Assessment
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Should We Still Be Using Cut-off Scores?
High-stakes testing is one of the most contentious issues in education today. Cut-off scores have become an extension of ongoing debates related to high-stakes ... -
What is an Intelligence Test?
This is an evaluation that checks the capacities of an individual, which are largely seen as signs that a person is intelligent, or the ... -
What is an Aptitude Test?
This is an evaluation created to ascertain future learning or mastery of skill if the right sets of instructions are given. For instance, high ... -
What is Play-based Assessment?
This is a technique for an individualized approach to learning that evaluates what a child can do on his own, can do with some ... -
What is Functional Behavior Assessment?
This is a technique that relates the proper observation of a certain student to a personalized curriculum as a form of intervention. In other ... -
What is Standards-based Grading?
This is a scoring system whereby students’ results on a state or a national scoring standard are placed in comparison to others, and then, ... -
What are Teacher-designed Assessments?
These are materials made by teachers to ascertain students’ level of understanding on a particular topic. They can be oral or written tests and ... -
What are Progress Reports?
These are written materials that show how well a student has performed. The goal of progress reports is to communicate the students’ progress in ... -
What are Benchmarks?
These are evaluations of students’ comprehension of instructional pieces of information over a period of time. In other words, they refer to assessments that ... -
Teacher Efficacy: Everything You Need to Know
This is the extent to which teachers sense their ability to be a major factor that determines how successful their students become. In other ...