Assessment in Learning

Which of the following statements gives the most acceptable description of the relationship

between assessment and evaluation in classroom setting?

• Assessment is the collection of student data that evaluation interprets or appraises if indicative of success or failure.

• Evaluation is the collection of student data that assessment interprets or appraises if indicative of success or failure.

• Assessment is the gathering of student quantitative data while evaluation provides the qualitative description of that data.

• Evaluation is the gathering of student quantitative data while assessment provides the qualitative description of that data.

Teacher X wants to assess how well the students have learned problem solving in Mathematics using a multiple-choice type of test. Considering more the validity of assessment, will you endorse this process?

• Yes, multiple choice is flexible enough to assess problem solving skill.

• Yes, as multiple choice is the most practical way of assessing learning.

• No, letting the students actually show their solution to problems is more valid than multiple choice.

• No, problem solving is best captured through giving of essay test than that of multiple choice

 

To find out what intervention program to offer to students who are consistently performing

poorly in a test, what kind of assessment is best to administer?

• Summative Assessment

• Formative Assessment

• Diagnostic Assessment

• Placement Assessment

Who among the teachers below performed a formative assessment?

• Teacher W who gave a long test about the unit taught.

• Teacher X who gave a short quiz and checked immediately to find the results of instruction

• Teacher Y who gave a ten-item test to find out the specific lessons which the students failed to understand.

• Teacher Z who administered a readiness test at the beginning of the school year

Which is considered an assessment FOR learning?

• Giving grades to students

• Reporting to parents the performance of their child

• Recommending for new policies in grading students

• Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students

Which is being done if Teacher Z is doing assessment OF learning?

• Giving immediate feedback to student's strengths and weaknesses.

• Determining the area of interest of learners

• Certifying student's achievement

• Designing a relevant instruction

If you review the test items to ensure that all learners understood the context used, what

principle on student assessment are you trying to consider?

• Assessment should have a positive consequence to student's learning.

• Assessment should be balanced.

• Assessment should be reliable.

• Assessment should be fair.

Teacher Ria emphasizes what problem solving is and not how to solve problems. What

learning target should her assessment cover?

• skill

• knowledge

• disposition

• product

Given below the responses of the upper and lower groups in Item 12 and the answer is A,

which option is the most plausible?

• Option A

• Option B

• Option C

• Option D

Given below the responses of the upper and lower groups in Item 12 and the answer is A,

were more from the lower group who got the item correct. This means the test item

• Is easy

• Is difficult

• Has a negative discrimination index

• Has a positive discrimination index