Chapter 12 Assessing "noncognitive" Dispositions and Skills

Choose whether the statement "I am a good writer." is best used to measure one of the following traits: attitude, motivation, self-efficacy, or value.

• Attitude

• Motivation

• Self-efficacy

• Value

Choose whether the statement "School is very boring to me." is best used to measure one of the following traits: attitude, motivation, self-efficacy, or value.

• Attitude

• Motivation

• Self-efficacy

• Value

Choose whether the statement "I like it to be quiet when I read." is best used to measure one of the following traits: attitude, motivation, self-efficacy, or value.

• Attitude

• Motivation

• Self-efficacy

• Value

Choose whether the statement "I am good at putting my ideas down on paper." is best used to measure one of the following traits: attitude, motivation, self-efficacy, or value.

• Attitude

• Motivation

• Self-efficacy

• Value

Choose whether the question "Do you choose to write during 'free choice' time?" is best used to measure one of the following traits: attitude, motivation, self-efficacy, or value.

• Attitude

• Motivation

• Self-efficacy

• Value

Choose whether the statement "My teacher is willing to help me if I don’t understand something." is best used to measure one of the following traits: attitude, motivation, self-efficacy, or value.

• Attitude

• Motivation

• Self-efficacy

• Value

Choose whether the statement "I have friends in my classroom." is best used to measure one of the following traits: attitude, motivation, self-efficacy, or value.

• Attitude

• Motivation

• Self-efficacy

• Value

Choose whether the statement "I can usually figure things out if I try hard enough." is best used to measure one of the following traits: attitude, motivation, self-efficacy, or value.

• Attitude

• Motivation

• Self-efficacy

• Value

The affective component of attitudes consists of the emotion or feeling associated with an object or a person while the cognitive component is an evaluative belief.

• True

• False

Academic self-concept is how students feel about themselves.

• True

• False