Question 1

Classic writing rubrics typically describe student writing in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  organization 
B)  development or ideas 
C)  sentence variety, word choice, voice, and conventions 
D)  all of the above 
A)  organization 
B)  development or ideas 
C)  sentence variety, word choice, voice, and conventions 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

Analytic scoring __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allows the examiner to analyze and compare scores on students' work 
B)  assigns one score as an overall assessment of the student's performance 
C)  separates the whole into categories that are examined individually 
D)  determines the level at which a child should be performing 
A)  allows the examiner to analyze and compare scores on students' work 
B)  assigns one score as an overall assessment of the student's performance 
C)  separates the whole into categories that are examined individually 
D)  determines the level at which a child should be performing C

Question 3

Teachers may use several strategies to coordinate and manage student assessment. Identify the one suggestion that is not recommended.

Accepted Answer

A)  Total assessment: assessing all students on a weekly basis 
B)  Random selection: rotating three to five different students each assessment period (drawing names from a hat) 
C)  Wedge model: same three students each from high-performing, average, and low-performing groups 
D)  Lower quartile: all below-average students (based on standardized test data) 
A)  Total assessment: assessing all students on a weekly basis 
B)  Random selection: rotating three to five different students each assessment period (drawing names from a hat) 
C)  Wedge model: same three students each from high-performing, average, and low-performing groups 
D)  Lower quartile: all below-average students (based on standardized test data) A

Question 4

What strategies can you use to help your students prepare effectively for mandated standardized achievement tests?

Accepted Answer

Teachers might use test genre teaching s

Question 5

Why is it important for a teacher to use a variety of reading assessments?

Accepted Answer

• Evaluate the effectiveness of reading

Question 6

"Anchor" work samples are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  comparisons made between self and teacher assessments 
B)  criteria used to judge whether or not the objectives are met 
C)  products prepared by children that illustrate score points on a rubric 
D)  tasks children complete to show what they learned 
A)  comparisons made between self and teacher assessments 
B)  criteria used to judge whether or not the objectives are met 
C)  products prepared by children that illustrate score points on a rubric 
D)  tasks children complete to show what they learned

Question 7

A rubric __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is a set of criteria that details student performance at various levels of proficiency 
B)  should be introduced to the students after they have published their piece 
C)  is a standard form that every teacher across the nation uses for all writing 
D)  is needed when communicating with the principal about students' progress 
A)  is a set of criteria that details student performance at various levels of proficiency 
B)  should be introduced to the students after they have published their piece 
C)  is a standard form that every teacher across the nation uses for all writing 
D)  is needed when communicating with the principal about students' progress

Classic writing rubrics typically describe student writing in __________.

Analytic scoring __________.

Teachers may use several strategies to coordinate and manage student assessment. Identify the one suggestion that is not recommended.

What strategies can you use to help your students prepare effectively for mandated standardized achievement tests?

Why is it important for a teacher to use a variety of reading assessments?

"Anchor" work samples are __________.

A rubric __________.

Foundations of Language, Literacy and Oral Language Development

Family Literacy

Facilitating Oral Language Learning

Emergent Literacy Strategies

Teaching Early Reading and Writing

Assessing Early Literacy: Finding Out What Young Children Know and Can Do

Beginning Reading Instruction: Helping Children Learn to Read

Continuing Reading Instruction in Grades 3-5

Creating Writers: Teaching Children to Write Well

Teaching the Mechanical Skills of Writing

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Exam 11: Assessment: Determining What Older Students Know and Can Do

Classic writing rubrics typically describe student writing in __________.

Analytic scoring __________.

Teachers may use several strategies to coordinate and manage student assessment. Identify the one suggestion that is not recommended.

What strategies can you use to help your students prepare effectively for mandated standardized achievement tests?

Why is it important for a teacher to use a variety of reading assessments?

"Anchor" work samples are __________.

A rubric __________.

Foundations of Language, Literacy and Oral Language Development

Family Literacy

Facilitating Oral Language Learning

Emergent Literacy Strategies

Teaching Early Reading and Writing

Assessing Early Literacy: Finding Out What Young Children Know and Can Do

Beginning Reading Instruction: Helping Children Learn to Read

Continuing Reading Instruction in Grades 3-5

Creating Writers: Teaching Children to Write Well

Teaching the Mechanical Skills of Writing

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