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	Assessment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In an educational setting, formative assessment might be a teacher (or peer) or the learner, providing feedback on a student's work, and would not necessarily be used for grading purposes.
		Norm-referenced assessment (colloquially known as "grading on the curve"), typically using a norm-referenced test, is not measured against defined criteria.
		Educational measurement is a process of assessment or an evaluation in which the objective is to quantify level of attainment or competence within a specified domain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assessment (2022 words)

	Assessment
		Since assessment plays such an important and significant part in the future of students there is no doubt that any assessment system will determine what students learn and the way in which they do this.
		Assessment is without doubt one of the major 'drivers' of the teaching-learning process.
		It is thus important for teaching staff to be familiar not only with the technical aspects of the many different forms of assessment currently in use but also with their advantages and limitations and about assessment issues and concerns.
	www.city.londonmet.ac.uk /deliberations/assessment (628 words)

	Ensuring Equity with Alternative Assessments
		When preparing and administering assessments, teachers can follow guidelines for equitable assessment in the classroom and make use of accommodations and adaptations to the assessment to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and achievement.
		Assessment systems are tied to curriculum and instruction to ensure that all students have adequate opportunity to learn the material that is to be assessed in ways and modes that are culturally relevant and contextually based.
		Educators interpret and report assessment information and use the results with caution, understanding that inferences made from assessment tools are only as good as the curriculum and instruction that they are intended to support.
	www.ncrel.org /sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as800.htm (3707 words)

	ACGME Outcome Project
		An assessment approach may be considered reliable when it yields consistent results regardless of when it is used, who uses it, and which item or case is assessed.
		Assessments that have been used in testing centers, for instance, may require modification for use in clinics or wards where the pace may vary and interruptions may occur.
		For example, it would be unfair to compare the assessment results of a learner who was on call the night before an assessment with the results of peers who were not on call.
	www.acgme.org /outcome/assess/keyConsider.asp (942 words)

	Assessment and Project-Based Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Assessment planning involves identifying what assessment activity is most appropriate in a particular situation and deciding what to look for while observing, reading, or participating in that activity.
		Assessment planning involves identifying what is valuable to the teacher, the school, this particular group of students, the state and region (as expressed in frameworks and standards), the parents, and other members of the community.
		Assessment activities need to be diverse enough to include all students regardless of their backgrounds and skills, yet specific enough to provide relevant and meaningful feedback to all involved.
	pblmm.k12.ca.us /PBLGuide/AssessPBL.html (868 words)

	Assessment Instruments // National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		More information is available about the assessment instruments developed by the National Center for PTSD, including how to obtain those instruments.
		Instruments most commonly cited in the PILOTS database are listed, for those who wish to know which assessment instruments are most frequently utilized in trauma research.
		Some older measures may not be suitable for all assessment purposes, so careful attention to the characteristics of a measure and the intended use is advised.
	www.ncptsd.va.gov /publications/assessment (360 words)

	What is Authentic Assessment? (Authentic Assessment Toolbox) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		An authentic assessment usually includes a task for students to perform and a rubric by which their performance on the task will be evaluated.
		Tests offer these contrived means of assessment to increase the number of times you can be asked to demonstrate proficiency in a short period of time.
		Authentic assessments often ask students to analyze, synthesize and apply what they have learned in a substantial manner, and students create new meaning in the process as well.
	jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu /toolbox/whatisit.htm (1812 words)

	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1002 Area, Petroleum Assessment, 1998, Including Economic Analysis
		The methodology used in this assessment is slightly modified from that used in the 1987 assessment of this area when the USGS estimated in-place petroleum resources for the DOI Report to Congress; the methodology is also slightly modified from that used in the USGS assessment of the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska (NPRA) (1979–1980).
		The total quantity of technically recoverable oil within the entire assessment area is estimated to be between 5.7 and 16.0 billion barrels (95-percent and 5-percent probability range), with a mean value of 10.4 billion barrels.
		In the 1987 assessment, about 75 percent of the mean estimated in-place oil was in the southeastern or deformed area and only 25 percent was in the northwestern or undeformed area (fig.
	pubs.usgs.gov /fs/fs-0028-01/fs-0028-01.htm (3071 words)

	LAB at Brown: Teaching Diverse Learners -- Assessment
		Assessment plays an important role in the education of English language learners.
		Ongoing assessment of student learning provides continuous feedback on the effectiveness of instruction and indicates areas where a change in instructional strategy may be advised.
		ELLs are required to participate in high-stakes testing programs, as a way of making schools, districts, and state education agencies accountable for their educational progress.
	www.alliance.brown.edu /tdl/assessment/index.shtml (157 words)

	Programs & Services : Assessment : State & National Data
		Established by the State Board of Education in 1996, the Vermont Comprehensive Assessment System (CAS) evaluates student performance in the state’s schools, based on Vermont’s Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities, with the goal of improving teaching and learning.
		NSRE results in English/Language Arts and Mathematics are reported for all students and major student subgroups at grades 4, 8 and 11, and cover the years 1999 through 2006.
		Reported results are for alternate assessment, valid tests and are only publicly reported when there are more than 10 students in the group.
	education.vermont.gov /new/html/pgm_assessment/data.html (744 words)

	Scholastic — Assessment
		Running records are part of an observational method of reading assessment.
		Read the interview with assessment expert Grant Wiggins, president of the nonprofit Center on Learning Assessment and School Structure (CLASS).
		Read about a teacher's process for measuring comprehension that supports the natural act of reading and responding to a story and allows for diverse interpretations.
	teacher.scholastic.com /professional/assessment/indexbk.htm (371 words)

	E-assessment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Due to its obvious similarity to e-learning, the term e-assessment is becoming widely used as a generic term to describe the use of computers within the assessment process.
		Computer Assisted/Mediated Assessment refers to any application of computers within the assessment process; the role of the computer may be extrinsic or intrinsic.
		Computer-Based Assessment refers to assessment which is built around the use of a computer; the use of a computer is always intrinsic to this type of assessment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/E-assessment (644 words)

	Assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Vital Signs - Through a focus on teamwork, individualized instruction, and ongoing assessment, this K-6 school is improving the achievement of minority and low-income students.
		F for Assessment - With few exceptions, the assessments that states have chosen to implement because of No Child Left Behind are either nationally standardized achievement tests or statedeveloped standards-based tests-both of which are flawed.
		Appropriate Assessments for Reinvigorating Science Education - The president of the National Academy of Sciences argues against multiple choice and for real-world problems and essay answers in standardized tests.
	www.edutopia.org /php/keyword.php?id=005 (352 words)

	Assessment
		The author, an expert in the area of assessments and students with visual impairments, provides clarification in regards to validity, over-indentification, under-identification and the role of the assessment staff.
		The author discusses the critical importance of assessment when planning an individualized educational program for a student.Strengths and weaknesses of tests are listed but the author cautions that their interpretation can still lead to over- or under-estimation of abilities.
		The author states that meaningful assessments of students with visual impairments requires interpretation of instruments in a manner that is sensitive to students, that the tests be conducted in a variety of visual conditions, and the assessment must include interviews with parents, students, and other staff members.
	www.tsbvi.edu /recc/assessment.htm (3196 words)

	OSPI Assessment
		OSPI develops or selects and administers all state assessments and reports achievement data for individual students, schools, districts and the overall state.
		National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – NAEP is a national assessment that allows educational achievement to be compared across states.
		Classroom-Based Assessments (CBAs) and Classroom-Based Performance Assessments (CBPAs) – The state supports the development of classroom-based assessments that are based on the state’s learning standards and help guide day-to-day instruction.
	www.k12.wa.us /assessment (504 words)

	Rubrics
		A rubric is an authentic assessment tool used to measure students' work.
		The rubric is one authentic assessment tool which is designed to simulate real life activity where students are engaged in solving real-life problems.
		It is a formative type of assessment because it becomes an ongoing part of the whole teaching and learning process.
	edtech.kennesaw.edu /intech/rubrics.htm (463 words)

	Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
		Assessment resources for on-line courses, from the University of Texas at Austin Center for Instructional Technologies.
		Assessment tools (e.g., Flashlight Online; templates; study packages), training, external evaluation, and other forms of consulting to help institutions gather information to improve educational uses of technology.
		Assessment Glossary, from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
	www2.acs.ncsu.edu /UPA/assmt/resource.htm (8081 words)

	Assessment
		Assessment tools are used to determine what is working and what should be taught.
		The second type of fluency assessment is a one-minute timed reading of a passage to measure the number and accuracy of words read.
		There are several phonological awareness assessments in which children listen for, identify, discriminate, and produce sounds.
	www.readinga-z.com /assess/index.html (736 words)

	Assessment Tools
		Electronic booklet describing five instruments for attitudinal assessment in teachers, students, and college faculty.
		Designed to assist groups on improving skills through assessment and collaborative measures; Surveys are designed and used to track progress over time; Users can compare individual results to the group and locate experts within the group.
		Assessment of the requisite knowledge for application of the TEKS.
	www.tcet.unt.edu /START/assess/tools.htm (453 words)

	Classroom Assessment
		lassroom Assessment is a simple method faculty can use to collect feedback, early and often, on how well their students are learning what they are being taught.
		The purpose of classroom assessment is to provide faculty and students with information and insights needed to improve teaching effectiveness and learning quality.
		Classroom Assessment is one method of inquiry within the framework of Classroom Research, a broader approach to improving teaching and learning."
	www.siue.edu /~deder/assess/catmain.html (159 words)

	SAGE Publications - Assessment
		Keep abreast of the current research with Assessment, the journal that brings you important articles derived from psychometric research, clinical comparisons, theoretical formulations and literature reviews that fall within the broad domain of clinical and applied psychological assessment.
		The journal presents information of direct relevance to the use of assessment measures, including the practical applications of measurement methods, test development and interpretation practices, and advances in the description and prediction of human behavior.
		The scope of the journal extends from the evaluation of individuals and groups in clinical, counseling, health, forensic, organizational, industrial, and educational settings; to the assessment of treatment efficacy, program evaluation, job performance and the study of behavior outcomes.
	www.sagepub.com /journal.aspx?pid=339 (134 words)

	Department of Education - Assessment and Evaluation
		The Office of Evaluation and Assessment (OEA) coordinates the development and implementation of New Jersey’s statewide assessment program designed to measure the extent to which all students at the elementary-, middle- and secondary-school levels have attained New Jersey’s Core Curriculum Content Standards.
		The OEA works collaboratively within the department and with districts and schools to collect and report information about student academic achievement in order to inform instruction, increase student learning, and help parents and the public to assess the current status of their schools.
		To view assessment results for the schools and districts, view the school report cards.
	www.state.nj.us /njded/assessment (197 words)

	Maine's Comprehensive Assessment System
		The State component includes the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) which is given to students in grades 4, 8, and 11.
		State initiatives also include assisting educators in clarifying standards for local assessment systems, including developing and evaluating performance tasks and student portfolios, serving as a clearinghouse for exemplary local assessment practices, and developing a framework for alternative assessments to ensure that all Maine students reach high standards.
		Local assessment includes traditional methods of assessment like teacher tests, reports, projects, nationally-normed achievement tests, and presentations.
	www.state.me.us /education/mea/meacompass.htm (242 words)

	Assessment Resources - Online Professional Development - University of Wisconsin-Stout Online Professional Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		You are one click away from vital information about performance assessment, rubrics, negotiable contracting, and electronic portfolios.
		Nancy Pickett and Bernie Dodge describe the advantages of using rubrics for authentic assessment.
		Ongoing assessment involves teacher observation, teacher and students co-developing the assessment criteria for student-produced written material and products, peer feedback and self-reflection.
	www.uwstout.edu /soe/profdev/assess.shtml (879 words)

	NCTE - Assessment
		In an effort to make schools accountable for learning, state and federal legislation has embraced standardized assessment as the most important indicator of student achievement.
		While standardized tests provide one measure of student performance, other forms of assessment are needed to create a full picture of student learning.
		NCTE is committed to the development and use of multiple assessment strategies that are fully integrated into instruction.
	www.ncte.org /edpolicy/assess (405 words)

	Assessment Resource Office
		The primary purpose of assessment at Eastern is to improve student learning.
		Thus, assessment must contribute not only to those processess by which members of our faculty examine their teaching and student learning, but also to those processes by which we try to improve programs and services.
		The Assessment Resource Office (ARO) is funded in significant part through a Research and Public Service Project of the New Mexico Legislature.
	www.enmu.edu /academics/excellence/assessment/index.shtml (173 words)

	TEA - Assessment/Testing Links
		The Student Assessment Division manages and oversees the development, administration, scoring, and analysis of the statewide assessment program, which includes the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), the State-Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA), Reading Proficiency Tests in English (RPTE), and the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS).
		The RPTE are designed to measure annual growth in the English reading proficiency of second language learners, and are used along with English and Spanish TAKS to provide a comprehensive assessment system for limited English proficient (LEP) students.
		The ACT Assessment® is designed by ACT, Inc. (http://www.act.org) to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.
	www.tea.state.tx.us /assessment.html (768 words)

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