Assessment in Music Education

A test was given to the students by Mr. Lapid to determine what the student already know and not know about the subject before he taught. Which did he give?

• Self

• Posttest

• Pretest

• Peer

• No correct answers

Samantha belongs to a poor family but she is endowed with talents and skills. During written examinations she gets very high scores but during recitations she has inferiority complex. Which is the best way of developing her potential?

• Make her a leader and presenter in group activities.

• Develop her self-confidence by forcing her to recite

• Make her a representative in school activities.

• Inspire her by showcasing success stories.

Which of the following counters the teacher’s role as facilitator of learning?

• Does more talk than learners

• Caters to multiple intelligences in the classroom

• Makes use of interactive teaching strategies

• Does less talk compared to learners

To ensure the lesson will go on smoothly, Teacher A listed down the steps she will undertake together with those of her students’. This practice relates to

• Teaching Style

• Teaching Method

• Teaching Strategy

• Teaching Technique

Which purpose of evaluation distinguishes it from measurement?

• Determine the extent of relative attainment of moral and ethical values.

• Determine the effectiveness of the teacher's teaching.

• Compare individual's performance with national standards.

• Interpret measured performance in terms of certain criteria of acceptability and adequacy.

For Music subject, a culminating activity in the form of cultural show is the most appropriate. Under which type of assessment is do exhibits fall?

• Product

• Summative

• Formative

• Performance

Why it is important to give immediate feedback to learners?

• To monitor their progress inside the class

• To address problems immediately

• To give them failing grades

• To reprimand them from doing wrong

Which of the following is/are NOT true about assessment? I. Feedback is the most important factor in assessment II. Only those that can be objectively measured should be taught III. Assessment should follow a developmental pattern IV. Identifying systematic errors committed by students should be the basis of remedial instruction

• III and IV

• II only

• I and II

• IV only

Miss Eugenio would like to cover a wide variety of objectives in the quarterly examination in her Music class lesson on elements of music. Which of the following types of test is the most appropriate?

• Multiple Choice

• Essay

• Matching

• True-False

MUSIC as a subject is focused on skills. You will expect assessment to have___.

• less performance tests and more product

• no written tests

• more product and less performance tests

• more performance tests and product