Chapter 14 - Assessments

Making judgement about how well a course meets its goals and identifying suggestions for improvements.

• checklist
• peer evaluation
• reliability
• random assessment

Students' assessment of each others' learning.

• checklist
• mentor evaluation
• peer evaluation
• alternative assessment

A simple list of items to be noted, checked, or remembered when evaluating learning.

• summative assessment
• scorecard
• rubric
• checklist

The key part of formative assessment is that it takes place during assessment.

• True
• False

Teacher-developed tests are sometimes called standardized tests.

• True
• False

The assessment process extends to teachers, as well as students.

• True
• False

Giving clear instructions is a critical skill for teachers to have because __________________.

• Directions can affect the success of learning activities.
• unclear directions can prevent accurate assessment of learning.
• they tell a person how to complete a task.
• All of the above.

Assessments ____________________.

• should only be done by the teacher.
• always need to be linked to grades.
• can include self-evaluations and peer evaluations.
• do little to prepare students for the adult world.

Provided personalized feedback to students ___________________.

• is more effective at improving learning than assigning grades.
• can occur throughout the learning cycle
• is most effective if given verbally
• A and B only.

Summative assessments give the teacher greater insight into student understanding and learning.

• True
• False