Tx Teachers / Part 5: Assessing Learning (Quizzes)

It is best practice to have a colleague review an assessment prior to giving it to students

True, because this will help ensure the content validity and quality of the assessment.

Match the following components of an FBA: 1.) Fast Triggers 2.) Perceived Function 3.) Slow Triggers 4.) Consequences

1.) The actions that immediately come before the behavior 2.) The reason why the student performs the behavior 3.) Things that affect the student, but are out of their control 4.) The actions that immediately follow the behavior

How many Tiers are included in the MTSS model?

3

All of the following are good feedback practices EXCEPT which one?

Going over a test when the unit is over

Which of the following is more strongly and consistently related to achievement than any other teaching behavior?

Academic feedback

Which of the following is an appropriate set of prerequisites for effective data backed decision making?

Access to useful data. Well-designed supports to model data use. Availability of professional technical support staff. Time to reflect on the data.

If students are unable to answer robust questions, which of the following should happen?

Additional teaching of the concept

Identify the problems with the question below. Mark all answers that apply. The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Vatican City. Its ceiling features an elaborate and breathtaking painting dating back to the early 1500's. Who was the artist that painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? A. Andy Warhol B. Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) C. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni D. All of the above.

Answer choices are not similar in length. Implausible answer choices The use of "all of the above."

All of the following are good ways to check for understanding EXCEPT which one?

Asking "Does anyone have a question?"

Donovon will often engage in repetitive activities and/or "stim" (repetitive movements), especially when he becomes anxious or upset. He is very resistant to environmental change or change in daily routines. He needs to be warned well ahead of time if any change in his daily routine shall occur. Sensory stimuli such as bubbles, sand bins, and soft blankets are used frequently to calm him down when he starts to become upset. Which disability category could Donovon fall into?

Autism

As seen in the sample conversation about how the body gets nourishment from food, cognitive prompts are often based on which of the following?

Background Knowledge

Assessment is not just limited to testing. It includes daily interaction with students including questioning techniques. As part of the lesson cycle, this is known as which of the following?

Checking for Understanding

Identify which type of assessment (Formative, Summative, Norm-referenced, or Criterion based) is described. Please note it is possible for an assessment to be classified as more than one type. Mark all that apply. Advanced Placement Tests

Criterion-Based

Identify which type of assessment (Formative, Summative, Norm-referenced, or Criterion based) is described. Please note it is possible for an assessment to be classified as more than one type. Mark all that apply. Quiz over basic needs of flowering plants in a unit on plants

Criterion-Based Formative

____ are more specific and direct than prompts.

Cues

Why is varying the question difficulty level throughout an assessment beneficial for students?

Decreases likelihood that students will "give up" and prevents test fatigue.

When writing matching items, it is best to use which format?

Description on the left and short answers on the right

Identify which type of assessment (Formative, Summative, Norm-referenced, or Criterion based) is described. Please note it is possible for an assessment to be classified as more than one type. Mark all that apply. Exit slips

Formative

For which of the following groups of students is wait time particularly important?

English Language Learners

Which of the following types of questions might a teacher use to determine the thought process that the student uses for informal problem solving?

Heuristic

Which of the following is NOT a T-TESS Performance Level?

Highly Effective

There are four broad T-TESS domains for teacher evaluation. They are:

Instruction Professional Practices and Responsibilities Learning Environment Planning

What is the purpose of allowing for wait time after a student has given his or her response?

It allows time for the other students to process the response

The shorter the time between the assessment and feedback the

More meaningful the feedback

Giving wait time after calling upon a student has which of the following consequences?

More students are willing to engage in the discussion since they see that the teacher will wait

Julie is a kindergarten student who has limited mobility due to a bone disease and she requires a wheelchair or walker to move around. She was assessed in an early intervention program where she was given a diagnosis of Intellectually Disabled with an IQ of 52. She is able to communicate with adults by pointing and "grunting," but does not utter words. Based on the information given, which disability category could Julie fall into?

Multiple Disabilities

Identify which type of assessment (Formative, Summative, Norm-referenced, or Criterion based) is described. Please note it is possible for an assessment to be classified as more than one type. Mark all that apply. Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)

Norm-referenced

Wait time after posing a question allows for which of the following to happen?

Students have a chance to think and formulate a response.

What type of assessment consists of Advance Placement Free Response Questions?

Subjective

What type of assessment consists of document based questions ?

Subjective

What type of assessment consists of True/False and matching questions?

Objective

What type of assessment consists of multiple choice questions?

Objective

How often must testing personnel be trained on procedure and test security?

Once a year

Aiden is a 5th grade student who has difficulty focusing on his work. He needs frequent redirection, and often needs a quiet place in order to complete his work. He fidgets constantly in his seat, often times falling out of his chair onto the floor. This is causing other students to become distracted. Based on this observable behavior, which disability category could Aiden fall into?

Other Health Impairment

Which of the following non-traditional assessments allows for student self-reflection?

Portfolios and reflective journals

Consider the item analysis below. What can be determined from it?

Questions #1 and #4 should be reviewed for improvement.

A majority (75 - 80%) of the questions asked in classrooms are at which of the following level of Bloom's Taxonomy?

Recall

What is the modern rationale for using assessments in schools? Mark all that apply.

Regional, state, and national school ranking Determine eligibility for enrichment Determine mastery of content

If prompts and cues are ineffective, the teacher should do which of the following?

Reteach through direct instruction and modeling

Effective feedback should include all of the following EXCEPT which one?

Robust questioning

What is the first thing a teacher should do when developing assessments?

Set clear and achievable targets for student learning.

Felix has shown difficulty learning his sight words, and will often reverse the letters in words. He has trouble transforming thoughts into written words and cannot remember what he wanted to write. He does have problems with following directions, especially if they are more than 1 or 2 steps at a time. Which disability category could Felix fall into?

Specific Learning Disability

What type of data is easily available to the teacher and is most public in Texas education?

Standardized test data

Identify which type of assessment (Formative, Summative, Norm-referenced, or Criterion based) is described. Please note it is possible for an assessment to be classified as more than one type. Mark all that apply. End of Unit Assessment For example, a U.S. History test on the War of 1812

Summative Criterion-Based

In terms of assessment, what does it mean for it to be "valid"?

The assessment tests what is intended.

If a large portion of the class performs poorly, what should be inferred? Mark all that apply.

There is a lack of content validity with the instruction. The assessment may be flawed.

Metacognitive prompts get students to do which of the following?

Think about their cognitive processes

Individual student supports are given in which Tier?

Tier 3

What is the most important reason why a teacher should conduct an item analysis?

To gauge student response and determine how/if instruction needs to be altered.

All students have access to positive behavior supports in Tier 1.

True

In order for a child to receive special education services, they need to qualify under one of the thirteen disability categories.

True

The goal of MTSS is to ensure that every student receives the appropriate level of support to be successful.

True

Telling students "This will be on your test" prior to giving important information is an example of which of the following?

Verbal Cue

If a teacher refers to a highlighted passage in the text, they are using which of the following?

Visual Cue

Mrs. Long noticed that Tyron often squints at the board, even with his thick lenses and sitting in the front of the classroom. When he reads, the book is only inches from his face and he often skips words. Mrs. Long decided to enlarge the font on his worksheets to see if that makes a difference. Tyron was able to more easily read the directions on the worksheet. Based on the information given, which disability category could Tyron fall into?

Visual Impairment

What are the problem solving steps? (Check all that apply)

define analyze implement evaluate