WorksheetsAssessment in Language Teaching and Learning
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
1. Assessment is ...
a systematic process of looking at student achievement within and across courses.
the process of subjectively understanding the state of a thing, by observation and measurement.
taking a measure of task effectiveness in teaching.
recording observations made when the teacher is ready to start teaching.
2. Assessment improves the following except ...
Curriculum
Instruction
Students’ performance
Principal's
observation
Teachers’
delivery
3. Entry assessment determines ...
when students reach a crucial decision point or level of attainment in their program of studies.
which students have attained the prerequisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the program goals.
who should be admitted and who is prepared to benefit from which programs and courses.
the effectiveness of the educational programs in preparing students for further education.
4. Which statement best describes the concept of Assessment for Learning (AfL)?
Assessment that shows one's ability.
Assessment that guides improvement.
Assessment that evaluates a teacher's performance.
Assessment that evaluates a student's performance.
5. Why is a dignostic test conducted in education?
To identify a weakness in learning.
To evaluate a student's performance
To evaluate a teacher's performance
to assess a learner's current knowledge.
6. Which statement best describes the term 'formative assessment'?
Assessment conducted at the end of a topic.
Assessment conducted on an on-going manner.
Assessment conducted when needed.
Assessment conducted to get student grades.
7. Assessment of learning best benefits the following groups expect ...
Policy makers
Students/Leraners
Programme Designers
School administration
8. Which of the assessments below is a powerful way of raising students achievement?
Assessment to learn
Assessment as learning
Assessment of learning
Assessment for learning
9. Which concept best fits the principle that students will improve most if they understand the aim of their learning,
Assessment for students
Assessment of learning
Assessment for learning
Assessment as learning
10. A reliable assessment means ...
identifying areas of a student’s learning where there are block to progression.
ensuring that judgments are consistent and based on a range of evidence.
knowing what are the standards are, judging students work correctively.
knowing the methods used are valid.
11. Allignment of assessment refers to ...
mapping of course components to learning outcomes.
mapping of assessment components to learning outcomes.
mapping of course components to lesson plans.
mapping of assessment components to lesson plans.
12. Which concept is not a dimension of assessment?
Norm-referenced
Peer-referenced
Outcome-referenced
Self-referenced
13. The following are direct assessments except ...
Survey
Pre-test
Activity log
Case Study
14. What is the first step in the assessment process?
Define assessment outcomes
Define programme goals
Define programme mission
Define learning outcomes
15. The following questions refer to checking validity of the assessment except ...
Are you using appropriate assessment instruments?
Have you used a range of assessment methods?
Are all the students present in the class for the assessment?
Is the weighting percentage appropriate?
16. Reliability of an assessment method refers to ...
providing information that you need.
being appropriate for what you want to measure.
motivating students to perform.
yielding consistent responses over time.
17. A rubric is best desribed as ...
a scoring tool that explicitly describes the teacher’s performance expectations
a system to clearly describe lesson plan contents and resources.
a clear structure to assist teachers to share their ideas with colleagues.
a tool that can be used to rank students' performance within a class.
18. The benefits of using rubrics include the following except ...
Provide feedback to teachers and students.
Align grading to learning outcome.
Guide designing textbook contents.
Shared among multiple teachers.
19. Norm-referenced tests ...
compare performance of the student with the teacher's performance.
compare performance of the student with his own past performance.
compare performance of a student with a given criteria.
compare performance of a student with other students.
20. The core difference between assessment and evaluation is
mode of delivery.
passing judgement.
aligning outcomes.
ranking and grading.
