Data Driven and Practice Assessments Flashcards
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What does MTSS stand for?
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Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
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What is the primary goal of MTSS?
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To ensure all students achieve academic and behavioral success
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What is the purpose of universal screening in MTSS?
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To regularly assess all students to identify academic or behavioral concerns
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What is Tier 1 in the MTSS framework?
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High-Quality Core Instruction for all students
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What type of support does Tier 2 provide?
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Targeted Interventions for students needing extra help
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What characterizes Tier 3 interventions?
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Intensive Interventions that are individualized
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What is data-driven decision-making in the context of MTSS?
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Using data from screenings, progress monitoring, and assessments to inform instructional decisions
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List three benefits of MTSS.
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- Improved Student Outcomes
- Early Intervention
- Collaboration among educators
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What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
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Implementing principles to create lessons that cater to diverse learning styles and abilities
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What is the purpose of formative assessment?
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To guide instruction by assessing students’ progress toward a learning objective
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Define summative assessment.
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Assessments that gauge instruction by determining whether students have mastered a learning objective
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What are criterion-referenced assessments?
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Assessments that compare student performance to a predetermined standard
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What distinguishes norm-referenced assessments?
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They compare students to each other and rank them according to performance
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What does validity in assessment refer to?
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Assessments should measure what they intend to measure
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What is meant by reliability in assessments?
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Assessments should produce consistent results that can be replicated
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Fill in the blank: Fair assessments are valid, reliable, clear, and _______.
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free of bias
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What is the role of teachers in maintaining student records?
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To keep accurate and confidential records of attendance, assignments, and grades
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What is the purpose of a universal screener?
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To gather data on all students to identify groups for intervention
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What is a diagnostic assessment?
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An assessment used to identify students’ specific strengths and weaknesses
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Describe informal assessments.
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Flexible assessments that occur throughout instruction to gauge understanding
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What are formal assessments?
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Planned assessments that involve set scoring guidelines, such as quizzes and tests
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What is the difference between formative and summative assessments?
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Formative assessments guide instruction; summative assessments evaluate learning outcomes
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What is progress monitoring?
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Periodic assessments to track student growth toward a specific goal or objective
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What is a portfolio in assessment?
A collection of student work showing growth over time
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Define exit slip.
A short response completed and submitted at the end of a lesson
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What is a rubric?
A tool that outlines specific criteria for evaluating or grading work
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What are analytic rubrics?
Rubrics that individually assess each part of an assignment with multiple graded categories
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What defines holistic rubrics?
Rubrics that evaluate the quality of the piece as a whole with one general score
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Fill in the blank: Assessment congruence is associated with _______.
validity
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What role does assessment data play in effective teaching?
Provides a roadmap to guide instructional decisions
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What are the key areas where personalized instruction can maximize student success?
* Reading
* Writing
* Vocabulary
* Fluency
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How does assessment data act as a compass for teachers?
Reveals strengths and weaknesses within the student population in various literacy skills
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What is the purpose of target assessments?
Refine assessments to accurately measure specific learning goals
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What might targeted lessons address for students struggling with decoding?
Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness
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What is one method to support students needing help with main idea identification?
Using graphic organizers
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What should teachers do to ensure understanding during instruction?
Monitor progress and make adjustments to instruction mid-course
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What can a standardized reading assessment reveal about a class?
Overall strengths and weaknesses in reading
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What is the benefit of viewing assessment data at the individual student level?
Pinpoints specific areas where students might need additional support
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What type of intervention might a student struggling with fluency need?
Targeted interventions like repeated reading practice
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What might a student with comprehension issues benefit from?
Explicit instruction in question-answering strategies and summarizing techniques
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How should teachers prioritize interventions?
Based on severity and potential impact
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What is strategic ability grouping?
Grouping students with similar decoding needs for targeted phonics instruction
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Fill in the blank: Assessment data can be viewed at different levels: _______ or class trends.
[individual student performance]
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True or False: All interventions are equally effective for every student.
False
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What transforms classrooms into data-driven environments?
Harnessing the power of data
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Data-driven environments ensure targeted support for every student.
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What is the role of data in education?
Data is just a tool, and its effectiveness lies in its application
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Proper application of data is crucial for making informed decisions.
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How can data be utilized in the classroom?
To make informed decisions, personalize instruction, and cultivate a successful learning environment
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Personalization of instruction is key to meeting individual student needs.
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Fill in the blank: Data is just a _______ in education.
tool
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What is the outcome of effectively applying data in education?
Cultivating a successful learning environment for all students
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A successful learning environment is characterized by effective support and instruction.
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Why should teachers match assessments to lesson objectives?
To ensure students are evaluated fairly using valid assessments and to plan appropriate future instruction.
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What should teachers consider regarding concepts in assessments?
Does this assessment include any concepts that have not been taught?
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How should the assessment relate to the presentation of the topic?
Does the assessment match the way I presented this topic to students?
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What levels of understanding should assessments evaluate?
Comprehension, application, analysis
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What is a key consideration regarding the appropriateness of an assessment?
Is this assessment appropriate for the students' age or grade level?
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What does a well-created assessment cover?
The same concepts that were taught and assesses them in a similar way.
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What is the goal of an assessment in terms of learning objectives?
To determine if students have met the learning objective.
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How can assessments help in future instruction?
Will this assessment help guide future instruction?
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What is the Texas Formative Assessment Resource (TFAR)?
A free platform from the Texas Education Agency for designing, giving, and sharing formative assessments.
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What type of data does TFAR provide?
Usable data from standards-based assessments.
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What resources does TFAR feature?
Items released from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).
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What is a poorly designed assessment example?
Asking students to identify main and supporting characters instead of describing main characters' traits.
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Fill in the blank: A well-created assessment will match the anticipated level of _______.
student understanding
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True or False: Assessments should include content that has not been taught.
False
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In an ELA class, several students are struggling with essay writing skills. The teacher decides to implement a Tier 2 intervention. Which of the following options would be the most appropriate for this tier of support?
a. Providing small-group instruction on specific essay writing skills, such as thesis development, organization, and evidence integration.
b. Referring students for individual counseling to address potential underlying emotional or behavioral factors affecting their writing performance.
c. Assigning additional writing practice exercises for students to complete independently at home.
d. Having students work with a peer tutor who can provide one-on-one support and feedback on their essay drafts.
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A high school English teacher wants to conduct a formative assessment to determine which students in her class have mastered this week's vocabulary word list. Which of the following assessments would best accomplish this task?
a. Students sit with a partner, write a story using the vocabulary words for the week, and read the story to the class.
b. The teacher shows a definition and the students write the corresponding vocabulary word on a personal whiteboard.
c. The teacher administers a practice quiz over the vocabulary words but permits students to work with a partner.
d. The teacher reads each word out loud and each student gives a thumbs up or down as to if they understand the word.
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Which of the following question formats would be most appropriate for assessing student mastery of the following objective?
Students will explain how gravity and energy influence the formation of a galaxy.
a. interpretive exercise
b. short answer
c. matching
d. multiple choice
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Ms. Smith gives a unit exam on transformations of geometric figures. It is a 20-question multiple-choice exam. All but one student gets a 100 percent on the exam. What can be said about her assessment?
Select all answers that apply.
a. She probably should have added some open ended questions to give her students more opportunity to demonstrate mastery.
b. Her students are very good at answering multiple choice questions pertaining to transformations.
c. She clearly taught the material very well since so many of her students got a 100 percent.
d. Her exam was too difficult.
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A teacher has completed a lesson on ensuring the reliability and validity of digital sources. She asks students to use the information she has presented to gather five sources for their research papers. Which of the following assessment methods would allow the teacher to formally assess the student's ability to gather appropriate sources?
a. The teacher conducts a class discussion on sources, and students share the best sources they found for a class-wide list.
b. Each student completes a checklist of criteria for each source (based on the presentation) that the teacher then reviews.
c Each student is paired with another during the research process to evaluate each source chosen using a checklist.
d The student finds one of each type of source (article, website, book) and writes a paragraph about each source's reliability.
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A teacher assigns a short writing assignment at the beginning of the year before teaching any new content. What type of assessment are these students completing?
a. standardized
b. diagnostic
c. summative
d. formative
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Kelly, an ESE teacher, creates her own assessment to measure her student's progress toward reading fluency goals. She always uses the same test and references it against the same set of criteria. Brenda, another grade-level ESE teacher, borrows the test after hearing Kelly talk about it to assess her students' reading fluency. Brenda finds that the test consistently measures comprehension, but does not measure reading fluency. What can we determine about the assessment Kelly created?
a The assessment is reliable and valid.
b The assessment is neither valid nor reliable.
c The assessment is valid, but not reliable.
d The assessment is reliable, but not valid.
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An ELA teacher is collaborating with a special education teacher to develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for a student with a learning disability. Which component of the MTSS framework is most relevant to this process?
a. formative assessment
b. tier 2 interventions menu
c. universal design for learning (UDL)
d. data-driven IEP Development
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Which of the following best describes the degree to which an assessment accurately measures what it intends to measure?
a validity
b. reliability
c. agility
d. predictability
Option a is the correct answer.
Explanation:
A test is more valid if it measures what it says it measures; for example, an IQ test measures intelligence and it is valid because it does give a score that is reflective of a person's cognitive capabilities.
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