RVE Practice Questions and Answers Rated A

Criterion-Referenced Tests Measures children's reading achievement against criteria or guidelines set for all test takers. CTPIII Measures verbal and quantitative ability in grades 3-12. Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) Assess how well children understand the meaning of written text in real life situations. Norm-Referenced Test Assesses children's reading ability by comparing scores against other children. Validity How well a test measures what it is supposed to measure. Reliability Consistency of a test. Bias Occurs in education when information is not available for some students in order to successfully pass a test. Running Record An assessment which measures a child' fluency during oral reading. Literacy Profiles Includes work samples, records of independent reading and writing, checklists, surveys, and self-evaluation forms. Rubrics Holistic scoring method used to assess a student's ability.