Assessment and Learning

What do behaviourists assess?

• Has the child been conditioned well enough?

• Where does this child's interest lie?

• What problem solving approaches does this child use?

• What are the learner think their next goal should be?

What do Cognitivists focus on assessing?

• Has the child been conditioned well enough?

• Where does this child's interest lie?

• What problem solving approaches does this child use?

• What are the learner think their next goal should be?

Seeing how long it takes to recite the 7 times tables is an example of:

• Traditional assessment

• Dynamic assessment

• Authentic assessment

• Performance assessment

Working with a couple of kids to make a water race and noting their responses is:

• Traditional assessment

• Dynamic assessment

• Authentic assessment

• Performance assessment

A Task that asks a learner to work out how many plates we need at the table to assess their maths ability would be:

• Traditional assessment

• Dynamic assessment

• Authentic assessment

• Performance assessment

Asking someone to retell a story you have just read to them is:

• Traditional assessment

• Dynamic assessment

• Authentic assessment

• Performance assessment

Formative assessment is:

• When you use the assessment to help with learning

• When you check whether something has been learnt well enough

• A waste of time

• Used to give you something to tell parents

Using a taxonomy (e.g. Bloom's or SOLO) allows us to assess the _________ of a learner's thinking.

• Breadth

• Complexity

• Speed

• Accuracy

There is no compulsory assessment in the NZ education system to the end of Year 13. Not a single one.

• True

• False