Curriculum and Assessment Quiz

Which of the following best describes the four kinds of curricula?

• related arts, exploratory, core, encore

• math, language arts, science, social studies

• null, formal, informal, extracurriculum

• content, performance, process, benchmarks

Content standards are best described as

• what students should know and be able to do at specific grade levels.

• levels of knowledge that teachers must have in order to teach content.

• the measure by which effective textbooks are evaluated.

• a measure for testing student knowledge.

Mrs. Jones decides not to include a unit about evolution in her science class because she is concerned that it is too controversial. This is an example of

• null curriculum.

• formal curriculum.

• informal curriculum.

• extracurriculum.

The type of standardized assessment that indicates levels of student mastery of a subject is referred to as

• diagnostic.

• criterion referenced.

• formative

• summative.

Mr. Gomez teaches middle school mathematics. Before beginning a unit of study, he gives his students a pretest. Which form of assessment is Mr. Gomez using?

• formative

• diagnostic

• summative

• none of the above

Effective monitoring of student progress during an instructional unit is an important component of which type of assessment?

• formative

• diagnostic

• summative

• all of the above

Which of the following best describes a summative assessment?

• a spelling pretest

• an informal oral quiz in the middle of a reading unit

• a social studies post-test

• all of the above

An assessment that measures what it is intended to measure is

• reliable.

• valid.

• accurate.

• strong.

Mr. Huey is concerned that he will have to 'teach to the test' and will not have the opportunity to present his students with hands-on learning experiences. With which drawback of standardized testing is Mr. Huey most concerned?

• Standardized testing often reduces the curriculum.

• Standardized testing results are often misused.

• Standardized test-taking skills have an undetermined effect on raising scores.

• Standardized testing doesn't measure important concepts such as cooperation and flexibility.

Mr. Fairbanks plans the school year using a document that dictates the timing of content coverage. He is most likely using a

• course calendar.

• unit guide.

• lesson plan.

• pacing guide.