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A test given by a speech language pathologist to determine whether a student meets criteria for a specific disorder
screening
diagnostic
validity
normed tests
A test given every two weeks to determine whether a new reading program is helping at risk students learn decoding skills.
monitoring
screening
diagnosis
reliability
A high stakes state reading comprehension test administrated to all students at the end of third grade.
normed tests
state test
outcome assessments
validity
This refers to whether a given measure accurately predicts how well students will perform on an accountability measure.
Predictive validity
Predictive reliability
Predictive screening
normed test
A test of foundational skills given three times during first grade to identify at- risk students
normed tests
diagnostic
assessment
screening
What does diagnosing mean?
Whether a test measures what it is intended to measure
Ways to identify what is wrong with poor readers
Information about how a student's performance compares to that of other students.
Whether a test measures what it is intended to measure
What refers to whether a test measures what it is intended to measure
validity
efficient
reliable
normed
What refers to whether a test can be given in little time and at relatively little expense while still yielding valuable information
validity
reliability
efficiency
normed test
Characteristic of assessments that are likely to yield the same result if given several times on the same day in the same context.
validity
efficiency
reliability
norm reference
This tells where a student stands in relation to others at his or her grade or age level.
reliability
efficiency
normed
valid
Refers to whether a test measures what it is intended to measure.
reliability
efficiently
validity
norm
These tests provide information about how a student's performance compares to that of other students at his or her grade or age level
diagnostic surveys
reference tests
comprehension tests
normed tests
What is concurrent validity?
Measurement corresponds well to other well known valid measures
refers to whether a test measures what it is intended to measure
provides information about how a student's performance compares to that of other students at his or her grade or age level
Characteristic of assessments that are likely to yield the same result if given several times on the same day in the same context.
What is the primary purpose of progress-monitoring assessments?
They serve as a rough indicator of mild, moderate or severe risk in basic reading skills.
They predict how well students will perform on outcome assessments.
They help teachers determine if a particular instructional approach is working to bring a student closer to a target level of reading skill.
They reveal detailed information about a student's academic knowledge and ability.
For an assessment to be useful in a school setting which three psychometric criteria are the most important?
normed, valid and detailed
valid, reliable, predictive
concurrent, valid, efficient
reliable, valid, efficient
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