Data Literacy and Instruction Quiz

What is the Opportunity Myth?

• If students do what they are supposed to in school, they will be college-ready upon graduation.

• Students need consistent opportunities to work on grade-appropriate assignments.

• Teachers should provide good feedback to students to help focus their attention on certain qualities of their work.

What is data literacy?

• The ability to interpret assessment results and identify students' needs.

• The process of reporting data to district leadership.

• The skill of providing oral and written feedback to students.

• The understanding and interpretation of demographic information.

What is the role of teachers in data-driven instruction?

• To attend to the connection between instruction and assessment.

• To provide consistent opportunities for students to work on grade-appropriate assignments.

• To hold high expectations for students and believe they can meet grade-level standards.

• To provide deep engagement in what students are learning.

Match the following:

• Pre-Assessment

• Takes place at the end of the lesson or unit to assess mastery.

• Post-Assessment

• Takes place before the lesson begins, to help determine what students already know.

• Formative Assessment

• Interpretation of these results help make further instructional decisions.

• Summative Assessment

• Takes place during the actual teaching of

  concepts or skills.

Two words- The first word starts with A:

This refers to the way that uncontrollable life factors like race, language, economic, and family situations can contribute to lower rates of success in educational achievement, career prospects, and other life aspirations.

Teachers hold the key to ethical grading practice. This is crucial while grading

student work.

Match the following:

• Descriptive Feedback

• Measures student performance

  with a grade or a score

• Motivational Feedback

• Makes students feel good by offering encouragement and support.

• Evaluative Feedback

• Tells the student what needs to be improved.

Teachers must communicate student progress to parents.

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way to do this?

• Grades and Report cards

• Progress reports or newsletters

• Parent-teacher or student-led conferences

• Messaging through personal social media platforms

What is the purpose of disaggregating assessment data?

• To determine what students know and are able to do, and to plan flexible small group interventions.

• To study and compare assessment results between males and females in the class.

• To make instructional decisions that will affect only a small percentage of the class.

• To make plans for formally disaggregating instruction.

What does it mean to provide oral and written feedback to students?

• To give students information to understand where they are with their learning and how to improve.

• To summarize student achievement with a grade or a score.

• To encourage and support students in reaching their goals.

• To suggest to students how to move forward with specific tasks.