Curriculum and Assessment Flashcard

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Which of the following best describes the four kinds of curricula? related arts, exploratory, core, encore; math, language arts, science, social studies; null, formal, informal, extracurriculum; content, performance, process, benchmarks

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null, formal, informal, extracurriculum

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Content standards are best described as

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what students should know and be able to do at specific grade levels.

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Mrs. Jones decides not to include a unit about evolution in her science class because she is concerned that it is too controversial. This is an example of

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null curriculum.

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The type of standardized assessment that indicates levels of student mastery of a subject is referred to as

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criterion referenced.

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Mr. Gomez teaches middle school mathematics. Before beginning a unit of study, he gives his students a pretest. Which form of assessment is Mr. Gomez using?

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diagnostic

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Effective monitoring of student progress during an instructional unit is an important component of which type of assessment?

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formative

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Which of the following best describes a summative assessment? Options: a spelling pretest, an informal oral quiz in the middle of a reading unit, a social studies post-test, all of the above

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a social studies post-test

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An assessment that measures what it is intended to measure is

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valid.

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Mr. Huey is concerned that he will have to 'teach to the test' and will not have the opportunity to present his students with hands-on learning experiences. With which drawback of standardized testing is Mr. Huey most concerned?

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Standardized testing often reduces the curriculum.

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Mr. Fairbanks plans the school year using a document that dictates the timing of content coverage. He is most likely using a

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pacing guide.