Classroom Assessment

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Which of the following statements is accurate and true?

Accommodations and modifications are two different things.

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the phrase "compare and contrast"?

Analysis

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the word "categorize"?

Analysis

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the word "calculate"?

Application

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the word "compute"?

Application

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches word "translate"?

Application

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the word "explain"?

Comprehension

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the word "paraphrase"?

Comprehension

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the word "judge"?

Evaluation

True/False Matching, true/false, and multiple choice are all examples of subjectively scored item formats.

False

True/False Performance-based assessment requires examinees to know rather than execute the process for producing a product for evaluation.

False

True/False The following represents a good example of a good instructional objective: "Given multiple choice items, the student will know the correct answers."

False

True/False The purpose of accommodations is to ensure that every student with a disability performs successfully on an assessment.

False

True/False The stages of Bloom's taxonomy, in order from lowest to highest, are: knowledge, comprehension, analysis, application, synthesis, and evaluation.

False

True/False There is a weak relationship between the concepts of validity/reliability and professional standards and ethics for classroom assessment.

False

True/False To be most useful, formative assessment must allow the teacher to control student learning.

False

True/false According to research, constructing lower-level test items is an accommodation that generally increases students' test scores.

False

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of a good essay question?

It gives guidance as to the way of thinking and the form of the response.

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the word "recite"?

Knowledge

Which of the following statements represents a goal of universal design in assessment?

Performance is based on assessment targets only.

Which of the following statements is a guideline for increasing readability in an assessment?

State the most important idea first when breaking up compound sentences.

One category of accommodations is "setting". What does it allow?

Students are allowed a different location in which to complete a task.

One category of accommodations is "scheduling". What does it allow?

Students are allowed more time to complete a task.

One category of accommodations is "presentation". What does it allow?

Students are not required to visually read standard print

One category of accommodations is "response". What does it allow?

Students complete activities in different ways to solve problems.

When used in an instructional objective, which level of Bloom's taxonomy best matches the word "create"?

Synthesis

According to research, which of the following statements correctly characterizes well-made teacher-developed scoring guides?

The purpose should align with academic goals.

Which of the following statements represents a common characteristic of portfolios?

There are opportunities for self-assessment.

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of good performance-assessments?

They are supply items.

Which of the following statements is an advantage that constructed-response items have over objectively scored items?

They can guide student thinking and learning in more positive ways.

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of the purpose of good performance-assessments?

They have a purpose which identifies the decision to be made.

Which of the following statements is a disadvantage of essay tests?

They lack a formula for correcting for guessing.

Which of the following statements is an advantage that constructed-response items have over selection items?

They make better use of instructional time.

Which of the following statements is a concern with reading the instructions aloud to students?

They may not ask for repeats due to embarrassment.

True/False Validity refers to a test that measures what it is supposed to measure, while reliability refers to a test that gives the same or consistent results.

True

True/False When using the backward design philosophy, objectives are determined first.

True

Step 3 of the assessment design process is: choose the testing "platform". What does this mean?

Will it be traditional, performance, computer-based, etc?

The underlying assumption of universal design is that all aspects of our world can be planned to allow for what?

access and use by everyone

What is the most common test accommodation?

altering the test setting

Which of the following phrases is a characteristic of the parts or steps in good performance-assessments?

are directly observable

A guideline for knowing whether the content of an assessment follows universal design principles is that relationships are what?

clear and precise

A guideline for knowing whether the content of an assessment follows universal design principles is that questions are what?

clearly framed

Which of the following assessment terms is best represented by the statement, "Arthur correctly answered only 4 of the 10 math word problems."?

criterion-referenced scoring

Which of the following portfolios provides a detailed account of student work and progress over time?

documentation portfolio

Which of the following portfolios is defined by the standardization of its content?

evaluation portfolio

True/false When a student performs poorly on a test, failure to use universal test design is the cause.

false

True/false When using universal test design, one should avoid instructions that include "warning" to avoid common mistakes.

false

Which of the following phrases is a guideline for increasing readability in an assessment?

make it clear to whom or what a pronoun refers

What is the term for an accommodation that may change the nature of the target skill?

non-standard

Which of the following assessment terms is best represented by the statement, "Mary is not as tall as Janet"?

norm-referenced scoring

Which of the following assessment terms relates to an assessment being consistent with the results it yields?

reliability

Which of the following sets of terms lacks a standard or interpretation for universal design?

simple and intuitive use, maximum comprehensibility, fair representation

What is the term for an accommodation that is allowed for both testing and instruction?

standard

What are the two types of accommodations?

standard and non-standard

Which of the following phrases correctly characterizes what portfolios reflect?

student work over time

Constructed-response items are generally less valid than objectively scored approaches.

False

True/False "All of the above" can be used in certain contexts for multiple choice items.

False

True/False A test on a unit entitled "Major U.S. Wars" contains test items related to World War I and World War II only. The type of validity evidence it is weakest in is criterion validity.

False

True/False According to research, formative assessment has the risk of decreasing student motivation.

False

True/False An example of performance-based assessment is having a student demonstrate understanding of how to bake a cake by correctly responding to multiple-choice items.

False

True/False Conceptual knowledge describes knowledge of what is true or exists.

False

True/False Good essay items are written so that creativity and uniqueness are avoided to maintain strong reliability.

False

True/False It is difficult to accurately analyze the quality of real-world paper-and-pencil assessments.

False

True/False It is difficult to evaluate the quality of performance-based assessments and their scoring rubrics.

False

True/false When a teacher is unsure about whether a student needs accommodations, it is recommended that they assume every student with a disability does.

False

Which of the following are characteristics of formative assessments?

Feedback is for the teacher or student or both, Assessment directly affects teaching and learning, uses criterion-referenced scoring, grades are independent of assessment, and stakes are low.

Which of the following is a characteristic of summative assessment?

Feedback is for the teacher, assessment indirectly affects teaching and learning, uses norm-referenced scoring, grades are affected, and the stakes are high.

"Students should record their response at the end" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Fill-in-the-blank

"Directions should include the basis for responding" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Matching

"The number of answer options should be less than 17 for secondary age" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Matching

"The number of answer options should be less than 7 for elementary age" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Matching

"Answer options should be homogeneous" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Multiple Choice

"Answer options should be plausible" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Multiple Choice

"Items should be independent of each other" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Multiple Choice

"Negative wording should not be used" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Multiple Choice

"Order of answer options should be logical" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterizes constructed-response items?

Students create a complex written answer or product.

The holistic approach to scoring requires no rubric and is weak in validity and reliability.

True

True/False A teacher may not even see the raw results of formative assessment.

True

True/False An example of performance-based assessment is having a student give a persuasive speech.

True

True/False Analytic rubrics provide more detailed feedback to the teacher and student.

True

True/False Constructed-response items are useful for assessing both the lower and higher levels of knowledge and understanding.

True

True/False Formative assessment strongly contributes to self-directed learners, which are the most successful kind of students.

True

True/False Inter-rater reliability is the type of reliability evidence that classroom teachers typically focus on most.

True

True/False Performance-based assessments have steps that are directly observable.

True

True/False Reliability is a crucial component of effective formative assessment.

True

True/False The Common Core standards have been divided into the categories of college/career readiness, and K-12 standards.

True

True/False The No Child Left Behind Act required that all students with disabilities be included in state and district-wide assessments.

True

True/False The blank should be placed toward the end of the statement for fill-in-the blank test items.

True

True/False The traditional approach to assessment is still the most common.

True

True/False The correlation coefficient is a statistical method used to estimate both validity and reliability.

True

True/false Allowing frequent breaks is an example of an accommodation that is used in the real world.

True

"Use simple structure" is a test construction rule for which of the following item formats?

True/False

Which of the following assessment terms relates to comparing individual performance to a standard?

criterion-referenced scoring

Which of the following assessment terms relates to comparing an individual score to other scores?

norm-referenced scoring

Which of the following assessment terms best relates to computerized scoring?

objective scoring

Which of the following terms represents a common characteristic of portfolios?

person-centered

Which of the following phrases is a characteristic of the scoring criteria in good performance-assessments?

pre-determined

According to research, which of the following phrases correctly characterizes well-made teacher-developed scoring guides?

provide useful feedback, be designed for authentic assessment, allow for a range of performance, free of mechanical errors

Which of the following assessment terms relates to an assessment producing typical scores?

reliability

Which of the following assessment terms best relates to creativity?

subjective scoring

Which of the following phrases correctly characterizes what portfolios accentuate?

the positive

True/False Universal test design is related to the accessibility movement in the United States.

true

True/false Low physical effort is a principle of universal test design.

true

True/false The amount of blank or white spaces on the page can determine whether universal test design has been used in the construction of an assessment.

true

Which of the following phrases is what universal design in assessment intends to produce?

valid inferences for all students who participate in the assessment

Which of the following assessment terms is considered the "most fundamental consideration in developing and evaluating tests"?

validity

Which of the following assessment terms relates to an assessment measuring what it is intended to measure?

validity

Consequential validity refers to what aspect of an assessment?

whether it is fair and just in a social sense


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