RVE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a norm-referenced test? - Answers :The test indicates where a student
performs in comparison to a group of similar students.
These tests are developed by administering a set of test items to a group of students,
and the performance of the norming group is used as a basis of comparison.
What is a criterion-referenced test? - Answers :The test provides information regarding
a student's strengths and weaknesses in specific reading skills.
Unlike norm-referenced tests, these can be used to measure whole-group and
individual performance.
After administering a phonemic awareness test, which of the following is the next step a
teacher would take with students who cored low on the assessment? - Answers
:Teaching blending and segmenting sounds
What is a stanine score? What does each score indicate? - Answers :A score that
ranges from 1-9.
Below average: 1, 2, 3
Average: 4, 5, 6
Above average: 7, 8, 9
Justin, a fourth-grade student, takes a norm-referenced reading test and receives a
stanine score of 7 on a vocabulary subtest. Which of the following best describes the
student's level of performance on the assessment? - Answers :Above average
What is an analytic scoring rubric? - Answers :A two-dimensional rubric with levels of
achievement as columns and assessment criteria as rows.
What is a holistic scoring rubric? - Answers :A one-dimensional rubric that provides a
single score based on an overall impression of a student's performance on a task.
What is the difference between an analytic and holistic rubric? - Answers :Unlike a
holistic rubric, an analytic rubric provides specific feedback on their performance with
respect to each criteria. Holistic rubrics are quick and only concerned with how the
student performed overall.
A teacher is searching for an assessment tool that will provide specific information to
guide instruction in order to improve each students' writing abilities. What is most likely
to assist the teacher in this goal? - Answers :Analytic scoring rubric
A first-grade teacher plans to instruct students in the decoding strategy of dividing
phonetically regular words into onsets and rimes. Why is the word "stop" useful for
modeling this skill? - Answers :The word "stop" contains the major phonogram "-op,"
, which students can learn to recognize. Recognizing patterns can help readers decode
unfamiliar words.
What is phonemic identity? - Answers :The ability to recognize common sounds in
different words, such as /p/ in "pat," "pick," and "play"
What is listening capacity? - Answers :The threshold at which a student can
comprehend 75% of the content read aloud.
This often serves as an indicator of a reader's ability to comprehend oral language or for
reading expectancy.
This is also known as listening comprehension level.
Are standardized, norm-referenced reading assessments effective in diagnosing the
reading needs of individual students? - Answers :No. These tests cannot measure the
learning achievement or progress of an entire group of students, but only the relative
performance of the individuals within a group.
What is phonemic isolation? - Answers :The ability to recognize the individual sounds of
words, such as /c/ is the beginning sound of "cat" and /t/ is the ending sound
What is phoneme substitution? - Answers :The ability to change one word to another by
substituting one phoneme. For example, changing the /t/ in "cat" to a /p/ makes the
word "cap."
What is phoneme segmentation? - Answers :The ability to break down word into
individual sounds. For example, the sounds in the word "lap" are /l/ /a/ /p/.
What is phoneme blending? - Answers :The ability to blend a sequence of phonemes
into a word. For example, /r/ /e/ /d/ makes "red."
Mr. James, a kindergarten teacher, was reading a story to his students. During his read
aloud, he asked the students to identify which sound was the same in the words "pig,"
"pumpkin," and "pail," three objects mentioned in the book. What phonemic awareness
skill was he practicing with his students? - Answers :Phoneme identity
What is a miscue analysis assessment? - Answers :An analytical procedure for
assessing students' reading comprehension based on samples of oral reading. This
does not measure a child's reading level.
Miscues can be based on meaning, syntax, or visual cues in a text.
Describe an appropriate situation for a teacher to administer a miscue analysis
assessment. - Answers :A teacher suspects that visual processing difficulties are
responsible for impeding a child's reading growth.
What is a norm-referenced test? - Answers :The test indicates where a student
performs in comparison to a group of similar students.
These tests are developed by administering a set of test items to a group of students,
and the performance of the norming group is used as a basis of comparison.
What is a criterion-referenced test? - Answers :The test provides information regarding
a student's strengths and weaknesses in specific reading skills.
Unlike norm-referenced tests, these can be used to measure whole-group and
individual performance.
After administering a phonemic awareness test, which of the following is the next step a
teacher would take with students who cored low on the assessment? - Answers
:Teaching blending and segmenting sounds
What is a stanine score? What does each score indicate? - Answers :A score that
ranges from 1-9.
Below average: 1, 2, 3
Average: 4, 5, 6
Above average: 7, 8, 9
Justin, a fourth-grade student, takes a norm-referenced reading test and receives a
stanine score of 7 on a vocabulary subtest. Which of the following best describes the
student's level of performance on the assessment? - Answers :Above average
What is an analytic scoring rubric? - Answers :A two-dimensional rubric with levels of
achievement as columns and assessment criteria as rows.
What is a holistic scoring rubric? - Answers :A one-dimensional rubric that provides a
single score based on an overall impression of a student's performance on a task.
What is the difference between an analytic and holistic rubric? - Answers :Unlike a
holistic rubric, an analytic rubric provides specific feedback on their performance with
respect to each criteria. Holistic rubrics are quick and only concerned with how the
student performed overall.
A teacher is searching for an assessment tool that will provide specific information to
guide instruction in order to improve each students' writing abilities. What is most likely
to assist the teacher in this goal? - Answers :Analytic scoring rubric
A first-grade teacher plans to instruct students in the decoding strategy of dividing
phonetically regular words into onsets and rimes. Why is the word "stop" useful for
modeling this skill? - Answers :The word "stop" contains the major phonogram "-op,"
, which students can learn to recognize. Recognizing patterns can help readers decode
unfamiliar words.
What is phonemic identity? - Answers :The ability to recognize common sounds in
different words, such as /p/ in "pat," "pick," and "play"
What is listening capacity? - Answers :The threshold at which a student can
comprehend 75% of the content read aloud.
This often serves as an indicator of a reader's ability to comprehend oral language or for
reading expectancy.
This is also known as listening comprehension level.
Are standardized, norm-referenced reading assessments effective in diagnosing the
reading needs of individual students? - Answers :No. These tests cannot measure the
learning achievement or progress of an entire group of students, but only the relative
performance of the individuals within a group.
What is phonemic isolation? - Answers :The ability to recognize the individual sounds of
words, such as /c/ is the beginning sound of "cat" and /t/ is the ending sound
What is phoneme substitution? - Answers :The ability to change one word to another by
substituting one phoneme. For example, changing the /t/ in "cat" to a /p/ makes the
word "cap."
What is phoneme segmentation? - Answers :The ability to break down word into
individual sounds. For example, the sounds in the word "lap" are /l/ /a/ /p/.
What is phoneme blending? - Answers :The ability to blend a sequence of phonemes
into a word. For example, /r/ /e/ /d/ makes "red."
Mr. James, a kindergarten teacher, was reading a story to his students. During his read
aloud, he asked the students to identify which sound was the same in the words "pig,"
"pumpkin," and "pail," three objects mentioned in the book. What phonemic awareness
skill was he practicing with his students? - Answers :Phoneme identity
What is a miscue analysis assessment? - Answers :An analytical procedure for
assessing students' reading comprehension based on samples of oral reading. This
does not measure a child's reading level.
Miscues can be based on meaning, syntax, or visual cues in a text.
Describe an appropriate situation for a teacher to administer a miscue analysis
assessment. - Answers :A teacher suspects that visual processing difficulties are
responsible for impeding a child's reading growth.
