An assessment tool for grading student work that breaks down the components on which an answer or project will be graded as well as outlining the levels of achievement.

The process of identifying consistent types of errors in the work of a student.

A statistical measurement of how well a test question differentiates between students at various levels of abilities or with differing characteristics.

An assessment of the correlation between two or more rater, observers or scorers. The degree to which they would agree on the scoring of a test or interpretation of observed behaviors.

A measure of the statistical relationship between one set of scores and another, or one group of scores and another. The measure assesses both the strength and direction of the relationship.

In contrast to a rubric, a scale provides a series of numbers for an evaluator to use in assessing student performance.

A rubric that uses descriptors to assess levels of competency. The rubric summarizes student performance in a single score.

A rating scale designed along a continuum with descriptors that identify points from low to high along the continuum for different aspects of the evaluation. The descriptors aid the assessor in making their evaluation.

A rubric that is developed to assess various aspects of student development.

A child’s rank on a standardized test as expressed in terms of the number of students out of 100 who performed at or below the student’s score.