| A | B |
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| A student answer in the form of a short answer, essay, speech, project, experiment, exhibition, etc. | constructed-response item |
| Student selects a correct answer from alternatives that are provided with the item such as a multiple-choice question. | selected-response item |
| An assessment that occurs during instruction to provide on-going student achievement. | formative assessment |
| Assessment that occurs at the end of a unit of study to document performance. | summative assessment |
| An assessment that is a student-created performance or a product that applies content, skills, and/or processes in a "real world situation." | performance assessment |
| A scoring guide including a summary listing of the characteristics that distinguish high quality from low quality work; may be holistic or analytic. | rubric |
| A purposeful collection of student work to show effort, progress, or proficiency. | portfolio |
| Assessment that occurs during the course of instruction and is indistinguishable from instruction such as random questioning and anecdotal notes. | embedded assessment |
| A scoring method responding to work as a whole, a single score or description based on clearly-defined criteria is assigned. | holistic scoring |
| A scoring method responding separately to each key quality based on clearly-defined criteria. | analytic scoring |
