The terminology throughout this text has been used to limit and delimit the meaning of these words according to their use in this document.
 
 

Assessment		Process of judging student behavior or product;  comprehends evaluation and testing. it may include rating scales, observation checklists, content analysis and/or interviews.
Anecdotal record		Written observations by the teacher; it provides a continuous account of student behavior while learning.
Brainstorming		Rapid suggestion of ideas and discussion on a specific theme/subject without taking time to evaluate each one.
Concept mapping		An assessment technique based on clustering used to determine how well a student understand concepts and relationships.
Context		The unity of aspects that connects content in order to give meaning and continuity.
Context standards		Knowledge, skills, and understanding that students  should acquire to attain competency in different areas.
Curriculum		Statement of both the content and methodology of teaching a course of sequence of courses; a content guide.
Evaluation		Process of interpreting our making judgements about assessment data to determine the extent of achievement of instructional objectives.
Formative tests		Tests administered during the process of learning.
Journal		An ongoing written record of a student's thoughts based on self-selected topics of personal interest.
Measurement		A rating indicating the level of attainment of a desired  quality; a percentage of correct answers on a given  test. In criterion-referenced assessment, assessment  is specified as degrees of attainment (a score or a  rating) based on what is possible.
Performance Standard		The quality of student attainment required to demonstrate his/her competency level in a subject area.
Portfolio		A collection of forms of evidence written or otherwise  based on learning and classroom experiences.
Reading/writing process		Relationship between encoding and decoding language and putting it down on paper.
Receiver		One who gets a message, decodes it and may react upon it.
Rubric		An established set of criteria for scoring or rating  student's tests, portfolios and/or performance.
Sender		One who transmit a message.
Summative tests		Tests given/taken at the end of the learning process  to ascertain learning competencies.
Symposium		A series of short, uninterrupted public speeches,  often involving a panel of experts.
Values		Rules of conduct/behavior whose purpose is to do  good and avoid evil.