Effective Assessments

Incorrect responses that are offered as alternative answers to a multiple-choice question are called __________________________.

Backward planning occurs in the following order EXCEPT:

• Planning course objectives.

• Setting unit objectives.

• Planning daily lessons.

• Write unit assessments.

The process of breaking tasks or objectives down into their simpler components is called __________________________.

According to Bloom’s Taxonomy of educational objectives, comprehension objectives would include all of the following except:

• identifying the main idea of a short story.

• interpreting the meaning of a diagram, graph, or parable.

• inferring the principle underlying a science experiment.

• predicting what might happen next in a story.

One method to combat a potential Halo effect is to __________________________ _________________________________________________________________________.

Mastery grading requires that a student retake a test until they have at least a passing grade.

• True

• False

Objectives that have to do with student attitude and values are called _________________________________________________________________________.

Which of the following is NOT a part of Formative assessments:

• It is informative.

• It is tied to the curriculum being taught.

• It is timely.

• It is given at the end of each unit.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Instructional Objective Statement

• It always says what a student is expected to do.

• It always describes the conditions under which the performance is to occur.

• It is designed to be open ended, so teachers can change the objectives as they go.

• Whenever possible, it describes the criterion for acceptable performance.

List two reasons why you would want to use a grading rubric with assignments.