Assessment in Teaching Quiz

What type of assessment is primarily used to diagnose what students already know?

• Diagnostic assessment

• Summative assessment

• Norm-referenced assessment

• Formative assessment

Which assessment takes place during instruction to provide ongoing feedback?

• Criterion-referenced assessment

• Formative assessment

• Diagnostic assessment

• Summative assessment

What type of assessment evaluates student learning at the end of a defined instructional period?

• Decontextualized assessment

• Authentic assessment

• Summative assessment

• Formative assessment

Which assessment method includes paper-and-pencil tests?

• Contextualized assessment

• Traditional assessment

• Criterion-referenced assessment

• Authentic assessment

What is the focus of contextualized assessment?

• Students' performance in real-world contexts

• Written exams for declarative knowledge

• Comparing students' performance against norms

• Assessing knowledge without real-life application

Which type of assessment compares a student's performance against a predetermined standard?

• Norm-referenced assessment

• Traditional assessment

• Criterion-referenced assessment

• Decontextualized assessment

What is a characteristic of high-quality assessments?

• They are always multiple-choice

• They are valid and reliable

• They are only conducted at the end of a course

• They focus solely on memorization

Which current trend in assessment emphasizes higher-level cognitive skills?

• Limiting assessment methods

• Focusing on simple recall

• Examining integrated skills

• Using only objective tests

What does involving students in assessment processes help achieve?

• It makes assessments more secretive

• It allows teachers to set all targets

• It reduces the need for feedback

• It encourages student ownership of learning

What is one benefit of using computers in assessment?

• They make assessments less accessible

• They only allow for written exams

• They can create a bank of questions for varied testing

• They eliminate the need for feedback