Ch 14 - Assessments

Which one of the following scenarios would be a formative assessment?

What is the main purpose of grading?

What skill does a T/F questions test?

Student portfolios show what students know in a short period of time.

The instructor is prepared for the class?

What do Alternative Assessments encourage teachers/students to be?

On a test, group questions of the same type together

Some teachers teaching the same subject will collaborate to help each other out.

An alternative assessment, in elementary, Ts might have students demonstrate math skills by mixing chemicals.

Standardized tests are given on district, state, and national levels.

Which of the following is included in a summative test?

Learning how to use assessment tools effectively is part of understanding a teacher's role.

Assignments may be graded or might not, depending on its purpose.

Ts usually write their own tests, basing questions off of what?

What may child care T do?

Alternative assessment are objective in nature.

What can assessments measure

To check students learning, teachers may give an ungraded quiz to help them know if the student understands.

Course evaluations help teachers improve.

What is a student portfolio?

A formative assessment is an evaluation of student performance after instruction has taken place.

Alternative assessments test a Ss ability to what?

Don't format the test for ease of use.

Schools don't evaluate student's scores on their tests.

The learning process depends on acquiring knowledge but also on learning how to learn.

An alternative assessment is something students create that shows what they know.

What might a middle school teacher do?

Teachers are the only ones who can assess learning.

What can a test grade let us know?

Essay questions can be used to gauge student ability to form ideas clearly.

How many different types of questions should you have on a test?

What skill does an essay test NOT test, the ability to?

Matching Questions require students to pull words from their vocabulary.

Achievement tests and standardized test are the same

Assessments may be graded or they might not, depending on their purpose.

Alternative assessments are objective in nature.

How should test questions for formatted?

What do we call tests like the ACT?

Student portfolios show what a student knows in a short period of time.

Which of the following is NOT a result of course evaluations?