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| "the process of observing learning; describing, collecting, recording, scoring, and interpreting information about a student's or one's own learning" (k12.hi.us) |
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| Curriculum-Based Assessment |
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"involves selecting and measuring objectives from the curriculum that will be taught to hte learner" (Hall, 2009. P.32) |
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| "provide teachers with a systematic way to evaluate how well students are progressing in a particular instructional program" (eduplace.com) |
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"may be drawn from typical classroom activities such as assignments, journals, essays, reports, literature discussion groups, or reading logs...[it can be] difficult to show student progress using actual work, [so] keeping notes or checklists to record their observations from student-teacher conferences or informal classroom interactions" (eduplace.com) |
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| Performance Based Assessment |
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| "test of the ability to apply knowledge in a real-life setting" (k12.hi.us) |
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"Evaluation at the conclusion of a unit or units of instruction or an activity or plan to determine or judge student skills and knowledge or effectiveness of a plan or activity" (k12.hi.us)
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| "alternatives to traditional, standardized, norm- or criterion-referenced traditional paper and pencil testing... might require students to answer an open-ended question, work out a solution to a problem, perform a demonstration of a skill, or in some way produce work rather than select an answer from choices on a sheet of paper" (k12.hi.us) |
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| "an ongoing [assessment] basis so that engagement in activities is confirmed and changes to intervention or program activities can be made if progress is too slow" (Wolery, 2004; Hall, 2009. P.35). |
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| "Occur when the outcomes from a specific program are assessed to determine whether or not they are effectively addressing stated program objectives" (Hall, 2009. P. 35) |
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| "the proportion of children identified at risk who actually have the disability" (Hall, 2009. P. 22) |
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| "accurately reflects the learning it was designed to measure" (k12.hi.us) |
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| "descriptive words or phrases that indicate performance levels. Qualities of a performance are described" (k12.hi.us) |
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| "a brief assessment aimed at identifying those infants/children who may be at risk for developmental delays due to differences as compared with standard expectations for children of the same age range and cultural background" (Losardo & Notari-Sverson, 2001; Hall, 2009. P. 22) |
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Adolescent and Adult Psychoeducational Profile
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| "Designed for the purpose of developing individualized treatment goals for adolescents and adults over age 12 with autism spectrum disroders..comprised of a direct observation scale and two interviews that include a home scale and school/work scale. Each scale is complrised of six functional areas; functional communication, leisure skills, vocational skills, vocational behavior, interpersonal behavior, and independent functioning" (Mesibov et al., 1988; Hall, 2009. P. 30). |
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Functional Emotional Assessment Scale
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| The research scales are comprised of a series of recording sheets organized by the child's age (7 months through 4 years), where the caregiver scores teh child's behavior on a scale of (not at all or very brief) to 2 (consistently present or observed many times). The categories scored are based on the authors' use of six functional developmental levels: (1) self regulation and interest in the world; (2) forming relationships, attachment and engagement; (3) two-way, purposeful communication; (4) behavioral organization, problem solving, and internalization; (5) representational capacity (elaboration); and (6) representational differentaion (Greenspan et al.; Hall, 2009). |
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