Exam 5: Building Assessment Into Instruction

Complete this statement,"Student self-assessment…"

Teachers need to consider three of the statements below when constructing and administering tests.Identify the one consideration that would defeat the purpose of a test of procedural knowledge.

A rubric consists of a scale based on predetermined criteria and serves two important functions.Teachers can see what is central to excellent performance and scoring guidelines support analysis of students' work.What performance standard below supports this function?

Journals in math class are appropriate for learning about the mathematics.All of the following statements are appropriate EXCEPT:

Assessment should encapsulate conceptual and procedural understanding,strategic competence,adaptive behaviors and productive dispositions.What question below would capture strategic competence?

The NCTM Assessment Standards for School Mathematics include eight components focused on assessing what students do know.Ascertain the statement below that reflects the Inferences standard.

Self-assessment is a tool for students to use in monitoring their own mathematical progress.What example below would be best used before instruction on a new concept?

Write two examples of open-ended questions that you could use to self-assess student disposition and knowledge of a mathematical concept.

A translation task is a method used to see how students move between various representations of a concept.Three of the statements below are methods students could use to demonstrate their learning.Identify the one that does not fit best with a translation task.

Utilizing problem-based tasks permit every student in a class to demonstrate their knowledge,skill or understanding.What tasks below encourages student reasoning and thinking?

What do we call descriptive statements of criteria at each level of performance on a task?

What is one advantage of using a Four Point Rubric over a Task Specific Rubric?

When developing performance indicators,what strategy is helpful for teachers?

Complete this statement,"Writing in math class.."

What description below denotes grading?

Tests will always be a part of assessment and evaluation.What is the most important feature of a test?

What statement below denotes a limited point of view about the purpose of assessment?

Three of the statements below are characteristic of formative assessment.What statement would be true of summative assessment?

Formative assessment data gathering can be done through observations,interviews and tasks.What statement below would be an advantage of an interview over a problem-based task?

The NCTM Principles and Standards stress two main ideas of integrating assessment into instruction.Identify the statement below that represents one of key NCTM ideas.