TA 2 11/13/20 Review

Assessments conducted by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment are

• Formative
• Summative

________ assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.

• Summative
• Formative

Teachers should save their most engaging lessons for later in the academic year...once the accountability testing is finished.

• True
• False

Making judgments about how well a course meets its goals and identifying suggestions for improvement.

• course evaluation 
• peer evaluation
• validity
• rubric

A characteristic of assessments that actually measures the learning objectives. 

• course evaluation 
• peer evaluation
• validity
• rubric

Experienced, skilled teachers paired with new teachers to help them improve their skills, solve problems, and become comfortable in their new role.

• student portfolio 
• peer evaluation
•  checklist
• mentor teachers 

A method of assessing learning other than through testing. 

• student portfolio 
• peer evaluation
• alternative assessment 
• mentor teachers 

Assessment that is meant to provide feedback about students’ learning and understanding while the learning is occurring, rather than after it is completed. It is designed to guide teaching decisions and is normally not graded. 

• formative assessment 
•  scorecard
• reliability
• random assessment

A characteristic of assessments that measures learning consistently and fairly, even with different groups or under different circumstances.

• formative assessment 
•  scorecard
• reliability
• random assessment

The purpose of assessment is to _____. 

• evaluate and maximize student learning
• give grades to students 
• make students study the material 
•  verify the assessment