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Assessment: the process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data for decision making.

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Assessment: the process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data for decision making.

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Is individualized for students.

Uses original students work as data sources.

Is intrinsically motivated.

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Benchmark: A measure generally used to predict performance on an annual high-stakes test.

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Benchmark: A measure generally used to predict performance on an annual high-stakes test.

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Is accountability driven.

Uses testing as the primary data source.

Is standardized.

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Classroom: Collection of data as part of the instructional routine.

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Classroom: Collection of data as part of the instructional routine.

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Is internal to student learning.

Generates data used to foster student's progress.

Is individualized for students.

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Common: A measure that is crafted based on mutually agreed-upon decisions by educations for uniform use across multiple classrooms.

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Common: A measure that is crafted based on mutually agreed-upon decisions by educations for uniform use across multiple classrooms.

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Encourage teachers to create tasks and determine shared criteria for success with students.

Occurs on an ongoing, continuous basis.

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Diagnostic: A measure whose results pinpoint the extent of mastery of specific skill.

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Diagnostic: A measure whose results pinpoint the extent of mastery of specific skill.

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Is internal to instruction

Is instructional bound

Relies on immediate feedback to students

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Criteria-Referenced: A measure whose results are reported in reference to established criteria, such as standards, rather than by ranking students performance. 

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Criteria-Referenced: A measure whose results are reported in reference to established criteria, such as standards, rather than by ranking students performance. 

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Is accountable driven.

Encourage departments, programs, districts, or states to create or select measures.

Occurs at designated time intervals.

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Formal: Data collected with a set plan in mind.

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Formal: Data collected with a set plan in mind.

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Uses student work coupled with a variety of instructional methods and response formats as data sources.

Relied on immediate feedback.

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Formative: A process internal to instruction

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Formative: A process internal to instruction

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It offers results in a timely fashion.

It informes and improves insdruction.

It is used for giving descriptive feedback to students.

Relies on students as assessors.

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High-Stakes: A test with results that have consequences for students, teacher, schools, or districts.

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High-Stakes: A test with results that have consequences for students, teacher, schools, or districts.

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Is accountability driven.

Encourages departments, programs districts to create or select measures.

Occurs at designated time intervals.

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Informal: Data collected without any specific planning.

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Informal: Data collected without any specific planning.

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Is internal to students.

Uses original student work as data sources.

Is intrinsically motivated.

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Instructional: Data collected within the instructional cycle. ( classroom assignment)

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Instructional: Data collected within the instructional cycle. ( classroom assignment)

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Is instructionally bound.

Relies on immediate feedback to students.

Is individualized for classrooms.

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Interim: A measure used to monitor student progress at predetermined junctures throughout the school year.

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Interim: A measure used to monitor student progress at predetermined junctures throughout the school year.

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Is accountability driven.

Uses testing as the primary data source.

Is associated with the culmination of an instructional cyclez.

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Large scale: A test given to large number of students within and across district and states.

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Large scale: A test given to large number of students within and across district and states.

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Is accountability driven.

Is standardized in administration.

Generates data used for summative purposes.

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Norm-Referenced: A test that compares scores of a selected group of students who have taken the test and are typically of the same age as those of the test taker. 

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Norm-Referenced: A test that compares scores of a selected group of students who have taken the test and are typically of the same age as those of the test taker. 

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Is accountability driven.

Occurs at designated time interval.

Generated data for summative purposes.

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Performance: authentic, hands-on tasks where students produce original work.

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Performance: authentic, hands-on tasks where students produce original work.

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Is intrinsically motivated.

Uses original students work as data source.

Relies on students ad assessors, based on jointly constructed criteria for success.

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Standardized: A test with results given as standard or scale scores so that performance of individual or group of students can be compared.

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Standardized: A test with results given as standard or scale scores so that performance of individual or group of students can be compared.

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Is accountability driven.

Relies on a quick turnaround of scores.

Is associated with the culmination of a instructional cycle.

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Summative: the sum of evidence for learning gathering at the culmination of a designated point in time.

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Summative: the sum of evidence for learning gathering at the culmination of a designated point in time.

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Occurs on an ongoing, continuous basis.

Is instructionally bound.

Encourage teachers to create tasks and determine shared criteria for success.