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This data notebook is to help me keep track of my vocabulary terms dealing with
assessment. To demonstrate my mastery of the term, I am defining the term, giving
examples of the term, and explaining how I will use it in my classroom.
Vocabulary
Terms
Definition/Wh
at is it?
Examples
Assessment
Activities that
provide
information about
students
understanding of
a concept or skill.
Tests,
Observations,
Interviews,
Discussions,
Exit Slips
Summative
Assessment
A summative
assessment
occurs at the end
of a test, unit or
course. It is high
stakes and has
points assigned
to it.
Diagnostic
Assessment
A diagnostic
assessment is
given to a
student to collect
data and see
what the student
knows. A
diagnosis can be
reached after the
assessment is
analyzed.
Benchmark
Assessment
A benchmark
assessment is
given to students
to see what skill
level they are at.
The students are
given goals to
End of unit
tests, end of
chapter tests,
midterms,
finals,
Keystone
Exams, plays,
debates,
speeches
Group Reading
Assessment
and Diagnostic
Evaluation
(GRADE),
Diagnostic
Online
Reading
Assessment
(DORA), DORA
Phonemic
Awareness
DIBELS,
4Sight, CASE
Comprehensiv
e Assessment
Plan
Formative
Assessment
meet and
instructions to
follow. Then, they
are reassessed
periodically to
track their
progress.
A comprehensive
assessment plan
is a model that
helps teachers,
parents and
administrators
interpret
students
progress and
mastery of the
standards.
A formative
assessment is
ongoing with
feedback from
the teacher. It
occurs during
lessons and
activities and is
low stakes.
I will use a
comprehensive
assessment plan to
help other teachers,
parents and
administrators
interpret students
progress and mastery
of the standards.
Peer
discussions,
observations,
one-on-one
interviews and
class
discussions
Bell Curve
A bell curve is a
visual statistical
representation of
data that
includes how well
students have
mastered
concepts.
Norm
Referenced
Test (NRT)
A norm
referenced test
measures a
group of students
to other students
in the same
grade level who
have taken the
SATs, PSSAs,
Stanford
Achievement
Test,
Keystones
Criterion
Referenced
Test (CRT)
A criterionreferenced test is
based on the
standards and/or
teachers
objectives.
Teacher made
math test, end
of chapter
test, reading
test
CBA or CBM
Curriculum based
assessments or
curriculum based
measurements
are assessments
based off of the
curriculum. The
curriculum is
based off of the
state standards.
Therefore,
curriculum based
assessments are
based off of the
state standards
and curriculum.
Teacher made
tests, projects,
presentations,
CAM
Rubric
A rubric is a form
of assessment to
evaluate
students
mastery of
specific concepts.
Rubrics reveal
exactly what
teachers expect
for the
assignment.
Rubrics should be
given to the
students at the
same time the
project is
assigned.
Presentation
rubric, writing
rubric, poster
rubric
RTII
Response to
Instruction and
Intervention
(RTII) is a multitiered system
that identifies
and helps
students who are
struggling in the
classroom. There
are three tiers
that provide
more specialized
instruction going
towards the top
of the pyramid.
An informal
assessment is an
unplanned
assessment that
includes
observations and
discussions. It is
a low stakes
assessment and
occurs from a
teachable
moment.
It has 3 tiers.
Tier 1- Primary
Tier-Whole
class
instruction
Tier 2Secondary
Tier-Small
group
instruction
Tier 3- Tertiary
Tier- One on
one instruction
Informal
Observations,
exit slips,
discussions,
interviews
Formal
On the Fly
Assessment
Planned for
Interaction
FERPA
HIPPA
A formal
assessment is a
planned
assessment that
is usually graded.
It is a high stakes
assessment.
End of unit
test, midterm,
project-based
learning
activities,
plays,
debates,
speeches
records are to be
handled.
Interim
Assessment
Accommodatio
ns
Modifications
Item Response
Theory (IRT)
involved in the
treatment of
the students.
Interim
Developmenta
I will use interim
assessments
l Reading
assessments to
occur during the
Assessment,
evaluate students
lesson and are
Group Reading mastery of math units
used to evaluate
Assessment
and reading units. I
students
and Diagnostic
will also use the
knowledge of
Evaluation,
Developmental
specific skills and
individual
Reading Assessment
standards.
interviews
to evaluate students
with students
skills in reading.
Accommodations
More time to
I will use
are adjustments
take a test,
accommodations in
made to the
preferential
my classroom to make
environment or
seating, longer
sure that students
equipment the
time to
with special needs
student can use.
complete an
have an equal
assignment,
opportunity to
an fm system,
complete the
a
assignments or tasks.
communicatio
n board
Modifications are
Less amount
I will have
changes to the
of questions
modifications in my
curriculum for the on a test, less
classroom for
students with
items to
students with
disabilities.
complete for a disabilities so that the
project
more academically
appropriate
curriculum for the
students.
A scale form -3 to
There is a
I will use the Item
3 used to help
complete scale
Response Theory to
design and score and simplified
help me evaluate
multiple
scale to help
students written
assessments,
score
responses about the
such as tests.
assessments,
weekly reading story.
such as
After analyzing the
standardized
written responses, I
tests.
will find out what
information students
know about the story
and writing
conventions.
Rigor
Rigor is when
students are
expected to learn
at high levels and
receive support
to achieve those
high levels of
learning.
High levels of
learning,
teacher
support for
achieving high
levels of
learning