Chapter 13 EDU
Adjustments in order to insure a student with special needs is not placed in an unfair setting for instruction or assessment are?
Modifications
Asking students to recite facts or figures is an example of which level of Bloom's taxonomy?
Knowledge
What is a major challenge teacher's face when using essay type questions?
Length of time needed to score the student responses
Which level of formative assessment involves teachers collecting evidence by which they decide whether to adjust their upcoming instruction to make improvements?
Level 1: Teachers' Instructional Adjustments
Which level of formative assessment involves someone using evidence of his or her skills and knowledge to decide whether to adjust the procedures he or she is using to learn?
Level 2: Student's Learning Tactile Adjustments
Which level of formative assessment involves teachers using formative assessments to transform their learning environment?
Level 3: Classroom Climate Shift
Which level of formative assessment involves one or more levels of formative assessment adoption through the teacher learning community?
Level 4: Schoolwide Implementation
Insuring a test is neither too difficult or too easy is called addressing the
Level of Difficulty
Any test may be under close scrutiny as a result of a legal action.
True
Continuous monitoring is a key component of the RTI process
True
Expert teachers continually assess in informal ways.
True
Formative evaluation involves gathering feedback on student progress and using that to guide preparation of future lessons.
True
Implementing RTI involves all of a school's staff
True
Much of the testing done today is for the purpose of sorting students
True
Objective test questions can take considerable time to develop
True
Objective test questions have clear right or wrong answers.
True
The quality of the test has to increase as the purpose becomes more summative
True
Open ended test formats should not be used in group work settings
False
Subjective tests require students to remember a predetermined response.
False
Teacher-made tests are effective for providing the data used in high-stakes student decisions.
False
Tier IIII instruction is the most intensive RTI instructional model.
False
Under NCLB, semi-annual testing is required to monitor student progress
False
For schools who do not have a high enough participation rate, there is a punishment.
False
When looking at a normal curve when students take a well designed test, the score for the highest number of students if a perfect score were 100 would be
50
In response to the high stakes testing nationwide associated with NCLB, parents are choosing to not have their children participate in the assessment.
False
Good Instruction involves high-quality teachers continually _____________ their students and making adjustments in instruction.
Assessing
Teachers are told __________ is a key component of all lesson plans
Assessing
The term used to identify the process that entails interpreting test results and developing a plan for the next step is.
Assessing
Which term is defined as the variety of ways to probe and examine students' understanding and the extent of their learning?
Assessment
In the RTI framework, emphasis is placed upon monitoring the progress of each class on a systematic basis
False
Which of the following in not an example of bias in test questions?
Clarity of content
One of the most prevalent concerns for beginning teachers is
Class management
Which type of question seeks specific information about procedures and facts?
Closed questions
The comparison of test scores to a defined level of performance is an example of which type of test?
Criterion-referenced test
When consideration is given to student's backgrounds and context that has not been a part of the student's background, this is referred to as being?
Culturally Responsive
Which of the following is not a purpose of testing and assessing?
Drop-out assistance
Which type of test question would be the best to assess higher order thinking skills from the students?
Essay
Which of the following would best demonstrate use of higher-order thinking?
Essay on the implications of Brown v. Board of Education
Asking students to pass judgments on the strengths and weaknesses of a certain phenomenon is an example of which level of Bloom's taxonomy?
Evaluation
An accommodation changes the content of a test.
False
Assistive testing is a key component of computer based testing for special education students
False
Data Team members should be composed of all educational team members
False
The term used to describe an assessment to provide feedback on student progress and to guide preparation for tomorrow's lesson is
Formative assessment
As a result of a illegal testing practices, educators in that State of ____________ were indicted.
Georgia
The comparison of test scores of one student to the scores of another student is an example of which type of test?
Norm-referenced test
A test question where each answer is either right or wrong and there is no grey area for scoring is called an
Objective Test
_____________ is a testing format that requires students to organize and construct their response in creative and unique ways
Open ended tests
Which type of question promotes higher-order thinking?
Open-ended questions
Which type of question requires students to provide an explanation, interpretation, or elaboration?
Open-ended questions
Using student self reflection as an assessment technique can be described as
Over utilized
When a student is asked to do an activity rather than just a mental exercise this refers to a
Performance Task
Which of the following in an effective tool for assessing student work?
Rubric
The two tests developed to provide assessment based upon the common core standards are the PARCC and the _____________________ assessments.
Smarter balance
A list of acceptable modifications to assessment for students with special needs is developed by each?
State
An test question type where students must construct an individual response is a?
Subjective Test
The term used to describe structured opportunities to measure how much the test taker knows and can do at a particular point in time is
Test
Which Tier of RTI is for all students?
Tier I
Which Tier of RTI is focused on identified students deemed at risk?
Tier II
Which Tier of RTI is focused on those students who have not shown progress?
Tier III
When considering the RTI framework, a ____________ is often used to demonstrate the program.
Triangle
A challenge to subjective tests is that each student's response can be open to interpretation of correctness.
True
Bias in test questions can include
all of the above.
An assessment that includes real-world applications is referred to as
authentic.
Bloom's taxonomy is used to describe different levels of learning or
depths of knowledge.
A driving test has both a written and a______ part?
performance
All of the following are examples of summative judgment based decisions except
promotion and tenure.
The definition "a test's scores for students who seem to be similar in the learning are similar" refers to a test's
reliability.
The ___________________ should determine the selection of the appropriate test format to use
standards to be assessed
The best source of information regarding a special needs student's required testing accommodation is the
student's IEP.
The term used to describe the process of determining whether a student is ready to move to the next grade level is
summative assessment.
The definition "a test measures what it is intended to measure" refers to the test's
validity.