MTTC 103- S.S. Assessment
Which of the following would be the most effective assignment to assess a student's ability to analyze the digging of the Erie Canal on the development of the Midwest and New York? A Create a cause-and-effect flow chart about the Erie Canal B Trace a map and label the waterways that the Erie Canal joined C Prepare a report on the first European exploration of New York and the Great Lakes D Participate in a play about the life on a ship in the 19th century
A Create a cause-and-effect flow chart about the Erie Canal *This is the best answer because the student must assess the causes of the Erie Canal and the effect, or impact, of the Erie Canal. Because the Erie Canal connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, the impact of the Erie Canal on the Midwest is substantial.
Which of the following is an example of an informal assessment? A a quick discussion with a student about the difference between supply and demand in an economics unit B a test that includes a list of true or false statements about the constitution that is given prior to beginning a new government unit C a quiz where students are each given a copy of a map and asked to circle and label the compass rose, the legend, scale, and title D a turn and talk where a student tells their neighbor about something they would like to save money for during a lesson on the concept of money
A a quick discussion with a student about the difference between supply and demand in an economics unit *This is an example of an informal assessment of the individual student's understanding of the concept.
A second-grade class has been learning about various ethnic and cultural celebrations. They read a short story about each celebration and complete a related craft. Before learning about each new celebration, the class works together to fill in the "know" and "want to know" column on a KWL chart. After each story, the class works together to fill out the "learned" column. After learning about several different cultural celebrations, the students choose two celebrations and write a paragraph comparing them to each other, incorporating information from the KWL charts. What type of assessment is the paragraph that the student's write independently? SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY A an informal assessment B a summative assessment C a formal assessment D a formative assessment
B a summative assessment *The assessment is summative because it is occurring after instruction about the celebrations has concluded. C a formal assessment *The assessment is formal because it is assigned with clear, preplanned expectations and requirements.
A history teacher is preparing a unit on the Civil War. Which of the following activities would work best for a formative assessment? SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY A a think-pair-share on the outcomes of the Civil War B group presentations on the cause and effect of various Civil War battles C a class-wide word cloud exercise on the causes of the Civil War D a test on identifying the major political and military figures of the Union and Confederacy
A a think-pair-share on the outcomes of the Civil War *A think-pair-share is an informal formative assessment activity that gives the teacher insight into what the students know about the subject. B group presentations on the cause and effect of various Civil War battles *Group presentations are formative because they allow the teacher to understand the students' ability to grasp the material of the lesson. They also allow students to teach one another. C a class-wide word cloud exercise on the causes of the Civil War *A group word cloud or brainstorming session would help the teacher to gain insight into students' prior knowledge and the major areas of understanding. It also could indicate areas the teacher might be able to focus more specifically on to strengthen the students' understanding.
Ms. Michaels wants to ensure that her sixth-grade social studies assessments are written in a way to best show true student mastery of the content. Which of the following should Ms. Michaels do to make her assessments as fair and representative of true learning as possible? A Attempt to use below grade-level vocabulary to make the questions more clear. B Evaluate included examples to ensure that they are culturally accessible to all students. C Occasionally include unexpected written instructions like, "only answer the odd question," to train students to carefully read the instructions every time. D Repeat the same testing format for each assessment to minimize confusion.
B Evaluate included examples to ensure that they are culturally accessible to all students. *This is an important aspect of creating a quality assessment.
A third-grade class has been learning about landforms in their geography class. During the unit, the students are tasked with instructing inexperienced hikers about different landforms they could encounter while on hikes. Each student will choose a National Park and research the location to create a guide in the form of a brochure. The students will incorporate their knowledge of landforms and new geographic information from their research into their final project. These projects will be turned in at the end of the geography unit. Which of the following best describes this lesson plan? A formative assessment B informal assessment C project-based learning D cooperative learning
C project-based learning *This is an example of project-based learning because the assignment allows them to demonstrate their knowledge in the form of a project.
After completing a series of history lessons about the founding fathers, the teacher asks her students to independently write a 3-5 sentence paragraph summarizing Benjamin Franklin's contributions to our country. Which of the following best describes this activity? A a pre-assessment B an informal assessment C project-based learning D an open-ended assessment
D an open-ended assessment *This is an open-ended assessment as opposed to a true/false or multiple choice assessment. Open ended assessments require higher-level thinking skills.
