List of Evaluation Glossary Terms

There are 571 unique terms in the glossary.
 
ability accountability
accuracy
achievement
achievement test
ADA
administrative feasibility (of teacher evaluation)
administrative responsibility (for teacher evaluation)
administrator
adversarial/advocacy group
adverse impact
advocacy teams
affective dimension
affective domain
aggregating
alignment
alternative assessment
analysis
analytic scoring
anecdotal record
announced observation
anonymity (provision for)
appeal process
appropriate user
aptitude
arbitrary
archival search
artifact
assessment
assessment center
assessment method
assessor
attribute
attrition
audience
audiences
audit
audit (of an evaluation)
authentic assessment
bargaining unit
BARS
behavior
behavior summary scale (BSS)
behavioral checklist
behavioral observation scale (BOS)
behaviorally-anchored rating scale (BARS)
behaviors
benchmark
benefit
bias
bonus pay
BOS
BSS
capacity
capricious
career ladder
case study
ceiling
central tendency effect
certification
checklist
CIPP
client
clinical supervision
coaching
code
code (information)
coding
coefficient
cognitive ability
cognitive domain
collective bargaining agreement
collective bargaining unit
combined model
comments
comparability
comparative experimental studies
comparison group (in experimentation)
compensatory model
competence (teacher)
competency
competency (teaching)
component
composite score
computerized assessment
conclusions (of an evaluation)
concurrent validity
conditioning
conference
confidentiality
confidentiality (provision for)
configural scoring rule
conflict of interest
congruence analysis
conjunctive model
consent
consequences
consequential basis of validity
considered necessary
consistency
construct
construct irrelevance
construct underrepresentation
construct validity
contamination
content analysis
content validity
context
context (of an evaluation)
context (teaching)
contextual variables
contract
contrast effect
control group
convergence group
correlation
corroborating evidence
cost
cost effectiveness
covariate
CRA
CREATE
credentialing
credibility
credible
criteria
criterion
criterion-referenced
criterion-referenced tests
criterion-related validity
critical incident
critical incident appraisal
critical information
critical score
cross validation
curricular validity
curriculum
cutting score
dance of the lemons
data
data access
data analysis
data collection procedures
data integration
data sources
DBTE
debriefing interview
decision consistency coefficient
decision rule
decision rules
defensible
definition
delphi technique
demonstration (performance)
dependability
dependent variable
descriptor
design (evaluation)
desired outcomes
developmentally appropriate
diagnosis
differential functioning
differential prediction
discrepancy
discrimination index
disjunctive model
dismissal
dissemination
documentation
documenting
domain
DOTT
drift
due process
duties-based teacher evaluation (DBTE)
duty
editorial authority
educational objective
EEOC
effective teaching
effectiveness
efficiency
element
emergent design
environment
equitable
equity
equivalence
error
error of measurement
escrow agent
estimate
ethical
evaluand
evaluatee
evaluation
evaluation stages
evaluation system
evaluator
evaluee
evidence
excellence
executive report
executive summary
exemplary teacher
exhibition
expectation
experience
experimental design
experimental group
experimental research
expert
extant data
external evaluation
extrapolate
face validity
fairness
feasibility
feedback
field test
first-impression effect
floor
focus group
follow-up
forced resignation
forced-choice response
formal
format
formative evaluation
formative teacher evaluation
foundation
frequency of evaluation
functional-level testing
gain scores
generalizability
generic rights
glossary
goal
goal-free evaluation
grading system
grievance
group/collaborative product
guideline
halo effect
handicapping condition
hardware (data processing)
hearing
high inference
high-stakes evaluations
high-stakes testing
holistic scoring
illustrative case
incentive pay
incompetence
inconsistency
indicator
induction
inference
informal
information
information needs
information sources
informed consent
input variables
instruction
instructional goal
instructional objectives
instrument
interdisciplinary
intern
internal evaluation
inter-rater coefficients
interview
interviewer
investigation
irregularity (procedural)
item
item analysis
job analysis
job assignment
job description
Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation
journal
judge
judgment
jury trial for projects
knowledge
KSAs
learner expectations or outcomes
learning environment
learning outcomes
legally defensible
leniency
lesson
letter grade
level of significance
license
log (teacher)
longevity pay
low inference
low-stakes evaluations
mandated assessments
master teacher
mastery testing
matching
materials evaluation
MBO (management by objectives)-based evaluation
mean
mean (arithmetic)
measure (noun)
measure (verb)
measurement
measurement-based evaluation
mentor teacher
mentoring
merit
merit pay
meritorious performance
metaevaluation
meta-evaluation
method of assessment
method of data collection
method of evaluation
minimally acceptable
minimally competent
model
modeling
modus operandi analysis
monitoring
multiple measures
NBPTS
NCTM
no significant difference
nonreactive measures
norm
normal form
norms
notes
null hypothesis
object of the evaluation
objective (adjective)
objective scoring
objectives
objectives-referenced test
observable
observation
observer
obtained score
OERI
on-the-job training
open-ended response
operational definition
operationalize
options
orientation
outcome variables
overview
parallel forms
passing score
pattern
pedagogy
peer assessment
peer review
percentile rank
performance (teacher)
performance appraisal
performance assessment
performance criteria
performance evaluation
performance goal
performance indicator
performance review
performance standard
performance standards
permanent teacher
personnel evaluation
pilot test
pilot testing
pitfall
plan of assistance
policy (teacher evaluation)
population
portfolio
portfolio assessment
post-test
practice (evaluation)
predictive validity
preponderance
prerequisite knowledge
pre-test
primary standards
primary trait scoring
priority goal
privacy rights
probationary teacher
procedures (evaluation)
process variable
process-product research
productivity (teacher)
professional development
professionalism (teacher)
proficiency
profile
program evaluations
project
project evaluation
prompt
propriety
protocol
psychomotor domain
purpose
purposes (of an evaluation study)
qualitative information
quality check
quantitative information
questionnaire
random
random sampling
ranking
rate
rater drift
rater effect
rating
raw score
rbte
recommendations
record (noun)
record (verb)
reduction in force (RIF)
reflection
regression effect
reinforce
relevance (domain)
reliability
reliability coefficient
reliable measure
remediation
replicable
replicate
report card
reporting
reporting scheme (complex)
reporting scheme (reductive)
research-based teacher evaluation (RBTE)
responses
responsibility
results
review
reward
rif
right-to-know audience
rubric
sample
sampling of performance
sanction
scale (rating)
schedule
school district
school profile
scope of content
score
score (noun)
scorer
scoring
scoring dimension
scoring key
scoring rubric
scripting
secondary data analysis
secondary standards
selection item
self-assessment
self-evaluation
self-report instrument
self-report measures
self-study materials
sensitivity
setting
significant difference (statistically)
similar-to-me effect
simulation
simulation study
situational specificity
skill
sociodrama
specifications (assessment)
sponsor
spontaneous performance assessment
stakeholder
stakeholders
standard
standard deviation
standard score
standard setting
standardization
standardized conditions
standardized test
standardized tests
standards (legal)
standards (professional)
standards (technical)
statistic
stratified random sample
stringency
structured performance assessment
student evaluation
student evaluation system
student learning outcomes
style-based evaluation
subjective (adjective)
subjective scoring
summary
summative evaluation
summative teacher evaluation
supervisor
surrogate task
synthesis
systemic validity
table of specifications
talent
task
teachable
teacher effectiveness
teacher evaluation
teacher evaluation system
teacher improvement
teacher norms
teacher-outcomes evaluation
teachers' rights
temporary teacher
tenure
tenured teacher
termination
test (noun)
test (verb)
test retest reliability
test score pollution
theory-based evaluation
time series study
timeline
timeliness
track record
training
transferability
transportability
triangulation
true score
trust
unintended consequences
unit of analysis
USED
utility
utility (of teacher evaluation system)
validation
validity
validity coefficient
validity generalization study
value
value-added
values clarification techniques
variable
variate
verification
visit
weighted score
weighting
wisdom of practice
word attack skills
work sample
work simulation
worth
 
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