GACE Reading Study.com Guide 6

Which of the following situations is most appropriate for a performance-based assessment?

• A music teacher wants to assess his students' knowledge of treble and bass clef using a written test.

• A science teacher wants to assess his students' ability to identify chemicals by identifying their position on the periodic table and writing a paper describing the findings.

• An art teacher wants to assess her students' ability to differentiate between still-life and portraits by creating a charcoal drawing of each.

• A math teacher wants to assess her students' ability to multiply equations on a quiz.

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of assessment?

• Mechanism for review

• To create stress and anxiety

• Motivator

• Feedback

A formal, teacher-made assessment should be used to answer which of the following questions?

• Is John paying attention in history class?

• Is John proficient on state history standards?

• Does John need extra help on completing his assignments in history?

• How well does John know this week's key history concepts?

Which of the following is an example of a performance-based assessment?

• Written book report in English class

• Oral presentation in history class

• Use of a scantron answer sheet in chemistry class

• A True/False exam in history class

Informal assessments should be used when ____.

• The students should demonstrate their performance in a given area

• The teacher wants to make observations of students' social interactions with other children

• The teacher has provided advanced notice to the students to study

• The teacher wants to determine if students have met course objectives

A good form of formative assessment is…

• a research paper

• an oral presentation

• a final exam

• a classroom discussion

If a teacher gives an exam and everyone fails, what should he/she do?

• Make the exam easier.

• Re-visit the unit and determine why students didn't fully learn the material

• Adjust his/her teaching style.

• Give the exam again.

Feedback is important because…

• It allows students to learn from their mistakes.

• It explains the grade that was assigned.

• It makes the student feel good about themselves.

• Teachers are supposed to give their students feedback.

How is assessment related to a course's learning objectives?

• Assessment and learning objectives are essentially the same thing.

• They are not at all related to one another.

• Teachers use assessment to ensure a course's learning objectives are met.

• The learning objectives are based off the way students are assessed.

The main difference between interim and summative assessment is...

• Students do not need to participate in summative assessment.

• Interim assessment is graded and summative is not.

• Interim feedback is given quickly whereas summative assessments typically don't give feedback.

• Feedback is immediate in interim assessment and not in summative assessment.