Formative Assessment Quiz

What is the purpose of preassessments (pretests and structured exercises) in the context of formative assessment?

• To determine what students know and can do prior to an instructional unit

• To evaluate the final outcomes of an instructional unit

• To provide a negative class environment or low expectations

• To interfere with establishing a positive classroom climate

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective formative assessments such as homework, in-class assignments, and quizzes?

• Being sufficiently specific

• Being targeted

• Being diagnostic

• Creating a negative class environment or low expectations

What should instructional adjustments provide when using mastery learning, response to intervention, learning progressions, and differentiated instruction?

• Activities that are the same as the original instruction

• A negative impact on students' knowledge gap

• Specific activities different from the original instruction, aimed at closing the knowledge gap

• A way to avoid specifying the learning target

Pretests should be designed to be:

• Long and detailed

• Short and not interfere with establishing a positive classroom climate

• Negative in nature to set low expectations

• Identical to the final assessments

The following are all examples of digital tools for assessment EXCEPT...

• iPads

• iPhones

• Calculators

• Laptops

_________ __________ is a planned, structured activity, usually for the entire class or groups of students, that gener- ates results that are used after some time has elapsed, rather than immediately

True or False: The primary purpose of homework for most teachers is to provide extra practice in applying knowledge and skills.

• True

• False

Differentiation involves 5 elements. The are classroom environment, carriculem, assessment, instruction, and management. Which one do you think is the most important to YOUR classroom and Why?

Why is feedback important when it comes to formative assessment?

What are the 4 types of Summative-Based formative Assessment?