Deck 15: Assessment for Learning

Question 1

Explain how measurement and evaluation are distinct tasks in assessment.

Answer 1

Measurement is the collection of information or data and evaluation is the judging or assigning value to data collected.

Question 2

Ms Bluestone has her students read aloud and takes careful notes on how well they perform several different subtasks, such as recognizing words on sight and reading sentences fluently.Which information-gathering technique is Ms.Bluestone using?

A)inquiry.
B)observation.
C)analysis.
D)a test.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is the purpose of diagnostic assessment?

Answer 3

To uncover students' areas of strength and weakness.

Question 4

How are instructional activities different from assessment activities?

A)Instructional activities are presented informally, while assessment activities are taught formally.
B)Instructional activities are designed to determine how well students have mastered knowledge and skills, and assessment activities focus on how many students have mastered knowledge.
C)Instructional activities have a diagnostic purpose, whereas assessment activities have a summative purpose.
D)Instructional activities are designed to help students develop knowledge and skills and assessment activities collect information on how well students have mastered knowledge.

Question 5

How can assessments help teachers guide their instruction?

Question 6

Why must teachers follow directions for administration of standardized tests exactly?

A)Standardized test comparisons require that teachers read exactly the directions to students.
B)In order to compare student scores accurately, test-taking conditions must meet students' individual needs and abilities.
C)Standardized test comparisons are valid only when all students take the tests at the same time.
D)In order to compare student scores accurately, all test-taking conditions must be the same.

Question 7

Which of the following purposes is NOT served by formative assessment?

A)evaluating learning activities.
B)helping students prioritize key information.
C)measuring how many students achieved the instructional objectives.
D)checking pacing of learning activities.

Question 8

Which of the following is true about summative assessment?

A)It takes place at the end of an instructional unit.
B)It provides teachers and learners with feedback about the progress of instruction.
C)It reveals little or no information about progress toward learning goals.
D)All of these are true.

Question 9

What makes inquiry an unreliable information-gathering technique?

A)Students' scores on formal assessments may vary from one week to the next.
B)Students' attitudes may be very different from one week to the next.
C)Inquiry is a time-intensive technique, making the information collected suspect.
D)Students may not be open and honest with teachers.

Question 10

How are informal assessments different from formal assessments?

A)Informal assessments are less systematic than formal assessments.
B)Informal assessments are only formative while formal assessments can be diagnostic or summative.
C)Informal assessments are measureable and formal assessments are based on anecdotal evidence.
D)Informal assessments cannot be part of a student's grade whereas formal assessment can be.