Assessments

Question 1

What is Assessment?

Answer 1

Umbrella Term: all of the processes involved in gathering information and making decisions about learners’ progress

Question 2

What is a Diagnosis?

Answer 2

assessment to provide teachers with information about students’ prior knowledge and misconceptions before the activity

Question 2

Matching

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-more answers/questions-clear directions-set answers that can be used more than once

Question 2

What is the target?

Answer 2

complex learning outcomes/high level thinking

Question 3

Characteristics of a good Motivation?

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-aligned with learning objectives -focus on content mastery and improvement -avoid social comparisons -measure higher level learning -include detailed feedback

Question 3

Multiple Choice (10)

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1) one clear stem2) all distractors plausible to those who guess3) vary postion of correct answer4) avoid similar stem/key wording5) avoid technical wording with key6) key and distractor similar length7) avoid absolute terms8) stem and distractors grammatically correct9) avoid two distractors w/ same meaning10) emphasize negative wording with different styles11) avoid ‘all of the above’, use ‘none’ with care

Question 3

What is compensatory scoring?

Answer 3

allow good/bad sections to compensate for another (help/hurt)

Question 4

How to aid Self-Regulation?

Answer 4

make expectations clear, emphasize that assessments are designed to increase learning, making everything aligned, and provide feedback

Question 4

Fill in the Blank (w/bank)

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-answers have constraints-if written then answer taken out, make sure only that answer fits back in

Question 4

What is non-compensatory scoring?

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-either get it or not-want specific things out of learners-easier to grade

Question 5

What does assessment provide?

Answer 5

provides students, teachers, parents, and school leaders track achievement

Question 5

True/False

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If false, learner can’t show what they know. Have them explain why it’s false

Question 6

What is Measurement?

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process of gathering information: commonly thought of as numeric indicators of the quantity or attainment

Question 6

Rank Order- Problem/Solution

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1 misconception throws off other answers/ write as multi choice for which group order is right

Question 7

What is validity asking for?

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Does it measure what it’s supposed to measure? [Accuracy]

Question 8

What is reliability asking for?

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Can it measure its consistently? [Consistency]

Question 9

Can be ________ wrong. [Fill in the Blank]

Answer 9

Reliably

Question 10

Cannot be _______ if there is no _______. [FitB]

Answer 10

valid; reliability

Question 11

What is Informal Assessment? [Key Word]

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can pick up general idea of what learner’s know by body language/questions in class [Incidental]

Question 12

Problems with informal assessment?

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-not systematic, not the same for all -reliability decreased

Question 13

What is Formal Assessment?

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test/projects; same information but doesn’t have to be standardized

Question 14

Types of Assessment

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Objective and Subjective

Question 15

What are objective Assessments?

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one right answer/ limited set of right answers/ no gray area

Question 16

What are subjective Assessments?

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many right answers/ ways to complete the task/ a lot of judgement in grading process

Question 17

Forms of Objective Assessments

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-multiple choice -open ended* -true/false -matching -fill in the blank

Question 18

Forms of Subjective Assessments

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-open ended* -essays -presentations -pictures -labs