EDUC 400 Quiz 7

Which is an advantage of using a letter grade for summative assessments?

Letter grades provide a means of comparing and ranking students

An assessment that has reliability:

produces consistent test results.

T or F; Identical assessments can usually be used to measure the progress of all students in a classroom, including those with special needs.

False

T or F; The primary purpose of assessments is to rank student scores and achievements.

False

Why are the textbook's authors against the use of assessments for classroom control and punishment?

1. A student's academic well-being can be damaged. 2. Students can lose respect for their teacher. 3. Students receive mixed messages about the purpose of assessments.

A teacher is monitoring students' behavior as they work in cooperative groups. The teacher is trying to decide whether the rules for working in groups need to be reinforced. Which areas is the teacher assessing?

1. Attitudes 2. Skills

Which characteristics differentiate formative and summative assessments?

1. Formative assessments occur during learning, summative assessments occur after learning. 2. Formative assessments are for learning, summative assessments are of learning.

Which actions have high potential for helping low-achieving students?

1. Helping students develop representations of standards 2. Providing formative feedback to students 3. Providing clear goals and standards

Which conditions need to be present in order for students to achieve the full benefit of formative feedback?

1. The teacher and students share the same understanding of a lesson's goal. 2. Students monitor their own learning. 3. Students use a variety of learning strategies. 4. Students revise their work based on self-assessments.

What are the main purposes of a formative assessment?

1. To provide students with feedback about their learning 2. To ensure the curriculum is appropriate e. To verify that learning is occurring

A social studies teacher used an inductive strategy to teach concepts about the Gulf War. The teacher's self-created test included a short-answer section on image analysis, a multiple-choice section on key concepts, a matching section on dates and key events, and an essay on the causes and effects of the war. Students did well on the test, except for one section. Which section did students most likely do poorly on?

Dates and key events

What is one reason that many teachers create their own tests rather than use the ones provided with a textbook?

Teachers want to test what they taught.

A teacher spent the weekend reading and scoring essay tests. In the wee hours of Monday morning, the teacher was reading the last set of three extended-response items. The student had demonstrated an in-depth understanding of the content and concepts in the first two responses. With drooping eyes, the teacher skimmed the last response and gave the test the highest grade. What assessment error did the teacher demonstrate?

The teacher determined the final grade based on the halo effect.

T or F; A student portfolio is often a better indicator of student achievement than a multiple-choice test.

True

Alexis is a highly motivated and high-achieving ninth-grader. She is preparing for a student-led conference in which she will discuss her performance in an "introduction to engineering design" class. She has received top scores on all tests and projects, but is frustrated because she feels the coursework is not challenging. Which of the following is most likely to be the focus of the conference?

Ways she can enhance her future learning