08.+Glossary

Here's where you'll find a glossary to help you understand all of our wonderful terminology!


 * covariance** - as ability in one dimension increases so does that in another (for example adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers)

give separate scores for each "over-arching" objective)
 * unidimensionality -** a single score on a test represents a single dimension or trait that has been assessed(if assess multiple objectives on a test, then


 * self-assessment -** students assign their own scores for each assessment thus providing a point of contrast with the teacher's assessment