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WorksheetsAssessing Students with Special Needs Chapter 6
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
This informal classroom assessment is also an instructional technique
observation
response analysis
task analysis
diagnostic probes
Which of the following statements is false?
Curriculum-based assessment tools use the school's curriculum as the standard of comparison.
Some informal classroom assessments are curriculum-based.
The major purpose of curriculum-based assessment is comparison of one student's performance to that of grade peers.
Most experts recommend that curriculum-based assessment be a frequent occurrence so that pupil progress can be monitored.
When analyzing a task such as two-digit by two-digit addition with regrouping, which type of task analysis would be most appropriate?
Analysis by temporal order
Analysis by developmental sequence
Response analysis
Error analysis
Which is not an advantage of informal classroom assessment techniques?
They help in the selection of instructional goals and objectives.
They document student progress.
They are accurate predictors of student achievement.
They may indicate the need for further assessment.
Informants are used in assessment for all of the following purposes except to provide
objective information
information about attitudes
opinions and interpretations
historical perspective
According to your text, interrater reliability for observations should be at least
60%
70%
80%
90%
Which is the most direct means of gathering information about a student's strategies for attacking and completing a task?
Clinical interview
Diagnostic probe
Task analysis by developmental sequence
Work sample analysis
When interpreting the results of a criterion-referenced test, the teacher should consider
the age of the student
the importance of the skill assessed in relation to other skills
the age-appropriateness of the skill
all of the above
In response analysis
the student's errors are analyzed
the task in which the student experiences difficulty is analyzed
both correct and incorrect answers are analyzed
only correct answers are analyzed
Which type of observation is used to identify target behaviors?
Duration recording
Event recording
Continuous recording
Rate and frequency measures
Which would you select if you were interested in how long a behavior occurs?
Duration recording
Event recording
Continuous recording
Rate and frequency measures
Which would you select if you wanted general information about a student's skill level in a curriculum area?
Informal inventory
Criterion-referenced test
Diagnostic probe
Diagnostic teaching
Which would you select to assess attitudes toward school in a student with poor reading skills?
Questionnaire
Rating scale
Checklist
Interview
The least accurate method of observation is
momentary time sampling
whole interval recording
event recording
all of the above are accurate methods
Checklists and rating scales are examples of informal classroom assessment techniques that are
direct and obtrusive
direct and unobtrusive
indirect and obtrusive
indirect and unobtrusive
Observational data are usually reported via
videotapes of student behaviors
written reports
test profiles
charts or graphs
Work sample analysis is most often used in the assessment of
academic skills
employment readiness
on-task behavior
none of the above
If results of an informal inventory indicate a potential problem, the next step is
administration of a second inventory for confirmation
assessment with a more specific tool such as a criterion-referenced test
retesting in a month
identification of the student with a disability
An informant reads descriptions of student behaviors and marks those that describe the student being assessed. What type of informal classroom assessment is being used?
Questionnaire
Checklist
Rating scale
Continuous ranking
Clinical interviews are a special type of assessment tool because
the student is the informant
the tester observes and interviews
the tester may intervene with a diagnostic probe
all of the above
Portfolios may include
photos and art work
written work
self-evaluations
all of the above
Asking students to demonstrate their knowledge of a topic by evaluating and presenting samples of their work is an example of
response analysis
criterion based assessment
portfolio assessment
curriculum-based measurement
