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GLOSSARY TERMS


glossary  The Words We Use: A Glossary of Terms for Early Childhood Education Standards and Assessment

Accommodations
Accountability
Achievement Test
Alignment
Alternative Assessment
Aptitude Test
Assessment
Authentic Assessment
Benchmarks (Performance Standards)
Content Standards
Criterion-Referenced Test
Developmental Assessment
Documentation
Early Learning Standards
Evaluation
Formal Assessment
Indicators
Informal Assessment
Norm-Referenced Test
Observational Assessment
Outcomes
Performance Standards
Performance-Based (Alternate, Alternative, Authentic) Assessment
Portfolio Assessment
Program Standards
Readiness Test
Rubrics
Screening
Standardized Test
Standards
Standards-Based Assessment
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