GACE Reading Study.com Guide 5

You have been asked to create a presentation explaining the disadvantages of standardized testing. Which of the following will you include?

• All of the choices are disadvantages of standardized testing.

• Standardized test items do not assess higher level thinking skills.

• Standardized test items assess general knowledge, not specific knowledge gained through specific instruction.

• Educators may alter their curriculum in order to 'teach-to-the-test.'

Which subject area can the various types of formative assessments be used in?

• Language arts

• Science

• Every subject area

• Math

A test with high ____ validity references the material actually taught to the students.

• content

• predictive

• construct

• concurrent

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• Since general knowledge is assessed, educators can use standardized test results to inform their individual instruction methods.

• Standardized test scores can be used for tracking academic progress over time.

• Standardized test items are not parallel with typical classroom skills and behaviors.

• Students should be allowed to practice test-taking skills that are needed for standardized testing (such as giving timed assignments) in order to decrease test anxiety.

What is another name for the cloze procedure?

• open assessment

• cloze aptitude test

• closed assessment

• cloze readability test

Which type of formative assessment requires students to write something they learned in order to leave the class?

• Exit slips

• S.O.S.

• KWL chart

• Quizzes

A test is more valid if:

• The coefficient is closer to 0.25

• The coefficient is closer to 0.5

• The coefficient is closer to 1.0

• The coefficient is closer to 0

Which of the following statements is TRUE of high-stakes testing and accountability?

• Individual teachers can hold the school accountable for students' performance on high-stakes tests

• Parents can hold the school accountable for students' performance on high-stakes tests

• Individual teachers can be held accountable for students' performance on high-stakes tests

• Individual teachers will not be held accountable for students' performance on high-stakes tests

Ravi is taking part in adaptive testing. Which of the following will he most likely encounter?

• A lengthened test time in response to a learning disability that Ravi has.

• A large number of items toward the end of the test that test the same things as earlier items.

• Test items at later points in the test that seem to take into account how well he did on earlier items.

• A disclaimer statement explaining that the test is not appropriate for students with learning disabilities.

A cloze assessment that assesses ____ measures whether students understand parts of speech and sentence structure.

• grammar skills

• vocabulary

• reading fluency

• reading comprehension