Why are the fluency passages fiction?
0 Comments Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Why are DOMA Basic Math Skills reports different from DORA reports?
0 Comments Posted Sunday, May 24, 2009
Do Let’s Go Learn’s scores in comprehension represent an independent or instructional level?
2 Comments Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Why might DORA’s Lexile Level be different for a student than other assessments?
2 Comments Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009
How often can I test my children?
We recommend that one not assess sooner than 8 to 12 weeks with DORA...
0 Comments Posted Friday, December 12, 2008
What is the Difference between a Formative Assessment and a Summative Assessment?
Formative assessment is an ongoing assessment used to inform instruction...
1 Comments Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008
What Makes an Assessment Diagnostic?
These are deep assessments that ask additional questions to find out how the teacher should improve instruction for a student or students...
0 Comments Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008
What is the Difference between Criterion-Referenced and Norm-Referenced Testing?
These terms relate to how the results of an assessment are presented...
0 Comments Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008
What is a Benchmark Assessment?
This term refers to a gauge of advancement, such as pre-testing at the beginning of a class/school yera and post-testing at the end. Or it can be one-time testing that provides comparison to state standards thus showing a "benchmark" of student abilities.
0 Comments Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008
What is an Accountability or High Stakes Assessment?
These look to tell school administrators whether something is working or not. Is the school improving year after year? Is the a CD-ROM that they bought working? These assessments hold a person or program accountable for success.
0 Comments Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008
What is RtI?
RtI is the model of intervention that a school district follows when responding to students who are below grade level in their core reading and math abilities.
0 Comments Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Why might DORA spelling scores not reflect classroom spelling test achievement?
Spelling is the most challenging sub-test on DORA as the answers are completely student generated as opposed to multiple-choice. If students are performing well on classroom spelling tests, consider the difference in the task.
0 Comments Posted Thursday, November 15, 2007