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RICA SUBTEST 3 EXAM (LATEST UPDATES
STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE
A (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Entry-Level Assessments .....ANSWER.....implemented prior to
instruction to determine:
-which students possess prerequisite skills and knowledge
-which students have already mastered the skills that are going
to be taught
purpose is to indicate which students will need more help
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.
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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
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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.
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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
RICA SUBTEST 3 EXAM (LATEST UPDATES
STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE
A (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Entry-Level Assessments .....ANSWER.....implemented prior to
instruction to determine:
-which students possess prerequisite skills and knowledge
-which students have already mastered the skills that are going
to be taught
purpose is to indicate which students will need more help
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.
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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
,Page 3 of 57
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.
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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
