WGU EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPATED
1. included multiple levels of assessments that are to provide different info to
different people for many purposes - ANSWER-system of assessments
2. placement, formative, diagnostic, summative assessments - ANSWER-balanced
assessment program example
3. set of interacting assessments focused on serving the needs of all for the
common purpose of improving education - ANSWER-balanced assessment
4. document that outlines the student learning outcomes, the direct and indirect
assessment methods used to demonstrate the attainment of each outcome, the
time frame for collecting and reviewing data, and the individual who will be doing
so. - ANSWER-assessment plan
5. measures entry behavior to see where a students learning is PRIOR to the
lesson - ANSWER-placement assessment
6. measures learning DURING the process to monitor the learning during
instruction - ANSWER-formative assessment
7. identifies possible learning problems DURING instruction - ANSWER-diagnostic
assessment
8. measures the END or final achievement to see what level the student learned
either at the end of a lesson or end of the year - ANSWER-summative
assessment
9. constructed by specialists or textbook publishers and are summative - ANSWER-
formal assessments
10. usually teacher generated and are formative. They are adaptable to content and
instruction - ANSWER-informal assessments
11. an approach in which teachers adjust their instruction to fit the needs of ALL
students - ANSWER-differentiated instruction
12. knowledge and skills students are required to master - ANSWER-content
13. ACTIVITIES students use to master the content - ANSWER-process
, 14. METHOD students use to demonstrate learning - ANSWER-product
15. adaptations that DO NOT change expectations or reduce requirements -
ANSWER-accommodations
16. adaptations that DO change expectations and/or reduce requirements -
ANSWER-modifications
17. appropriateness of the interpretations made from results - ANSWER-validity
18. concerned with consistency - ANSWER-reliability
19. expanded federal role for k-12 - ANSWER-ESEA
20. Title 1 developed and appropriated - ANSWER-ESEA
21. Bilingual Education Act - ANSWER-ESEA
22. said public education was broken - ANSWER-Nation at Risk
23. stated federal government should be more involved in state educational
standards - ANSWER-Nation at Risk
24. states set own educational standards - ANSWER-NCLB
25. Provide funding incentives - ANSWER-NCLB
26. hold schools accountable for failing scores - ANSWER-NCLB
27. schools must make adequate yearly progress. If not, they would face graduated
sanctions - ANSWER-NCLB
28. accommodations when necessary and students could have alternative
assessments - ANSWER-IDEA
29. 42 states develop common core - ANSWER-ESSA
30. prepare students for college - ANSWER-ESSA
31. high quality preschool - ANSWER-ESSA
32. reduce test burden - ANSWER-ESSA
33. any of a variety of procedures used to obtain information about student progress
- ANSWER-tests
STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPATED
1. included multiple levels of assessments that are to provide different info to
different people for many purposes - ANSWER-system of assessments
2. placement, formative, diagnostic, summative assessments - ANSWER-balanced
assessment program example
3. set of interacting assessments focused on serving the needs of all for the
common purpose of improving education - ANSWER-balanced assessment
4. document that outlines the student learning outcomes, the direct and indirect
assessment methods used to demonstrate the attainment of each outcome, the
time frame for collecting and reviewing data, and the individual who will be doing
so. - ANSWER-assessment plan
5. measures entry behavior to see where a students learning is PRIOR to the
lesson - ANSWER-placement assessment
6. measures learning DURING the process to monitor the learning during
instruction - ANSWER-formative assessment
7. identifies possible learning problems DURING instruction - ANSWER-diagnostic
assessment
8. measures the END or final achievement to see what level the student learned
either at the end of a lesson or end of the year - ANSWER-summative
assessment
9. constructed by specialists or textbook publishers and are summative - ANSWER-
formal assessments
10. usually teacher generated and are formative. They are adaptable to content and
instruction - ANSWER-informal assessments
11. an approach in which teachers adjust their instruction to fit the needs of ALL
students - ANSWER-differentiated instruction
12. knowledge and skills students are required to master - ANSWER-content
13. ACTIVITIES students use to master the content - ANSWER-process
, 14. METHOD students use to demonstrate learning - ANSWER-product
15. adaptations that DO NOT change expectations or reduce requirements -
ANSWER-accommodations
16. adaptations that DO change expectations and/or reduce requirements -
ANSWER-modifications
17. appropriateness of the interpretations made from results - ANSWER-validity
18. concerned with consistency - ANSWER-reliability
19. expanded federal role for k-12 - ANSWER-ESEA
20. Title 1 developed and appropriated - ANSWER-ESEA
21. Bilingual Education Act - ANSWER-ESEA
22. said public education was broken - ANSWER-Nation at Risk
23. stated federal government should be more involved in state educational
standards - ANSWER-Nation at Risk
24. states set own educational standards - ANSWER-NCLB
25. Provide funding incentives - ANSWER-NCLB
26. hold schools accountable for failing scores - ANSWER-NCLB
27. schools must make adequate yearly progress. If not, they would face graduated
sanctions - ANSWER-NCLB
28. accommodations when necessary and students could have alternative
assessments - ANSWER-IDEA
29. 42 states develop common core - ANSWER-ESSA
30. prepare students for college - ANSWER-ESSA
31. high quality preschool - ANSWER-ESSA
32. reduce test burden - ANSWER-ESSA
33. any of a variety of procedures used to obtain information about student progress
- ANSWER-tests
