competency based assessment

During a math lesson, Mr. Otieno gives his students short quizzes and walks around checking their group work. What type of assessment is he using?

• To assign final grades

• To rank students against their peers

• To provide ongoing feedback for improvement

• To certify professional competence

Before teaching a new unit on environmental science, Ms. Njeri gives her students a short test to see what they already know. What kind of assessment is this?

• Formative assessment
• Diagnostic assessment
• Summative assessment
• Performance assessment

In a tailoring course, students move on to the next module only after proving they can sew a full garment correctly. What is this approach called?

• Completion of a fixed curriculum

• Time spent in class

• Demonstration of mastery in specific skills

• Age and grade level

After completing a group project, students in Mr. Kiptoo's class are asked to reflect on their own contribution and learning. What type of assessment is this?

• Norm-referenced assessment

• Self-assessment

• Peer assessment

• Summative assessment

A national test ranks Form 4 students across the country to identify top performers. Which kind of assessment is this?

• Criterion-referenced

• Diagnostic

• Norm-referenced

• Formative

In a traditional secondary school, all students follow the same syllabus, take the same exams at the end of term, and move to the next class after a year. What type of learning approach is this?

• Flexible curriculum

• Mastery-based progression

• Performance-based assessment

• Time-based progression through a fixed curriculum

A university student creates a digital portfolio of her photography assignments and submits it online for evaluation. What method of assessment is being used?

• Online quizzes

• E-portfolio

• Standardized test

• Virtual reality simulation

A school notices that many students are failing science. They bring teachers together to review the test items and scoring to see if the assessments are fair and effective. What is this process called?

• Preparing students for final exams

• Comparing performance across schools

• Evaluating the fairness, validity, and effectiveness of assessments

• Grading teachers' performance

A curriculum developer checks whether a social studies test covers all topics taught during the term. What kind of validity is being reviewed?

• Construct validity

• Criterion-related validity

• Content validity

• Predictive validity

A student gets a 65th percentile score on a test, which means she performed better than 65% of her peers. However, the test doesn't show what specific skills she needs to improve. What is a disadvantage of this kind of test?

• It doesn't provide comparative data

• It gives too much feedback

• It may not align with specific curriculum goals

• It lacks statistical norms