Unit 9

The purpose of assessment is to ____.

• give grades to students

• Evaluate and maximize student learning

• make students study the material

• all of the above

Assessment ____.

• happens only at the beginning of the lesson

• happens only at the end of the lesson

• happens only during the lesson

• occurs at various levels

Alternative assessments include all except which of the following?

• Portfolios

• Written tests and quizzes

• Student demonstrations

• Real-life tasks

Rubrics are alternative assessment tools that _____.

• Provide a common criteria for assessing student work

• Should be given to students only after their work is finished

• Do not include quality judgements

• Are easy to design and use

_____ assessment is a method of assessing learning other than through testing.

• summative

• formative

• alternative

• cumulative

Giving clear directions is a critical skill for teachers 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 ______.

• Can include self-evaluations and peer evaluations

• Should only be done by the teacher

• Always need to be linked to grades

• Do little to prepare students for the adult world

An ongoing part of instruction that provides feedback about students’ learning as it occurs during instruction is called _____ assessment.

• summative

• formative

• cumulative

• alternative

An evaluation of students’ learning after instruction has taken place is called _____ assessment.

• cumulative

• alternative

• formative

• summative

Standardized tests are a form of _____ assessment.

• formative

• summative

• cumulative

• alternative