Effective Assessment Practices

Which of the following is a purpose for assessments? (Select all answers that apply)

• Feedback for students

• Feedback to teachers

• Information for accountability

• Information on classroom management

Assessment is how we measure _____________.

Which of the following is a type of assessment widely used by educators?

• instructional assessment

• performance assessment

• qualitative assessment

• editorial assessment

True or False: Formative Assessments provide feedback for both the teacher and the student.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a formative assessment?

• Quarterly Benchmark

• Listening to students as they work in small groups

• Final Exams

• Giving students independent reading time

Performance assessments require the student to demonstrate learned concepts in _________.

True or False: Summative assessments test students’ knowledge at the beginning of instructional units.

• True

• False

True or False: Summative assessments are tied to formative evaluations and class objectives.

• True

• False

What type of assessment question is a stem?

• Multiple-choice questions

• Fill in the blank

• True or False

• Short answer

Distractors are wrong but __________