WGU D003 Module 4 (2023/2024) Already Graded A

WGU D003 Module 4 (2023/2024) Already Graded A Academic Achievement Evaluation assesses what students know and should be able to do in content areas. recommended when a child's academic skill levels (reading, writing, math, and spelling) are unknown or inconsistent. The evaluation will determine strengths and weaknesses in the child's academic performance. Intellectual and Psychological Evaluation Inconsistent academic achievement. when the child's intellectual ability is unknown or when there is a question about his or her inability to learn reliability refers to consistency. For example, if a reliable test were to be administered several times to the same individual, the person's scores would remain stable and would not randomly fluctuate. the consistency in which the test is given. validity measurement of whether or not a test assesses what it is supposed to. The test must match the instruction provided. Formal Assessments follow specific directives to make sure that the test is administered properly and that the results are valid. SAT, ACT achievement tests assesses what students know and should be able to do in content areas, such as reading, spelling, math, and/or language. These tests are intended to assess the extent to which students have profited from schooling and other life experiences, compared with other students of the same age or grade Fluid intelligence the efficiency with which an individual learns and completes various tasks. This type of intelligence increases as a person ages until early adulthood and then decreases somewhat steadily over time. crystallized intelligence the knowledge and skill one acquires over time and increases steadily throughout one's life. adaptive behavior Those skills or abilities that enable the individual to meet standards of personal independence and responsibility that would be expected of his or her age and social group. Not usually associated with academics. functional behavioral assessment (FBA) a set of assessment procedures used to identify the function of a student's problematic behavior, as well as the various conditions under which it tends to occur. Behavior Assessment System for Children Used to evaluate behavior and self-perceptions of children - one for TEACHERS and one for PARENTS. Summative summary at the end of instruction; most often used for grading diagnostic used to get prior knowledge on a student and helps guide future instruction. formative causal observations, exit ticket rating scale a numerical value is assigned to specific behavior that is listed in the scale (EX 1-10) authentic real life assessment performance assess students ability to complete work in an academic related task criterion students are graded on the amount of content mastered, usually created by teachers Norm-referenced a test that compares a student's performance against a similar peer group Formative Assessment Assessment used throughout/during teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching social emotional learning the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply, knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions how to assess social emotional learning 1. observations 2. situational measures (social status) 3. rating scales 4. interviews inventory screening device that measures parts of content, such as punctuation rules, but is not meant to assess mastery of entire concepts. adaptive behavior skills that allow students to interact with their environment