Assessment in Learning 2 Assessment (Lesson 2)

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about alternative assessment?

• Provides learners opportunities to assess themselves and their peers.

• Is less authentic compared with traditional assessment.

• Involves collection of information on student learning.

• Does not focus on right and wrong answers.

• None of the above

Which of the following statements about traditional assessment is NOT TRUE?

• Its tasks are more difficult to design.

• Is associated with the use of paper-and-pencil tests.

• Allows assessment of higher-order cognitive outcomes.

• Is less authentic compared with alternative assessment.

• None of the above

Which model of alternative assessment is said to be useful for assessing learning outcomes based on students' development rather than a final product or output?

• Authentic assessment

• Developmental assessment

• Emergent assessment

• Performance assessment

• None of the above

Which of the following assessment tasks is the LEAST AUTHENTIC?

• Answering a multiple-choice test

• Performing in a field demonstration

• Preparing a research proposal

• Participating in a musical concert

• Cannot be determined

Teachers should also rate each student contribution in the creation of their group project. This statement is most reflective of which principle of assessment?

• Assessment should focus on higher-order cognitive outcomes.

• Assessment is both process- and product-oriented.

• Assessment must be comprehensive and holistic.

• Assessment should lead to student learning.

• None of the above

It is a collection of learning and performance artifacts by a student.

• Portfolio assessment

• Portfolio

• Authentci assessment

• Performance-based assessment

• Portfolio assessment and portfolio

According to Silvestre-Tipay (2009), the following are the features of alternative assessment, EXCEPT:

• Assessment is based on authentic tasks that demonstrate learners' ability to accomplish communication goals.

• Instructors and learners focus on communication, in addition to right and wrong answers.

• Learners help to set the criteria for successful completion of communication tasks.

• Learners have opportunities to assess themselves and their peers.

• None of the above

Which of the following is the focus of Emergent Assessment as a model of alternative assessment?

• Effects of instruction on students

• More on qualitative information

• What the instruction and educational program are doing to address the needs of the students.

• Direct and indirect evidence of student learning

• All of the above

This specific purpose of assessment refers to the use of assessment to identify the needs of students in order to modify instruction or the learning activities in the classroom.

• Final Examinations

• Summative assessment

• Formative

• Assessment for learning

• None of the above

It is generally defined as the process of gathering quantitative and/or qualitative data for the purpose of making decisions.

• Evaluation

• Assessment

• Assessment and Evaluation

• Measurement

• Assessment and Measurement