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Assessment in teaching

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why I should use formative assessment?

a)

To make decisions about formative assessment

b)

To make decisions about future instruction

c)

To check for understanding of student learning

d)

All of the above

2.

Teachers should use the same formative assessment every time.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Why is formative Assessment important?

a)

It is used to guide instruction

b)

Tell teachers who their advanced learners are

c)

Adds a grade to the gradebook

d)

Shows administration evidence of teacher planning.

4.

Formative assessment must be graded.

a)

True - students and their parents want a grade for all work that is completed.

b)

False - FA are just a snapshot of student progression and used to edit instruction towards educational goal.

5.

Formative assessment is assesmment

a)

given prior to instruction

b)

used for standards based grading

c)

used during instruction

d)

given at the end of a unit

6.

Which of the following is NOT a typical example of formative assessment?

a)

K-W-L chart

b)

Thumbs up - Thumbs down

c)

Student Response Card

d)

Unit Test

7.

The following statements, identify which of these are TRUE of formative assessment.

a)

They must always be graded

b)

They provide valuable feedback for teachers

c)

They provide valuable feedback for students

d)

B & C

8.

What is required for an assessment to be considered a formative assessment?

a)

Data is reported

b)

Data is used to influence instruction

c)

Data changes curriculum mapping

d)

A & C

9.

To be formative, assessment must include

a)

A written product

b)

A recipe for future action

c)

Norm-referenced criteria

d)

A graphic organizer

10.

Formative assessment may be preplanned or created "on the fly."

a)

True - Questions and discussions can arise spontaneouly and influence instruction.

b)

False - They must be preplanned questions in order to be considered FA.

11.

Which type of assessment has the work assesses during the lesson?

a)

Formative assessment

b)

Summative assessment

12.

Work is assessed by the use of scoring criteria - points are assigned to each question.

a)

Formative assessment

b)

Summative asssessment

13.

This assessment used to analyse what learners have learned in the past.

a)

Formative assessment

b)

Diagnostic assessment

14.

Assessment of learning

a)

Formative

b)

Summative

15.

Assessment for learning

a)

Formative assessment

b)

Summative assessment