Test 1: Assessment of Learning 1

Which type of assessment is usually given at the end of a course or unit?

• Assessment for Learning
• Assessment of Learning
• Assessment as Learning
• Formative assessment

Which type of assessment assumes that learning is not only about transferring ideas?

• Assessment as Learning
• Formative assessment
• Assessment of Learning
• Assessment for Learning

What is the purpose of high-stakes testing?

• To evaluate students' achievement
• To determine students' individual difficulties
• To make important judgments or decisions
• To gauge students' insight and capacity in a language

What is the purpose of standardized testing?

• To monitor one's own learning
• To provide a common measure of student performance
• To find out what students know and can do
• To determine if instructional goals have been achieved

What are the three types of assessment?

• Assessment for Learning, Assessment as Learning, and Assessment in Learning
• Assessment for Learning, Assessment of Learning, and Assessment as Learning
• Assessment of Learning, Assessment as Learning, and Assessment in Learning
• Assessment for Learning, Assessment of Learning, and Assessment in Learning

What is the purpose of a diagnostic test?

• To gauge students' insight and capacity in a language
• To determine students' individual difficulties
• To evaluate students' achievement
• To assign students to fitting courses or classes

What is the purpose of formative assessment?

• To determine students' individual difficulties
• To assign students to fitting courses or classes
• To gauge students' insight and capacity in a language
• To evaluate students' achievement

What is the main focus of Assessment as Learning?

• To determine if instructional goals have been achieved
• To monitor one's own learning
• To find out what students know and can do
• To give students a grade

What is an example of high-stakes testing?

• Questioning and quizzes
• Standardized tests
• Diagnostic and placement tests
• Formative assessment

What is the purpose of a proficiency test?

• To evaluate students' achievement
• To gauge students' insight and capacity in a language
• To assign students to fitting courses or classes
• To determine students' individual difficulties