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Traditional assessment
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An assessment in which students select responses from a multiple-choice list, a true/false list, or a matching list.
Zone of proximal development
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A level or range in which a student can perform a task with help.
Reliability
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An indicator of score consistency over time or across multiple evaluators. Reliable assessment is one in which the same answers receive the same score regardless of who performs the scoring or how or ...
Problem solving
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A method of learning in which students evaluate their thinking and progress while solving problems. The process includes strategy discussion--determining solution strategies to similar problems and ...
Performance assessment
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Systematic and direct observation of a student performance or examples of student performances and ranking according to pre-established performance criteria. Students are assessed on the result as ...
Portfolio assessment
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An assessment process that is based on the collection of student work (such as written assignments, drafts, artwork, and presentations) that represents competencies, exemplary work, or the student's ...
