Standardized tests that compare a child’s performance to that of other children of the same age
Criterion-referenced tests
Ways of evaluating performance that are not formal standardized tests
Norm-referenced tests
Commercially prepared tests that have been used with and standardized on large groups of students
Progress monitoring
Measure the student’s abilities in specific skills
Procedure to measure a student’s academic performance and to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction
Formal standardized tests
Curriculum-based measurement
Informal assessment measures
Procedure designed to test what a student actually does in the school or classroom curriculum