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WorksheetsAssessing Standards Based Language in Context
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
A vehicle for determining a learner's level of knowledge or skills?
To assess
To test
To evaluate
To grade
To convert assessment information about a learner into a form that is understandable to the learner.
To grade
To evaluate
To assess
To test
The current paradigm shift with regards to the definition of assessment includes all except for...
Understanding the language learning process
The Backward's Design Approach
Determining the difficulties students may experience
To evaluate learner achievement and assign grades
As a way to improve instruction
Purpose of assessment includes all except for:
To evaluate and inform instruction
To evaluate learners and assign grades
To assess learner progress in proficiency
To guide and improve student performance.
To gather information about and measure a learner's level of knowledge or skills.
To test
To evaluate
To assess
To grade
All of the following assessments belong to the new paradigm shift except...
A balance of formative and summative assessments.
Multiple measures
Focus on performance in authentic tasks.
Largely paper and pencil assessments.
To interpret and/or assign a value to information about a learner.
To evaluate
To test
To grade
To assess
The role of the teacher with regards to the paradigm shift, include all except...
Provides grades and corrective feedback.
Describes targeted performance prior to administering assessments.
Reports frequently on student progress
Provides regular feedback and coaching for improvement.
The new paradigm shift with regards to assessment, content and format includes all of the following except...
The three modes of communication
Discrete point items
Standards
Meaningful content and open-ended formats.
The paradigm shift, with regards to the learner, includes all of the following except...
Is encouraged to be creative with the language.
Has multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge and skills
Must provide the "right" answer.
Receives regular feedback and coaching on how to improve performance.
Define the assessment described here: Assessing deep understanding of big ideas. Develop a product or a response.
Paper and Pencil test
Formative Assessment
Performance Assessment
Define the assessment described here: Basic facts and skills.
Paper and Pencil Test
Formative and Summative Assessments
Performance Assessments
Define the assessment described here: Assessments within meaningful and authentic contexts that allow for creativity and divergent responses.
Paper and Pencil Test
Performance Assessments
Formative and Summative Asssessments
This assessment occurs at the end of a unit/course and should be designed to measure what the learner can do with the language at that point in time.
Formative
Summative
This assessment is designed to help form and/or shape learners' ongoing understanding or skills while there is still time to improve performance.
Formative
Summative
Current research in assessment includes all of the following except...
Test only at the end of the unit.
Test what you have taught.
Test in a manner that reflects the way it was taught/presented in the classroom.
Focus on what students can do rather than what they cannot do.
The expanded role for teachers includes all of the following except...
Inform students of how they will be assessed from the beginning.
Provide samples of work that meets or exceeds expectations.
Provide multiple opportunities for students to show what they have learned.
Provided detailed feedback only on summative assessments.
Identify the assessment format: Learners perform tasks designed for a particular level of proficiency in order to determine their ability to perform specific language functions.
Authentic
Standards-based
Proficiency-based
Dynamic
Identify the assessment format: Learners perform tasks that mirror the tasks and challenges of the real world.
Performance-based
Standards-based
Authentic
Interactive
Identify the assessment format: Learners interact or are engaged in the interpretive mode with authentic texts and use what they learn to communicate an opinion or perform a task.
Proficiency-based
Performance-based
Interactive
Authentic
