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

Question 1

"Anchor" work samples are __________.

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

Answer 1

criteria used to judge whether or not the objectives are met

Question 2

Analytic scoring __________.

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

Answer 2

separates the whole into categories that are examined individually

Question 3

A rubric __________.

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

Answer 3

is a set of criteria that details student performance at various levels of proficiency

Question 4

Classic writing rubrics typically describe student writing in __________.

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

Question 5

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

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)

Question 6

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

Question 7

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