Exam 2
Aptitude tests are used for determining expected learning by examining any discrepancy between which of the following?
Ability and Achuevement
It is more / less difficult to select a correct answer by guessing on multiple-choice items than on binary-choice items.
More
Tests that are prepared by a team of teachers in a school and are used to assess student growth are referred to as?
Common Assessments
T or F: A single long assessment can provide the same, if not better, information than many short assessments.
False
T or F: Binary-choice items should be written so that clues to the correct answer will be found in the statement.
False
T or F: Quizzes should include many items
False
T or F: Readiness tests are the only criteria for determining if a child has the skills and knowledge for kindergarten.
False
T or F: Representative sampling is defined as a normal distribution of assessment results.
False
T or F: Research indicates that few students cheat or know others who cheat.
False
T or F: Standardized aptitude tests provide a measure of an innate ability that does not change.
False
T or F: Teachers should wait until the end of a unit to begin constructing the assessment.
False
T or F: Trick items provide more valid measures of knowledge.
False
Multiple-choice items are more or less prone to guessing than binary-choice items.
Less
The primary purpose of which of the following types of assessment is to compare individuals.
Norm-referenced
Which type of formative assessment helps teachers avoid redundancy and/or moving students ahead too quickly?
Pretests
Which type of formative assessment allows teachers to provide immediate, specific feedback?
Seatwork
Which of the following is the most common type of large-scale assessment used in schools?
Standards-based
Which of the following is designed to determine student progress toward meeting state standards?
Standards-based Assessments
T or F: Benchmark assessments are also called interim assessments.
True
T or F: Best practice is to arrange questions by item type (multiple choice, true/false, etc.)
True
T or F: Differentiated instruction is organized yet flexible.
True
T or F: If you think students gain confidence answering the easiest items first, then order the items by increasing difficulty.
True
T or F: Interim tests are usually designed to provide diagnostic information.
True
T or F: Multiple-choice items provide an efficient method for direct assessment of many types of learning targets.
True
T or F: Standards-based tests are the most common type of large-scale assessment used in schools.
True
T or F: Summative assessments can be used by teachers to plan instruction.
True
T or F: Teachers should make sure their students have adequate test-taking skills.
True
T or F: Test company items are probably of higher quality than items prepared by teachers.
True
T or F: When writing multiple-choice items, distractors should be plausible.
True
