What Does the Research Say About Assessments?

According to paragraph 2, what is the average number of standardized assessments students take between pre-k and 12th grade?

• 50

• 223

• 12

• 112

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In the section titled, "NOT ALL TESTS ARE BAD", what are things that are cited as something that can reduce anxiety when it comes to testing? (two correct answers)

• Making Mondays quiz days

• Make them low-stakes

• Give students a chance to practice 3 times before the summative assessment

• Giving students the answers before the quiz

Tests can be a valuable tool to help students learn.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to paragraph 6, "One of the most useful kinds of tests are the (a)   time-consuming"

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

In the section titled "NOT ALL TESTS ARE BAD", the author states "But a week or more after studying, students retain much less information and will do much (a)   on major assessments—especially if they’ve had no practice tests in between."

According to the section titled "TESTING FORMAT MATTERS" do all students do equally well on multiple choice assessments?

• YES

• NO

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

In the section titled "TESTING FORMAT MATTERS", what does the author suggest as an alternative to emphasizing speed?

• make sure they don't use their notes or any resources

• encourage students to look up every answer

• encourage students to think deeply about the problems they’re solving.

• give students multiple breaks throughout the quiz

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

In the section titled "SETTING THE RIGHT TESTING CONDITIONS" the author encourages teachers to use a growth mindset message with students.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Questions like, “Can you tell me more about what you mean?” or “Can you find evidence for that?” give students the ability to...

• eat a snack

• take a break in their test

• cheat

• revise and correct

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Imagine you are mentoring a first year teacher. Write a 1 sentence piece of advice for them about using assessments in their classroom.