LLCU 424 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Percentile Rank, Communication, Corpus Linguistics

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Course: LLCU 424
• Professor: Dr. Tomas McCone

Document Summary

Appraising or estimating the level or magnitude of some attribute of a person . Encompasses a wide range of methodological techniques. Prepared administrative procedures that occur at identifiable times in a curriculum when learners muster all their faculties to offer peak performance. A method of measuring a person"s ability, knowledge, or performance in a given domain. A set of techniques, procedures, or items that requires performance on the part of the test-taker. Process of quantifying a test-taker"s performance according to explicit procedures or rules. Measurement process of quantifying the observed performance of classroom learners; more numerical. Evaluation consists of written descriptions, oral feedback, and other nonquantifiable reports. When the results of a test (or other assessment) are used for decision making. Ex. test scores are measurement and discussing the meaning of those scores is an evaluation. Incidental, unplanned comments and responses, along with coaching and other impromptu feedback to the student.