Instructor Test Chapter 11

Which statement does not reflect standard grading practices?

• Grading practices must be fair and equitable.
• Educators should follow institutional protocol and policies
• Learners need to track their own academic progress using their grades.
• Educators should use grading to mislead learners about their progress.

Which statement is true of outcome evaluations?

• Outcome evaluations include all but specific performance area assessments that are not part of the overall evaluation.
• Outcome evaluations assess a learner's knowledge after learning specific skills.
• Outcome evaluations assess progress after a specific checkpoint is reached.
• Outcome evaluations test student knowledge only after the educator teaches the content.

Which of the following shows all the categories assessed and graded in a beauty and wellness program?

• Theoretical knowledge, attendance, interpersonal skills, and practical skills.
• Practical skills, IQ, and theoretical knowledge.
• Theoretical knowledge, practical, skills development, attitude, and professionalism.
• Practical skills, communication, disabilities, and theoretical knowledge.

Outcome evaluation?

• Typically lacks written testing.
• Typically occurs once at the end of a program of study.
• Is usually accomplished through pretesting and post testing.
• is the process of assigning grades after a test.

Which response describes an educator who grades a learner by personal preference?

• The learner loses points because the educator does not like them.
• The learner earns additional points for satisfactorily demonstrating a technique different.
• The learners earn no points for satisfactorily demonstrating a technique that is the same as the educator's techinique
• The learner loses points for satisfactorily demonstrating a technique different from the educator.

Which statement is not a possible outcome of an educator grading without risk?

• The learners believes that the educator recorded the grade the learner earned.
• The educator does not know how the grading criteria are applied.
• The learner understands their true course performance
• Th educator does not fully understand the grading criteria.

Which statement is true of grading with spite?

• It occurs when educators want to remain on safe ground so they always give average grades
• It occurs when educators give grades according to their mood or disposition at the time of grading
• It is performed by those infamous educators who give grades for work or skills they did not actually see performed
• It adversely affects a learner's progress and self-esteem

Which of the following types of grading is performed by educators who give grades for work or skills they did not actually see performed?

• grading in absentia
• grading on improvemnet only
• grading by personal preference
• grading by disposition

Sylvia's instructor has been grading her on improvement only. What happens when Sylvie's performance reaches expected levels, demonstrating the issue with grading on improvement only?

• The educator awards a grade based on positive performance outside the grading criteria
• The educator awards a grade to match the grading criteria of the class
• The educator awards the learner a grade based on generalized improvemnets
• The educator awards the learner a grade to encourage continued improvement in the learner's next class

Which of the following statements about grading with rose-colored glasses is not true?

• It is used by confident, seasoned educators
• It affects the credibility of the grading protocol
• It results in the learners advancing to the next class
• It results in fellow educators reteaching content to the learners