A subfield of human genomics that attempts to isolate and identify the genetic factors that determine individual differences in achievement, motivation, behavior, and intelligence.

A means to measure the validity or effectiveness of a given evaluation method by comparing the scores in one test to those of another. The degree of accuracy of a test increases the closer its scores correlate to the scores of another assessment criteria of a related attribute.

An examination of the degree to which a test’s content and the instructional content preceding the test match.

A general aptitude for learning which is frequently measured by an individual’s ability to engage meaningfully with abstract concepts and to solve problems.

A plan, tactics, techniques related to the preparation for and taking of a test.

Particularized information directed to the learner, which often addresses how they have employed a strategic plan and identifies specific learning objectives.

Assessment tools which measure the development of the strategies and subskills emphasized in a reading series or text based on grade-level.

A teaching strategy designed to encourage learners to think continuously to make a given problem-solving process easier.

A teaching idea that encourages students to ask questions about a given text and then discern what type of questions they are asking. The questions might be memory-level (thin) or evaluative (thick).

An abbreviation for survey, question, read, record, recite, and reflect. This is a textbook reading study strategy that incorporates these six skills to learn more about the text.