The Words We Use:  A Glossary of Terms for Early Childhood Education Standards and Assessment STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENT » Definition » Related Terms (Not Synonyms) » Explanatory Comments » Web Sources   Definition A process through which the criteria for assessment are derived directly from content and/or performance standards. Related Terms (Not Synonyms) Alternative assessment; Assessment; Authentic assessment; Developmental assessment; Evaluation; Formal Assessment; Informal assessment; Observational assessment; Performance-based assessment; Portfolio assessment; Test Explanatory Comments Standards-based assessment is a logical next step following the development of standards. In a sequential process to implement standards-based education, each step is informed by the previous step or steps and the sequential process is represented as follows: Content and performance standards-->Standards-based assessments-->Instruction for learning. Standards-based assessment differs from traditional assessment by closely linking assessment to curriculum comparing students to a standard of achievement, not to other students incorporating new forms of assessment (ECS, 2002) Web Sources British Columbia Ministry of Education. (2002). Standards-based assessment within a standards-based education system: Literature review. Victoria, BC: Author. Retrieved May 19, 2003, from http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/achievement/litreview_bw.pdf Department of Defense Education Activity. DODEA glossary of terms. Retrieved May 19, 2003, from http://www.odedodea.edu/instruction/curriculum/glossary.htm Education Commission of the States. (2002). No Child Left Behind Issue Brief: A guide to standards-based assessment. Denver, CO: Author National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST). Assessment glossary. Author. Retrieved May 19, 2003, from http://www.cse.ucla.edu/CRESST/pages/glossary.htm » Back to List of Terms

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