RICA SUBTEST 3 EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Monitoring of Progress Assessments. Answer: Assessment that takes
place during a sequence of lessons to determine which students are
making adequate progress toward achieving a reading standard, skill, or
strategy.
◉ Summative Assessment. Answer: determines which students have
achieved the target standard; some measure achievement of one
standard, others are often given quarterly, midyear, or at the end of the
year, measure multiple
Assessment data collected after instruction to evaluate a student's
mastery of the curriculum objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at
instructional delivery.
◉ Ways to differentiate assessment for students w/ special needs.
Answer: -give students more time
-divide the assessments into smaller units
-change the mode of delivery
-provide practice assessments
,-provide a simpler version of the assessment
◉ Two Quality Indicators That Apply to Standardized Tests. Answer:
Reliability
Validity
◉ Reliability. Answer: The degree to which any assessment like a test or
survey, yields consistent scores across administration
◉ Standardized Test. Answer: Any test in which the testing format does
not vary, except for children with learning disabilities.
◉ Validity. Answer: The degree to which any assessment accurately
measures what it claims to measure.
For example, to assess comprehension, students might read a text and
answer questions on the World Series of MLB. Since some children
could answer the questions correctly before they read the text, the
assessment would have low validity.
◉ Norm referenced scores. Answer: allow for a comparisons between
the students taking the tests and a national average.
, ◉ Percentile scores. Answer: Norm-referenced. Changes students raw
score into number 1-99. Compares students score to group of students
who have taken same test. (90 = student has done better than 90% of
students who took test.)
◉ Grade Equivalent Score. Answer: a norm-referenced test score that
translates to a student's raw score (ex. 37 out of 50) into a number
representing a grade level and a month. For example, a GES of 6.3
translates to sixth grade, 3rd month.
◉ Stanine score. Answer: norm-referenced, raw scores are converted to
9 point scales. (5 is average, 9 is top, 1 is bottom).
◉ How to interpret and use assess. results w/ individual profiles:
Answer: -tells whether or not the individual has met grade level
standards
-influences instructional planning
-teachers can plan for interventions to help each student
◉ How to interpret and use asses. results w/ class profiles: Answer: can
be used to adjust whole class instruction
◉ Informal Reading Inventory (IRI). Answer: A collection of graded
passages with comprehension questions, often used to gauge student's
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Monitoring of Progress Assessments. Answer: Assessment that takes
place during a sequence of lessons to determine which students are
making adequate progress toward achieving a reading standard, skill, or
strategy.
◉ Summative Assessment. Answer: determines which students have
achieved the target standard; some measure achievement of one
standard, others are often given quarterly, midyear, or at the end of the
year, measure multiple
Assessment data collected after instruction to evaluate a student's
mastery of the curriculum objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at
instructional delivery.
◉ Ways to differentiate assessment for students w/ special needs.
Answer: -give students more time
-divide the assessments into smaller units
-change the mode of delivery
-provide practice assessments
,-provide a simpler version of the assessment
◉ Two Quality Indicators That Apply to Standardized Tests. Answer:
Reliability
Validity
◉ Reliability. Answer: The degree to which any assessment like a test or
survey, yields consistent scores across administration
◉ Standardized Test. Answer: Any test in which the testing format does
not vary, except for children with learning disabilities.
◉ Validity. Answer: The degree to which any assessment accurately
measures what it claims to measure.
For example, to assess comprehension, students might read a text and
answer questions on the World Series of MLB. Since some children
could answer the questions correctly before they read the text, the
assessment would have low validity.
◉ Norm referenced scores. Answer: allow for a comparisons between
the students taking the tests and a national average.
, ◉ Percentile scores. Answer: Norm-referenced. Changes students raw
score into number 1-99. Compares students score to group of students
who have taken same test. (90 = student has done better than 90% of
students who took test.)
◉ Grade Equivalent Score. Answer: a norm-referenced test score that
translates to a student's raw score (ex. 37 out of 50) into a number
representing a grade level and a month. For example, a GES of 6.3
translates to sixth grade, 3rd month.
◉ Stanine score. Answer: norm-referenced, raw scores are converted to
9 point scales. (5 is average, 9 is top, 1 is bottom).
◉ How to interpret and use assess. results w/ individual profiles:
Answer: -tells whether or not the individual has met grade level
standards
-influences instructional planning
-teachers can plan for interventions to help each student
◉ How to interpret and use asses. results w/ class profiles: Answer: can
be used to adjust whole class instruction
◉ Informal Reading Inventory (IRI). Answer: A collection of graded
passages with comprehension questions, often used to gauge student's
