Assessment Issues and Trends

Question 1

four contextual factors that influence the design of assessment that respects learning needs, preferences, motivations, and readiness levels

Answer 1

Culture, age, gender, and life situation

Question 2

the four constructivist principles that contextualize assessment for learning

Answer 2

1. deep learning,
2. new knowledge,
3. collaborative learning, and
4. critical reflection.

Question 3

occurs through resolving complex problems and issues that are meaningful to learners in the contexts in which they live and work.

Answer 3

Deep learning

Question 4

an activity that helps learners acquire an “integrated body of knowledge and skills in a domain that can be deployed in subsequent school and work settings in meaningful ways”

Answer 4

Problem-solving

Question 5

encourage the social construction of knowledge in contexts that require learners to use new concepts and defend their ideas

Answer 5

Online discussions

Question 6

a process of building on and revising previous knowledge and experiences.

Answer 6

Learning new knowledge

Question 7

graphical representations of knowledge that are comprised of concepts and the relationships between them, often represented in a hierarchical fashion through “crosslinks”

Answer 7

Concept maps

Question 8

Concept maps also support ________, as learners must discuss their ideas, support, or contradict arguments and perspectives and justify their own,

Answer 8

collaborative learning

Question 9

active engagement and negotiation with others with different experiences, values, and perspectives

Answer 9

Collaborative Learning

Question 10

negotiation between and among instructors and learners, observation of and participation in discussions, and contributions to group tasks and projects.

Answer 10

Collaborative assessment

Question 11

active, persistent and careful consideration of any belief or practice in the light of the grounds that support it and the further consequences to which it leads

Answer 11

reflective thinking

Question 12

grounded in the understanding that all learners have personal preconceptions that act as powerful filters through which everything they experience is sifted.

Answer 12

Critical reflection

Question 13

individual reflection without peer interaction inhibits______

Answer 13

higher-order thinking

Question 14

reflective tools that learners will accept as a holistic part of their growth,

Answer 14

Portfolios

Question 15

“highly personalized, customizable, web-based information management system which allows students to demonstrate individual and collaborative growth, achievement and learning over time”

Answer 15

ePortfolios

Question 16

assessment tools in LMS reflect a _________

Answer 16

content- or instructor-centric approach

Question 17

assessment tools in LMS reflect a _________

Answer 17

content- or instructor-centric approach