Exam 11: Measuring Complex Achievement: Performance-Based Assessments

A teacher who rates all performances lower than they are rated by other teachers demonstrates an example of which of the following errors?

Analytic scoring is better than holistic scoring when an educator is trying to

Which of the following validity considerations has led to the strongest argument for the increased use of performance-based assessments?

Extended-response performance-based assessments are better than restricted-response assessments under which of the following conditions?

A checklist should be used in cases where the judgment is based on which of the following?

The most objective information is obtained from an assessment when rating which of the following?

Rating the performances of students who are perceived to be most able higher than comparable performance of students perceived to be less able is an example of which of the following errors?

Restricted-response performance-based assessments are better than extended-response assessments under which of the following conditions?

The most reliable grading of task performances is likely to result when a teacher does which of the following?

An advantage of performance-based assessments over objective tests is that they

When rating the products of student performances, it is best for educators to do which of the following?

The points on a rating scale will be least ambiguous when using which of the following scales?

Which of the following statements best describes an instance of a logical rating error?

A major advantage of developing criteria for judging performance prior to task administration is that the criteria can

Which of the following would be the best justification for the relatively large amount of time required to respond to many performance-based assessment tasks?

An advantage of performance-based assessments over objective tests is that they can be used to evaluate which of the following?

Performance-based assessments are more effective than multiple-choice items in measuring which of the following?

Which of the following is a limitation of performance-based assessments?

The dependence of task performance on skills that are irrelevant to the intended purpose of the assessment tasks (e.g., reading skill for some mathematics tasks) will have the biggest negative influence on which of the following factors?

For which of the following types of learning outcomes are performance-based assessment tasks most useful?