TheFourAssessments

Norm-Referenced Criterion-referenced Curriculum-Based Authentic

Assessment Assessment Measurement Assessment

Definition Refers to An assessment A formative An evaluation of

standardized tests procedure in which assessment a students ability
on which a student a students procedure for by means of
performance is performance is monitoring student various work
compared to that of compared to a progress in core products,
his or her peers. particular level of academic subjects typically
mastery that reflect the local classroom
school curriculum assignments and
other activities

Purpose This is very This teacher made These test is Portfolio

important in the test offers the evaluated several assessment is a
assessing progress means of times a week by form of authentic
because it shows educational mirroring the daily assessments.
the teacher the accountability, in instructions tasks This is a simple
students ability to that a teacher can and charted collections of
perform. A student demonstrate that a throughout the samples of a
should know a student has learned school year. This students effort,
bases for things by specific skills. This allows the student progress, and
each grade level, test is calculated on to track their long achievements.
and allowing the amount of term and short term This form of
standardized test knowledge known goals, which then assessment is an
help the teacher by facts, rather than allows the attempt to
know where the compared to peers information to pass improve the
child lies in their in the same grade. onto the next grade. evaluation
knowledge. If the student needs process and
extra help, this form enhance
of assessment will instructional
allow teachers to decision making.
take a closer look.

Work Cited
Gargioulo, Richard. Special Education in Contemporary Society. Washington DC: Sage
Publications, 2015. Print.