Question 1

Understanding children's thinking is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Tracking academic progress over time is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Determining how well the teacher is teaching is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Performance indicators are:

Accepted Answer

A) assessed before a lesson begins. 
B) a byproduct of testing. 
C) goals for mathematics lessons. 
D) tasks or assignments for students to demonstrate learning. 
A) assessed before a lesson begins. 
B) a byproduct of testing. 
C) goals for mathematics lessons. 
D) tasks or assignments for students to demonstrate learning.

Question 5

Anecdotal records are:

Accepted Answer

A) records students keep to evaluate a teacher's explanation of concepts. 
B) records parents share with teachers about their children's backgrounds in mathematics. 
C) verbal accounts of students' work. 
D) written notes about what a student did and said. 
A) records students keep to evaluate a teacher's explanation of concepts. 
B) records parents share with teachers about their children's backgrounds in mathematics. 
C) verbal accounts of students' work. 
D) written notes about what a student did and said.

Question 6

Compare holistic and analytic rubric forms. Which do you prefer, and why do you prefer it?

Accepted Answer

Holistic and analytic rubric forms are t

Question 7

Formative assessment is assessment that:

Accepted Answer

A) gives feedback while the concepts or skills are still being learned. 
B) helps teachers to form opinions about the students' behavior in the class. 
C) requires forms that must be filled out by the teacher. 
D) must be given during the formative years of a student's education. 
A) gives feedback while the concepts or skills are still being learned. 
B) helps teachers to form opinions about the students' behavior in the class. 
C) requires forms that must be filled out by the teacher. 
D) must be given during the formative years of a student's education.

Question 8

Self-assessment is beneficial for students if:

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A) they don't overinflate their grades on projects. 
B) teachers don't allow students to use it too frequently. 
C) the emphasis is on learning rather than grades. 
D) parents don't get upset that teachers aren't assessing the children. 
A) they don't overinflate their grades on projects. 
B) teachers don't allow students to use it too frequently. 
C) the emphasis is on learning rather than grades. 
D) parents don't get upset that teachers aren't assessing the children.

Question 9

The following are characteristics of Likert-type scales except:

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A) Likert-type scales are difficult to score. 
B) interpretation of scores is often difficult. 
C) scores by themselves do not describe performance levels very well. 
D) discriminating between levels of work is not easy. 
A) Likert-type scales are difficult to score. 
B) interpretation of scores is often difficult. 
C) scores by themselves do not describe performance levels very well. 
D) discriminating between levels of work is not easy.

Question 10

Explain the differences between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced standardized tests with respect to a teacher's ability to analyze student understanding of mathematics based on these tests.

Accepted Answer

Norm-referenced standardized tests compa

Question 11

Determining prior knowledge and skills is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The standardized testing information tells you that Child X has a score in the 50th percentile, Child Y scored in the 20th percentile, and Child Z in the 75th percentile. Describe what you know about the relative performance of the three children.

Accepted Answer

Based on the percentile scores provided

Question 13

An advantage of using rubrics to score student work is:

Accepted Answer

A) holistic rubrics allow scoring to be finished very quickly. 
B) analytic rubrics allow teachers to assign letter grades for each category of a project. 
C) rubrics can be created with relative ease. 
D) analytic rubrics allow for a uniform understanding for levels of performance. 
A) holistic rubrics allow scoring to be finished very quickly. 
B) analytic rubrics allow teachers to assign letter grades for each category of a project. 
C) rubrics can be created with relative ease. 
D) analytic rubrics allow for a uniform understanding for levels of performance.

Question 14

Give two examples of how assessment can be connected to curriculum and instruction.

Accepted Answer

1. Formative assessments: Formative asse

Question 15

Identifying children's strengths, problems, and misunderstandings is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The No Child Left Behind Act requires:

Accepted Answer

A) statewide tests connected to statewide standards. 
B) nationwide tests connected to national standards. 
C) both national and statewide tests be given to students at every grade level. 
D) that students be retained if they do not meet standards on mandated tests. 
A) statewide tests connected to statewide standards. 
B) nationwide tests connected to national standards. 
C) both national and statewide tests be given to students at every grade level. 
D) that students be retained if they do not meet standards on mandated tests.

Question 17

Using journals as a writing assessment tool is justified because:

Accepted Answer

A) children need activities to occupy them and fill up the time. 
B) teachers want to know about children's extracurricular lives. 
C) parents and administrators want to know what teachers are teaching children. 
D) teachers have a record about what children are thinking. 
A) children need activities to occupy them and fill up the time. 
B) teachers want to know about children's extracurricular lives. 
C) parents and administrators want to know what teachers are teaching children. 
D) teachers have a record about what children are thinking.

Question 18

The most important purpose of assessment is:

Accepted Answer

A) to determine what students know so accurate grades can be given. 
B) to discover what students know so instruction can be adjusted. 
C) to document that students' work is on grade level. 
D) to document that the curriculum has been covered. 
A) to determine what students know so accurate grades can be given. 
B) to discover what students know so instruction can be adjusted. 
C) to document that students' work is on grade level. 
D) to document that the curriculum has been covered.

Question 19

Encouraging student self-assessment and responsibility in learning is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Performance objectives describe:

Accepted Answer

A) expected student learning. 
B) what is expected of the teacher when presenting lessons to children. 
C) the detailed steps of a mathematics lesson. 
D) what students plan to work on in groups. 
A) expected student learning. 
B) what is expected of the teacher when presenting lessons to children. 
C) the detailed steps of a mathematics lesson. 
D) what students plan to work on in groups.

Understanding children's thinking is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Tracking academic progress over time is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Determining how well the teacher is teaching is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Performance indicators are:

Anecdotal records are:

Compare holistic and analytic rubric forms. Which do you prefer, and why do you prefer it?

Formative assessment is assessment that:

Self-assessment is beneficial for students if:

The following are characteristics of Likert-type scales except:

Explain the differences between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced standardized tests with respect to a teacher's ability to analyze student understanding of mathematics based on these tests.

Determining prior knowledge and skills is one purpose of classroom assessment.

The standardized testing information tells you that Child X has a score in the 50th percentile, Child Y scored in the 20th percentile, and Child Z in the 75th percentile. Describe what you know about the relative performance of the three children.

An advantage of using rubrics to score student work is:

Give two examples of how assessment can be connected to curriculum and instruction.

Identifying children's strengths, problems, and misunderstandings is one purpose of classroom assessment.

The No Child Left Behind Act requires:

Using journals as a writing assessment tool is justified because:

The most important purpose of assessment is:

Encouraging student self-assessment and responsibility in learning is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Performance objectives describe:

Elementary Mathematics for the 21st Century

Defining a Comprehensive Mathematics Program

Mathematics for Every Child

Learning Mathematics

Organizing Effective Instruction

Developing Problem-Solving Strategies

Developing Concepts of Number

Extending Number Concepts and Number Systems

Developing Number Operations With Whole Numbers

Extending Computational Fluency With Larger Numbers

Developing Understanding of Common and Decimal Fractions

Extending Understanding of Common and Decimal Fractions

Developing Aspects of Proportional Reasoning: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent

Thinking Algebraically

Developing and Extending Geometric Concepts and Systems

Developing and Extending Measurement Concepts

Understanding and Representing Concepts of Data

Investigating Probability

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Exam 6: Integrating Assessment

Understanding children's thinking is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Tracking academic progress over time is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Determining how well the teacher is teaching is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Performance indicators are:

Anecdotal records are:

Compare holistic and analytic rubric forms. Which do you prefer, and why do you prefer it?

Formative assessment is assessment that:

Self-assessment is beneficial for students if:

The following are characteristics of Likert-type scales except:

Explain the differences between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced standardized tests with respect to a teacher's ability to analyze student understanding of mathematics based on these tests.

Determining prior knowledge and skills is one purpose of classroom assessment.

The standardized testing information tells you that Child X has a score in the 50th percentile, Child Y scored in the 20th percentile, and Child Z in the 75th percentile. Describe what you know about the relative performance of the three children.

An advantage of using rubrics to score student work is:

Give two examples of how assessment can be connected to curriculum and instruction.

Identifying children's strengths, problems, and misunderstandings is one purpose of classroom assessment.

The No Child Left Behind Act requires:

Using journals as a writing assessment tool is justified because:

The most important purpose of assessment is:

Encouraging student self-assessment and responsibility in learning is one purpose of classroom assessment.

Performance objectives describe:

Elementary Mathematics for the 21st Century

Defining a Comprehensive Mathematics Program

Mathematics for Every Child

Learning Mathematics

Organizing Effective Instruction

Developing Problem-Solving Strategies

Developing Concepts of Number

Extending Number Concepts and Number Systems

Developing Number Operations With Whole Numbers

Extending Computational Fluency With Larger Numbers

Developing Understanding of Common and Decimal Fractions

Extending Understanding of Common and Decimal Fractions

Developing Aspects of Proportional Reasoning: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent

Thinking Algebraically

Developing and Extending Geometric Concepts and Systems

Developing and Extending Measurement Concepts

Understanding and Representing Concepts of Data

Investigating Probability

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