Specialist dictionary

Assessment

Examinations, testing, grading, formative and summative assessment and feedback.

Core vocabulary

65 featured terms

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Assessmentnoun

an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"

Evaluationnoun

act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

Examnoun

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

Examinationnoun

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Examinationnoun

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

Feedbacknoun

response to an inquiry or experiment

Formativeadjective

capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"

Gradenoun

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your…

Gradingnoun

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"

Marknoun

the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "h…

Marknoun

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your…

Markingnoun

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"

Quizverb

examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

Ratingnoun

act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

Rubricnoun

category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of ‘functional obesity’"

Runnoun

the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…

Scorenoun

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your…

Scoringnoun

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"

Scrutinynoun

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Summationaladjective

of or relating to a summation or produced by summation

Summativeadjective

of or relating to a summation or produced by summation

Testnoun

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

Testnoun

the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…

Testverb

examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

Trialnoun

the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…

Assaynoun

a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the pre…

Auditnoun

a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audi…

Auditionnoun

a test of the suitability of a performer

Autopsynoun

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

Centilenoun

(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total

Clinical testnoun

a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the di…

clinical trialnoun

a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the di…

Comparingnoun

the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consi…

Comparisonnoun

the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consi…

Comprehensivenoun

an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature"

Decilenoun

(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the…

Endoscopynoun

visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

Finalnoun

an examination administered at the end of an academic term

Fittingnoun

putting clothes on to see whether they fit

Inspectionnoun

a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

Medicalnoun

a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

Motnoun

a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

Necropsynoun

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

Ophthalmoscopynoun

examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope

Oralnoun

an examination conducted by spoken communication

Palpationnoun

a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a…

Percentilenoun

(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total

PMnoun

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

Post-mortemnoun

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

Quartilenoun

(statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores

Quiznoun

an examination consisting of a few short questions

Reexaminationnoun

a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

Reviewnoun

a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

Reviewnoun

a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

Rhinoscopynoun

examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)

Scannoun

the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"

Searchnoun

boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"

Studynoun

a detailed critical inspection

Surveynoun

a detailed critical inspection

Testingnoun

an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children…

Triposnoun

final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University

Viva vocenoun

an examination conducted by spoken communication

Additiveadjective

characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"

Constructiveadjective

constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive phi…

Testverb

undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"