percentile ranks
scores range from 1st percentile to 99th percentile
average student score is at the 50th percentile
Quartile
Ans: a way of describing position of a score on a normal
referenced test. the score falls in one of five groups
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criterion referenced test
Ans: A test that describes the specific types of skills, tasks, or
knowledge of an individual relative to a well-defined mastery
criterion. The content of criterion-referenced tests is limited to
certain specified objectives. The student's performance on this
type of test helps the teacher to determine the specific criteria
or skills on which the student needs help.
criterion reference test
Ans: quick phonics screener
words their way spelling inventory
test created by teachers
STAAR
Summative Assessment
Ans: Assessing student learning at the end of an educational
experience to evaluate the effectiveness of the experience.
Formative Assessment
Ans: used to see if students have learned material right after it
has been presented
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