Assessment and Questioning

A short, direct answer to a very specific question.

                        

                           

• Open-ended question

• Divergent question

• Dichotomous question

• close-ended question

A technique by which teacher can measure the degree of understanding of the students and student can clarify any point not clear to them.

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  Presentation                                     

• Question

• Explanation

• Clarification

Used to get information from the students and often test rote memory.

• Factual questions 

• Evaluative questions

• Clarification questions

• Reflection

This refers to short and simple questionnaire given at the start of a new lesson to uncover students’ preconceptions.

                    

                               

• Formative Assessment  

• Measurement 

• Evaluative Questions

•      Convergent Questions

Written examination, unit test and final projects are examples of –

                  

                  

• Assessment for Learning

• Assessment of Learning 

• Assessment as Learning

• Evaluation

Tests, oral presentation, written reports, portfolios and rubrics are used to obtain pertinent information in –

                                     

• Evaluation

• Performance

• Test

• Measurement

When teachers provide feedback to students about their learning and how to improve, she is applying –

             

• Assessment of Learning   

• Assessment for Learning  

• Assessment as Learning

• Assessment

If a teacher would like to know the strengths and weaknesses of her students, she/he should conduct –

                                      

                                      

• Assessment 

• Evaluation   

• Test

•   Summative Assessment

If a teacher asks: “If you were to choose the ending of the story, how do you like it to end?” She is applying a/an –

                         

                         

 

• convergent question 

• divergent question

• evaluative question   

• reflection

Thinking about how we think and learn falls under –

                                                                    

• evaluative question 

• open- ended question

• reflection   

• factual question