ED 204 Ch. 12

Classroom assessment provides information for teachers, teachers can use them to do the following except

• determine how well students are learning the material being taught
• identify the type of feedback that will enhance student learning
• develop strategies for improving their effectiveness as students 
• determine if students have reached certain levels of performance

People use numerical data to assess student's learning because they are concrete, objective, and easily communicated. Teacher accountability for student success can be tied solely to test scores.

• true
• false

People use numerical data to assess student's learning because they are concrete, objective, and easily communicated. Teacher accountability for student success can be tied solely to test scores.

• true
• false

The first standardized test in the U.S. was administered by 

• Elliot Eisner
• Horace Mann
• Karen Dotson
• Ralph Tyler

Trends in International Mathmatics and Science Study (TIMMS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) were both conducted by the International Assessment of Educational progress (IAEP) 

• True
• False

______ are one of the standardized assessments which means students' learning is compared with clearly defined criteria or standards rather than on the performance of other students

• international assessments
• norm-referenced assessments
• criterion-referenced assessments

State-mandated tests often have high-stakes consequences for students, teachers, and administrators, because it may determine whether a student can participate in extracurricular activities or graduate, or whether teachers and administrators are given merit increases

• True 
• False

A method to assess student learning by letting students take exams, tests, and quizzes on subject matter studied; in class work and homework; critiques of performances are called _______

• formal assessments
• informal assessments
• measurement

Which of the following options is not an emerging trend in classroom assessment 

• peer assessment
• portfolio assessment
• project-based learning
• quantitative and qualitative assessment

Validity and availability are two qualities of high-quality classroom assessments

• True
• False