Assessments
Achievement Assessment - ANSWER assesses how much students learned from
instruction
Scholastic aptitude and intelligence Assessment - ANSWER designed to predict general
capacity to learn and used to predict future academic achievement.
School readiness assessment - ANSWER assessment of cognitive skills in K or 1st
grade
specific aptitude assessments - ANSWER assessments designed to predict future
ability to succeed in a particular domain.
formative assessments and 3 examples - ANSWER on-going assessments, reviews,
and observations used to evaluate students in the classroom
ex) quizzes, lab reports, chapter exams
summative assessment and 3 examples - ANSWER used to evaluate effectiveness of
instruction at the end of year or class.
ex) final exams, statewide tests, national test
What are the four types of assessment used - ANSWER Scholastic aptitude and
intelligence
specific aptitude
school readiness
achievement
2 adavantages and 1 disadvantage of achievement test - ANSWER 1.info on how much
student learned
2. track progress over time
1. dis-does not specify areas of learning
1 advantage and disadvantage of specific aptitude test - ANSWER 1. effective way to
identify academic tendencies and weaknesses.
1. dis-encourage specific skill development
1 advantage and disadvantage of scholastic aptitude test - ANSWER 1. same test
allows for comparison of multiple students across schools and states.
1. dis-test anxiety can make students perform poorly.
1 advantage and 2 dis of school readiness assessments - ANSWER 1. give info for
developmental delays
1. dis- low correlation to academic development
2- dis- no social/ emotional test