ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING

What is educational assessment primarily concerned with?

• Gathering financial data

• Organizing classroom seating

• Gathering information about student performance

Which of the following is NOT a question teachers should consider in assessment of learning?

• Why am I assessing?

• What am I assessing?

• How can I make the assessment easier?

• How can I use the information from this assessment?

What is the main purpose of assessment for learning?

• to assign final grades

• To monitor students' learning on a day-to-day basis

• To rank students against each other

• To create standardized tests

Which type of assessment is typically given at the end of a course or unit?

• Formative assessment

• Diagnostic assessment

• Summative assessment

• Placement assessment

What is the primary goal of assessment as learning?

• To assign grades

• To help students monitor their own learning

• To compare students to each other

• To create standardized tests

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

• A concept map created during a lesson

• A midterm exam

• A daily quiz

• A pre-test before a unit

What does measurement in educational assessment refer to?

• The physical act of measuring objects.

• Obtaining a numerical description of a characteristic.

• Assigning letter grades.

• Creating test questions.

What is a standardized test designed to measure?

• Only specific course content

• Teacher effectiveness

• Knowledge across courses, subjects, and disciplines

• Student popularity

What is high-stakes testing?

• Testing done at high altitudes

• Testing with difficult questions

• Testing where results lead to significant consequences

• Testing done by school principals

According to the text, what is evaluation in educational assessment?

• The process of judging the quality of student of creating tests

• The process of judging the quality of student work based on established criteria

• The process of judging the quality of student of teaching new material

• The process of judging the quality of student of grading on a curve