In four short paragraphs, describe the four RSVP characteristics of good classroom assessment. In each paragraph, present two concrete examples of assessment practices:

Question

one that is likely to have the particular characteristic you are describing and one that is not likely to have it.

Answer 1

In four paragraphs, the student should accurately describe the concepts of reliability, standardization, validity, and practicality, providing definitions along these lines:
• Reliability: Extent to which an instrument yields consistent results
• Standardization: Extent to which an instrument involves similar content and format and is administered and scored in the same way for everyone
• Validity: Extent to which an instrument actually assesses what it is being used to assess
• Practicality: Extent to which assessment instruments and procedures are inexpensive and relatively easy to use and take only a reasonable amount of time to administer and score
Each paragraph should include both an example and a counterexample of the characteristic being described. To illustrate, a teacher who specifies the scoring criteria for an essay in specific, concrete terms is enhancing reliability. In contrast, a teacher who grades some essays while fresh and alert in the morning but grades other essays while tired and groggy at night is reducing reliability.