Accountability a set of initiatives others take to monitor the results of our actions, and to penalize or reward us based on the

reward us based on the outcomes.

Accuracy an assessment tool must be accurate. Accuracy is the state of being correct, free from mistakes.
Algorithm are mental procedures that normally do not vary in application once learned.
Alternative Assessment based on students’ abilities to perform meaningful tasks they may have to do in the “real-world”.
Alternative Grading System refers to different ways of evaluating students’ learning and performance, other than the traditional points-based approach.
Analysis The generation of new information not already possessed by the individual.
Analyzing errors Addresses the logic, reasonableness, or accuracy of knowledge.
Analytic Rubric It articulates level of performance of each criterion.
Analytic Rubrics describe on each criterion separately
Assessment the systematic basis for making inferences about the learning and development of students
Assessment or Evaluation Portfolio a collection of student works that are associated with standards you are required to learn.
Assessment tool a systematic and standardized instrument or method used to evaluate and measure specific attributes, skills, competencies, or behaviors of individuals in a
consistent and objective manner.
Asynchronous Student learn at different times
Authentic Assessment refers to non-paper-and-pencil test.
Authentic Assessment a form of direct assessment because it provides direct evidence of application of knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Averaging System Your major average is the average of percentage grades from courses taken toward your major.
Benchmarking Assessment measure a student’s performance against a ‘set point’, say, a national standard, or over a particular time period.
Bite-sized Learning (Microlearning) breaking down e-learning content into digestible chunks, which is easier for learners to work through at a pace that suits them.
Blended Learning an approach to education that combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online with traditional place-based classroom
methods.
Blended Learning refers to a learning delivery that combines in-person with any mix of online distance learning, modular learning, and TV/Radio-based instruction
Bodily- Kinesthetic Intelligence ability to control one's body movements and to handle objects is skillfully
Classifying Refers to organizing knowledge into meaningful categories
Classroom Assessment a systematic approach to formative evaluation, used by instructors to determine how much and how well students are learning
Collaborative Assessment learners to support each other’s learning to produce evidence of their learning through discussion, games, group activities and creation of projects.
Competencies the applied skills and knowledge that enable people to successfully perform in professional, educational and life context.
Completion type or Short Answer The examinee needs to supply or create the appropriate word(s), symbol(s) or number(s) to answer the question or complete a statement rather than
Test selecting the answer from the given options. Used for simple recall of knowledge and for computational problems
Comprehension Responsible for translating knowledge into a form appropriate for storage in permanent memory.
Comprehension an assessment tool must include everything or nearly everything that is connected with a particular subject.
Conceptual Knowledge It is knowledge of classifications, principles, generalizations, theories, models or structures pertinent to a particular disciplinary area.
Constructive Alignment knowledge is constructed by the activities of the learner
Continual Assessment based on the day-to-day experience of a teacher observing their student, for instance
Criterion Referenced designed to measure student performance against a fixed set of predetermined criteria or learning standards
Cumulative Grading is calculating a student's grade in a class that counts each new assessment at its assigned weight in a cumulative fashion throughout the year.
Decision Making The process of decision making is used when an individual must select between two or more alternatives.
Deferred Outcome refers to the ability to apply cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills/competencies in various situations many years after completion of a degree program.
Desire Student Learning Outcomes Are statement that describe significant and essential learning that learners have achieved ,and can reliably demonstrate and end pf a course or program.
Development Stage Develop or select items, exercises, tasks, and scoring procedures. Review and critique the overall assessment for quality before use
Diagnostic Assessment Is a type of assessment which examined what a student knows and can do prior to a leaning program being implemented assessment of student’s skill and
knowledge upon entry to program provide a baseline against which to assess progress.
Direct Method a professional makes a decision regarding what a student learned and how well it was learned.