Chapter 14 The Role of Assessments

What are the 6 types of test questions?

• there's actually 21

• truth or dare, rhetorical, open ended, suggestive, close ended, philosophical

• multiple choice, short answers, true/false, matching, identification, and essay

• none of these

What is formative assessment?

• written papers and multimedia presentations to real-life tasks and student portfolios.

• an evaluation of students' learning after instruction has taken place.

• making judgments about how well a course meets its goals and how it might be improved.

• an ongoing part of instructions designed to provide feedback about students' learning as it is occuring.

True or False: a scorecard is a scoring tool that lists the criteria for judging a particular type of work.

• True

• False

choosing an assessment that actually measures your learning objective is called

• validity

• self-evaluation

• reliability

• peer evaluation

What is summative assessment?

• written papers and multimedia presentations to real-life tasks and student portfolios.

• an evaluation of students' learning after instruction has taken place.

• a characteristic of a assessment that will measure the same over time.

• an ongoing part of instruction designed to provide feedback about students' learning as it is occurring.

What is alternative assessment?

• written papers and multimedia presentations to real-life tasks and student portfolios.

• an ongoing part of instruction designed to provide feedback about students' learning as it is occurring.

• an evaluation of students' learning after instruction has taken place.

• valuable assessment tools that can be challenging for students

Which of the following are the correct steps for creating a rubric?

• Write a description for each performance level/criterion, identify the criteria that will be used in assessing the performance, determine the possible performance levels, and proofread.

• proofread, write the description for each performance level/criterion, determine the possible performance levels, and identify the criteria that will be used in assessing the performance.

• Identify the criteria that will be used in assessing the performance, determine the possible performance levels, write a description for each performance level criterion, and proofread,

• determine the possible performance levels, proofread, identify the criteria that will be used in assessing the performance, and write a description for each performance level criterion.

what is a checklist?

• the characteristics or factors to use when evaluating learning.

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

what is a student portfolio?

• a binder student's keep graded work in.

• a folder student's put their selfies in.

• a collection of student's work selected to show growth over time, highlight skills, and achievements, or the show how well student meets standard.

True or False: the ability to develop clear directions is a critical skill for teachers

• True

• False