Educational Assessment Pre-Assessment

A third-grade teacher is organizing an oral, vocabulary assessment for a class. The class includes two students who are hard of hearing. How can the teacher ensure that the assessment is fair for all students?

Allow sign language interpreters to assist with the test for the students who are hard of hearing

A fourth-grade teacher has a student who struggles with fine motor functioning, making handwriting difficult. The Individualized Education Program (IEP) states that the student is allowed accommodations. During administration of an assessment, the students are given an essay prompt about why the U.S. Constitution is important. What are two reasonable accommodations for a student with this disability?

Allow the student to have an extended period of time Allow the student to use a word processor to type the response

What is a benefit of implementing a system of assessment?

An assessment system provides multiple opportunities to measure aspects of desired performances.

A teacher writes a unit on minerals for fourth-grade students. While writing the unit, the teacher refers to the National Science Standards, then writes the following goal for one of the lessons: The students will explain the process used to differentiate between talc and quartz after evaluating them using Moh's scale of hardness. What is this statement?

An objective

Which two outcomes apply to a performance assessment?

Application to real life Evaluation of complex learning outcomes and skills

Assess student learning in real-world settings

Authentic

A learning outcome for a fifth-grade science class is to have students conduct scientific experiments testing local soil samples. Which two assessment types measure this learning outcome?

Authentic Achievement

A group of teachers based the new curriculum for their high school English class off of content found on previous standardized assessments. Why was this action inappropriate, according to the Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement?

Because it compromises the integrity of the assessment.

What is the purpose of benchmarks?

Benchmarks describe achievement assessment at the end of instruction for the purpose of certifying mastery.

A second-grade teacher needs to assess a guided reading text. The teacher finds an assessment that appears to meet the needs of most of the class but would not be appropriate for two students who are English language learners (ELL). The teacher decides to adjust assessment preparation strategies and still use the test. Which assessment preparation strategy is appropriate for the teacher to provide the ELL students?

Bilingual flashcards

How can formal assessment data lead to improvement in a school's instructional programs?

By indicating gaps in standards-based content coverage

A fifth-grade science teacher wants to administer an assessment to determine each student's ability to apply the scientific method. Which assessment would effectively evaluate each student's ability?

Conducting an experiment of choice in front of the class

After a trip to the zoo, a fourth-grade teacher wants to assess the students' knowledge of animals in their habitats as stated in the standards. What are two suitable goals that can be measured by performance assessment?

Demonstrate knowledge by creating a podcast featuring their favorite zoo exhibits Demonstrate knowledge by drawing pictures of the animals and the environments in which they live

Which legislation required setting challenging standards for student achievement and developing and administering assessments to measure student progress toward those standards?

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

What is an advantage to year-end assessment?

Evaluates students' progress against national progress

What is true regarding the appropriate use of constructed-response items to measure complex learning outcomes?

Extended-response items require students to integrate and apply knowledge. Essay-response items provide students freedom to express and organize ideas.

After completing a unit on endangered animals, students organized three-minute videos encouraging animal conservation. The students were graded using a rubric. Which two assessment categories does this represent?

Formal assessment Performance assessment

Used during instruction to determine if students are making satisfactory progress

Formative

A language arts teacher is beginning a new unit on figurative language. The teacher wants to organize a series of assessments to check students' progress through the unit. Which type of assessment should be used?

Formative assessment

Assessment during instruction guides student learning.

Formative assessment

A science teacher wants to assess his students' higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills relating to animal adaptations. Which assessment option would achieve this goal?

Give students an animal and an environment to study and ask them to describe possible adaptations the animal may make

Which method of grading often contaminates the grades and distorts their meaning as indicators of student achievement?

Grading on the basis of learning ability

Which limitation may occur when judging and scoring with absolute grading?

High subjectivity

On a national standardized achievement test, a scaled score range of 2485−2548 demonstrates the knowledge and skills in mathematics needed for success in future coursework. At a local elementary school, 75% of fourth-grade students received a scale score ranging between 2204-2410 in mathematics. The remaining 25% received a scale score ranging between 2549−2659. What two conclusions can be logically reached considering the given information?

Instruction needs to be evaluated for effectiveness. Curriculum needs to be examined for misalignment to standards.

After completing a unit on the U.S. Constitution, a fourth-grade teacher wants to use the assessment provided by the textbook publisher. One of the essay prompts includes the following statement: "Only men are meant to be elected officials because they are capable of leadership roles and responsibilities." How does this item contain bias?

It includes a gender stereotype that distorts the assessment results.

A teacher has prepared a progress report on a student to be presented to his mother at parent-teacher conferences. The student's mother missed the conference, but sent his brother to the school to pick up the report. How should this teacher proceed in this situation to ensure appropriate dissemination of the student's assessment information?

Keep the report and ask that the student's mother reschedule the appointment for a more convenient time

How has the adoption of new standards impacted classroom instruction?

New standards provide a framework for curriculum development.

Determine if students have the prerequisite skills to begin the instructional sequence

Placement

A third-grade teacher prepares an end-of-chapter assessment covering double-digit addition for mathematics. The teacher wants to align the assessment with both the content standards and the needs of the students. What is an appropriate strategy for this teacher to implement in preparation for the assessment?

Plan accommodations for students with exceptionalities using manipulatives from the lesson

Evaluation of collections of student work demonstrates progress over time.

Portfolio assessment

A student in a seventh-grade class has a disability that makes reading comprehension challenging. What would be an appropriate assessment accommodation for this student during a standardized test as established by an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team?

Provide a scribe for the student to record student answers Provide the student with the assessment in larger print to make it easier to read

A sixth-grade class is working on a science chapter that has many new vocabulary words. The teacher notices that four students only knew 50% of the new definitions on the last formative assessment while all other students in the class scored 90% or higher. She decides that she needs to differentiate instruction to assist the struggling students. How can the teacher meet this goal?

Provide hands-on activities that allow them to use the objects that are being defined in the unit

A student has a learning disability that makes processing and interpreting visual information difficult. The teacher wants to assess the student's problem-solving skills related to area and volume at the end of the unit. What is an appropriate accommodation for this student?

Read written directions on the test aloud to the student

Sixty-eighty percent of the class did not meet mastery on an assessment at the end of a unit on figurative language. Which two instructional decisions would be appropriate based on the assessment results? Choose 2 answers

Reteach low scoring concepts Plan differentiated activities

A sixth-grade social studies teacher is concerned about whether or not the students are progressing satisfactorily through the current lesson on the locations of ancient river civilizations. When asking questions during a formative assessment, the teacher finds that most of the students do not know the answers. What would be an appropriate instructional decision based on the assessment results?

Reteach the objective using another activity

All third-grade students at a school have taken a state-mandated, reading proficiency test required at the end of the year. The results show that 75% of students were labeled as "not proficient." Which action is an appropriate use of this data?

Review current school reading curriculum and note alignment with state standards and objectives

What are three common practices for designing effective assessments?

Test items should be directly aligned with the specified learning outcomes. Test items should be selected that most directly measure the stated learning outcomes. Test items should be worded in levels of difficulty appropriate for the students' age and grade level.

A fourth-grade teacher has reviewed the standardized assessment taken by her students at the end of their third-grade year. On the high stakes assessment, several students in her class scored at the 94th percentile on the reading portion of the exam. Two students scored just below the 30th percentile on the reading portion. The rest of the class scored between the 50th and 78th percentile on the reading portion of the exam. What would be an appropriate conclusion for the teacher to draw after reviewing the results of this assessment?

The class has a range of abilities and the teacher will need to incorporate differentiated instruction to support the needs of all students.

A student who is finishing fourth grade received a grade equivalent score of 3.1 in math and 3.5 in reading. What conclusion should be drawn about the student's assessment results?

The math and reading scores show that the student may be performing below grade level.

A standardized test on science proficiency has been given to all third-grade students in the state. The district superintendent wants to report the results from this assessment to reporters from the local newspaper. What information is appropriate to release to this group?

The percentage of students considered proficient in science and how this score should be interpreted

An eighth-grade teacher has reviewed the standardized assessment taken by students at the end of seventh grade. One student scored above the 95th percentile. What is an appropriate conclusion from this assessment result?

The student should complete enrichment assignments that go beyond the standards to ensure the student's academic needs are met.

A first-grade teacher wants to develop an effective set of objectives that will align with a science standard: Students will understand how plants have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow. Which two objectives align to the given standard?

The student will be able to label a diagram of a plant. The student will be able to describe the function of plant components.

A fifth-grade teacher has finished grading science portfolios and wants to communicate the assessment results to students and their parents. Which communication strategy is appropriate in this situation?

The teacher should arrange a conference for parent and student where a summary of student achievement and samples of the student's work are provided.

A fourth-grade teacher is beginning a unit on habitats. The teacher wants to have students create a portfolio during the unit to be used as a culminating assessment grade. The teacher wants to select an appropriate approach to the assignment of grades. Which approach will help the teacher achieve this?

The teacher should prepare a holistic scoring rubric for evaluating a student's final level of performance.

What is a potential drawback of portfolio assessment?

They are time-consuming to maintain and use.

What is the purpose of the Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement?

To provide guidance for test development and administration

What is the purpose of an objective?

To provide guidelines for planning instructional activities and preparing assessment instruments

What are two appropriate ways for students to self-assess the work on a project?

Use a checklist Complete a scoring rubric

A fifth-grade teacher is planning a unit on mammals. How can the teacher assess each student's understanding of the content using a variety of appropriate assessments during instruction?

Use a quiz and a performance assessment that allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of the content.

A new sixth-grade teacher is planning a unit on invertebrates. The teacher wants to incorporate a variety of assessments and asks a mentor teacher how this might be done. What are two suggestions the mentor teacher might make regarding the system of assessment?

Use a variety of formal and informal assessments Ensure alignment between learning objectives and assessment

A teacher has prepared a series of objectives for an instructional unit. The objectives will be used to prepare the unit assessments for the students. Which two recommendations should be made to the teacher?

Use various types of assessments to appropriately assess complex learning Consider how the assessment results will be used in the instructional program

Which of these strategies can be used for differentiating content to accommodate varying reading levels?

Using homogeneous flexible grouping to group students with similar needs

A fourth-grade social studies teacher wants students to practice higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills while working on a unit focusing on ancient Greece and Rome. What are two appropriate assessment methods to meet this goal?

Write and enact a play focusing on everyday customs Determine the most valuable natural resources of the area

Understanding and skills are applied in a real-world scenario.

authentic assessment

Compares performance to specified achievement domain

criterion-referenced assessment

Used to probe deep into the causes of learning deficiencies

diagnostic assessment

Used to monitor student learning during instruction

formative assessment

Compares performance to other individuals

norm-referenced assessment

Achievement is measured at the end of instruction

summative assessment

Measures achievement at the end of instruction

summative assessment

Assess learning outcomes following the instructional sequence

Summative

The content standard for an art class is to identify major artists from the 20th century. That is followed by a series of instructional statements, one of which is "Students will be able to identify Jackson Pollock's work." What type of instructional statement is this?

A benchmark

What are two characteristics of effective selected-response questions?

A broad sample of achievement is measured Incorrect alternatives provide diagnostic information

A writing teacher is assessing a student's level of overall performance and growth of essay writing skills using a portfolio. Which scoring method is appropriate?

A holistic rubric

What does the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provide? Choose 2 answers

Determination of sanctions Accountability for student academic achievement

Which factor lowers the reliability of test scores?

Scoring is subjective

A first-grade teacher would like to target the following standard using the lowest levels of Bloom's taxonomy. The standard is: RL.1.4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. Which three objectives would meet this goal?

Students will be able to describe feelings in the stories or poems using words or phrases. Students will be able to identify sensory words in the stories or poems. Students will be able to explain how words in the stories or poems suggest or describe feelings.