Deck 16: Tools for Assessment

Question 1

Mr.Abernathy wants to assess the speaking skills of students in his Spanish classes.Which of the following assessment tools should he use?

A)portfolios of student homework assignments.
B)a multiple-choice test on verb forms.
C)an essay test asking students to compose a letter in Spanish.
D)demonstrations of students reading aloud in Spanish.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

How are exemplary portfolios different from progress portfolios?

A)Exemplary portfolios represent a student's best work as selected by the student; progress portfolios represent a student's best work as selected by the teacher.
B)Exemplary portfolios organize a student's work by quality; progress portfolios organize a student's work by completion date.
C)Exemplary portfolios highlight a student's performance compared to the student's classmates; progress portfolios highlight a student's performance compared to a set of criteria.
D)Exemplary portfolios represent a student's best work; progress portfolios are designed to track change in a student's performance over time.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A test on a modern literature unit that included questions about ancient Greek writings would lack

A)inter-rater reliability.
B)content validity.
C)intercultural fairness.
D)criterion-referencing.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a strength of constructed-response tests?

A)They are easy to score.
B)They can assess abstract thinking and creativity.
C)They are easy to create.
D)They can assess students' organizational skills.

Question 5

What makes an assessment reliable?

Question 6

Which of the following is a limitation of selected-response tests?

A)They are easy to score.
B)They can be unreliable.
C)They often focus on recall of information.
D)They can be used to assess learning at all levels.

Question 7

The tool commonly used to assign value to authentic assessments is

A)a rubric.
B)a model essay.
C)an exemplary portfolio.
D)a district-wide grading scale.

Question 8

List and define the two key elements that must be considered when evaluating authentic assessment.

Question 9

Self-referenced grading compares the performance of each student to

A)the average for the group.
B)a predetermined criterion.
C)the same student's previous work.
D)a norm.

Question 10

How does norm-reference grading differ from criterion-referenced grading?