RICA SUBTEST 3 CERTIFICATION PRACTICE
TEST WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Differentiation. Answer: providing instruction that meets students
individual needs
◉ Scaffolding. Answer: (temporary) Supports added to ensure students'
master lesson objectives and standards (ex. sentence starters/frames,
graphic organizers)
◉ Intervention. Answer: Intensive instruction designed to remedy
deficits
◉ Skills and Strategies. Answer: Skill= the "what"
Strategy= the "how"
◉ Curriculum based Measure (CBM). Answer: method for assessing
student growth over time
◉ Formative Assessment. Answer: flexible and informal Assessment
used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students'
understanding and inform and guide teaching
, ◉ Summative assessment. Answer: formal Assessment data collected
after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the curriculum
objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at instructional delivery.
◉ Alternative assessment. Answer: Ex. options to give assessment in
form of presentations, essays, open-ended questions
◉ Progress Monitoring. Answer: Assessment of the progress a Student
makes towards a goal or skill mastery
◉ Instruction and Activities (Assessment). Answer: - Screen your class
at the beginning of the year (provides Teacher with starting point for
instruction and helps find students with common needs)
- Further assess for students who are below benchmark (helps you
identify what the exact skill deficit/gap is present)
- Progress monitor every 2-3 weeks following instruction to see
effectiveness
- Running records to monitor student reading progress
Always adjust instruction based on assessment/progress monitor results!
◉ Why Assess?. Answer: 1. To guide Instruction (comes from formative
assessment)
2. To verify if students learned what was taught or reached targeted
goal/standard (summative assessment)
TEST WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Differentiation. Answer: providing instruction that meets students
individual needs
◉ Scaffolding. Answer: (temporary) Supports added to ensure students'
master lesson objectives and standards (ex. sentence starters/frames,
graphic organizers)
◉ Intervention. Answer: Intensive instruction designed to remedy
deficits
◉ Skills and Strategies. Answer: Skill= the "what"
Strategy= the "how"
◉ Curriculum based Measure (CBM). Answer: method for assessing
student growth over time
◉ Formative Assessment. Answer: flexible and informal Assessment
used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students'
understanding and inform and guide teaching
, ◉ Summative assessment. Answer: formal Assessment data collected
after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the curriculum
objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at instructional delivery.
◉ Alternative assessment. Answer: Ex. options to give assessment in
form of presentations, essays, open-ended questions
◉ Progress Monitoring. Answer: Assessment of the progress a Student
makes towards a goal or skill mastery
◉ Instruction and Activities (Assessment). Answer: - Screen your class
at the beginning of the year (provides Teacher with starting point for
instruction and helps find students with common needs)
- Further assess for students who are below benchmark (helps you
identify what the exact skill deficit/gap is present)
- Progress monitor every 2-3 weeks following instruction to see
effectiveness
- Running records to monitor student reading progress
Always adjust instruction based on assessment/progress monitor results!
◉ Why Assess?. Answer: 1. To guide Instruction (comes from formative
assessment)
2. To verify if students learned what was taught or reached targeted
goal/standard (summative assessment)
