TLED Midterm
What is a document that describes various performance levels, such as exemplary, proficient, and needs improvement for a specified performance task?
A rubric
What is a document that describes various performance levels, such as exemplary, proficient, and needs improvement on a specified performance task?
A rubric
A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation is known as what?
Bias
Which of the following is clearly NOT plagiarism?
Paraphrasing information from a web site in your work and citing and referencing the source.
As a teacher, I want to assess students' attitudes about the war in Iraq. Which type of assessment would be the LEAST efficient way to measure this type of learning target?
Performance assessment
What method of assessment is probably best for evaluating a beginning kindergarten's ability to make a prediction?
Personal communication
What is an important distinction between formative and summative assessment?
Summative assessment provides information after learning is supposed to have occurred; formative assessment provides information while the learning process is occurring.
In the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine whether the student is guilty of plagiarism.Original Source Material:There is a design methodology called rapid prototyping, which has been used successfully in software engineering. Given similarities between software design and instructional design, we argue that rapid prototyping is a viable method for instructional design, especially for computer-based instruction. References:Tripp, S. D., & Bichelmeyer, B. A. (1990). Rapid prototyping: An alternative instructional design strategy. Educational Technology Research and Development, 38(1), 31-44. Student Version:Rapid prototyping could be an advantageous methodology for developing innovative computer-based instruction (Tripp & Bichelmeyer, 1990). References:Tripp, S. D., & Bichelmeyer, B. A. (1990). Rapid prototyping: An alternative instructional design strategy. Educational Technology Research and Development, 38(1), 31-44. Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?
This is not plagiarism
Will papers you write for ECI 301 be protected by copyright?
Yes
Which of the following would most likely be included in the US White House's official website's address?
.gov
Which is the best example of an informal assessment?
A Jeopardy-style review game
Which of the following sources would be least likely regarded as a tertiary source?
A newspaper article analyzing an even
Which of the following sources would be least likely regarded as a tertiary source?
A newspaper article analyzing an event
In which type of periodical is each feature article examined by people with credentials in the article's field of study before it is published?
A peer-reviewed journal
Educational Leadership is published eight times a year. It contains articles written by educators and experts in related fields but no original research. Articles are reviewed by the editors. Many of the class readings have come from this colorful magazine. What type of publication is it?
A trade journal
Which is NOT a characteristic of effective feedback as explained in the article "Feedback that Fits"?
All inaccuracies are addressed
Which of the following is a challenge for web writers?
All of the above
Which of the following describes one of the "understandings" Carol Ann Tomlinson reported having in her article Learning to Love Assessment?
Assessment should inform students as well as teachers.
In attempting to avoid plagiarism, which of the following does one not need to cite?
Common knowledge that you found in another source
What law that grants exclusive rights to the author such as the right to copy and distribute?
Copyright
Which practice is not currently associated with information literacy?
Evaluating professors based on their reputation and institutional affiliation
Students are asked to write an essay describing the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere. Which type of assessment best characterizes this assignment?
Extended written response
What is the name of the limitation on copyright which allows people such as students, teachers, newscasters and Saturday Night Live to use portions of copyrighted material without permission from the author?
Fair Use
In an analysis of different aspects of school what was found to be the most powerful, single moderator that affects achievement?
Feedback
What type of assessment is used to improve teaching and learning?
Formative
If a teacher records a TV program broadcast on a public channel other than Public Broadcasting Station and wants to show it to his class, what are his rights?
He can show the program anytime within ten days of the program's original broadcast.
What set of abilities requires individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information"?
Information literacy
What is the term used to identify creations of the mind?
Intellectual Property
"Feedback that Fits" provides an example of feedback provided to a student on an assignment to write a paragraph with a clear topic sentence, a clear concluding sentence and three supporting details. In the example spelling, punctuation and word choice errors are noted. Why is this ineffective feedback?
It was not aligned with the learning target.
What type of learning target does the following question measure? "What year did World War II begin? 1929 1937 1945 1953
Knowledge
Which of the following is NOT a method of writing Scannable text?
Marketese
What should an information literate person do with information from Wikipedia?
Only trust it when it is possible to find other reputable sources that agree.
What is the traditional quality control system for work published by academics?
Peer review
When an article is reviewed by experts in a particular field to determine whether or not it is worthy of publication, what is this process called?
Peer review
Students are placed in small groups and asked to create a dramatization of two different events during the civil rights movement. Which type of assessment method would this assignment reflect?
Performance assessment
What category of materials can be used freely without worrying about copyright violations?
Public domain
What type of learning target does the following question measure? A group of students was preparing an activity to determine whether certain materials will float or sink when placed on water. Before the experiment, one student said, "I think the sponge will float." This statement was - A conclusion A fact An observation A prediction
Reasoning
Which of the following shows a correct example of a reference to a specific page within a Web site using APA style?
Sea Turtle Restoration Project. (2006). Global sea turtle population declines. Retrieved June 12, 2006, from http://www.seaturtles.org
Before going on a field trip to the aquarium, 3rd grade students are asked to complete a pre-test to determine prior knowledge. The pre-test consists of multiple choice and true/false questions. Which type of assessment method would this assignment reflect?
Selected response
Carol Ann Tomlinson, author of Learning to Love Assessment started using student surveys to determine her students' interests. Why did she do this?
She found that students learned more durably when she could align her teaching with things that students cared about.
What organization's materials can be used freely without worrying about copyright violations?
The US Government
What should teachers focus on in order to provide the most effective feedback?
The learning targets the student is attempting to achieve
What important concept about feedback is conveyed in the article "Feedback that Fits"?
The most effective feedback requires a teacher to know his/her students well
Students in a 4th grade class who are learning to use descriptive language are told to write a paragraph about their favorite food. Which would be the most effective feedback?
The phrases you used like "cool and creamy sensation" and "towers of whipped cream" helped me clearly imagine the delicious ice cream sundae you described.
What would NOT happen to a student who is found guilty of plagiarism?
The student says that they didn't do it on purpose so they are given a warning by their professor not to do it again.
In assessment for learning, who besides the teacher should use the assessment results?
The students
What usually characterizes the most trustworthy journal articles?
They are published in peer reviewed journals.
Which is NOT a benefit of rubrics?
They help teachers grade norm-referenced assessments quickly and efficiently
The research on how people read websites found that _____ (of) test users read word-by-word.
few
Whether an assessment is formative or summative depends on
how the results are used.
