Foundations of Assessments in the Classroom

What is the most critical and primary reason educators assess their students?

• For teacher merit pay

• Demands from the government

• To identify students' strengths and weaknesses

• To identify students' weaknesses

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Educators cannot use the assessment data to guide instruction if it is grounded in cognitivist theory.

• Educators cannot use the assessment data to guide their instruction without validity.

• Educators cannot use the assessment data to guide their instruction without first discussing it with the curriculum director.

• Educators cannot use the assessment data unless the school psychologist has approved it.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Both formal and informal assessments are standardized and reliable.

• Formal assessments are flexible assessments aimed at identifying individual student abilities.

• Formal assessments are non-standardized and reliable.

• Formal assessments are standardized and reliable.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Formal assessments help identify students at risk.

• Both formal and informal assessments help identify students at risk.

• Informal assessments help identify students at risk.

• Neither formal nor informal help identify students at risk.

How do you currently use assessments in your classroom?