Chapter 2 Notes

Question 1

Assessment of student learning requires the use of __________ for measuring student achievement

Answer 1

Techniques

Question 2

Assessment begins with the identification of ____________ goals, monitors the progress students make toward those goals and ends with a judgment concerning the ___________ to which those goals have been attained

Answer 2

1) learning

2) extent

Question 3

Educational assessment is the ___________ process of measuring student achievement

Answer 3

systematic

Question 4

In fact, students take far more teacher-made tests than they do publicized __________ tests

Answer 4

standardized

Question 5

additionally teachers also assess students by using informal observations of their ____________

Answer 5

behavior

Question 6

___________ a general term that includes the full range of procedures used to gain info. about student learning

Answer 6

Assessment

Question 7

_______________ a particular type of assessment that typically consists of a set of questions administered during a fixed period of time

Answer 7

Test

Question 8

_________________ the assigning of numbers to the results of a test of other type of assessment

Answer 8

Measurement

Question 9

Assessment actually consists of two subordinate parts; ___________ and ____________

Answer 9

testing and measurement

Question 10

Both parts must be as sound as possible for meaningful _____________ to take place

Answer 10

assessment

Question 11

likewise, there are a variety of general practices that must be followed for the _____________ process to be followed.

Answer 11

…..Last blank on the first page… I have practices but that doesn’t sound right

Question 12

Clearly specifying _____ is to be assessed has priority in the assessment process

Answer 12

what

Question 13

an assessment _________ should be selected because of the relevance to the characteristics or performance to be measured

Answer 13

procedure

Question 14

_____________ assessment requires a variety of procedures

Answer 14

comprehensive

Question 15

proper use of assessment procedures requires an awareness of their __________

Answer 15

limitations

Question 16

assessment is a means to an end, not an ________ in itself

Answer 16

end

Question 17

The interrelated nature of teaching and assessment

Answer 17

1) identify
2) pre-assess
3) Providing instruction
4) assessing the intended outcome
5) using the assessment

Question 18

____________ have a number of assessment technique or types at their disposal to answer questions about student’s achievements

Answer 18

Teachers

Question 19

each type of assessment answers questions about ….

Answer 19

how and what the student’s are learning

Question 20

maximum performance -

Answer 20

what a person can do

Question 21

minimum performance -

Answer 21

what a person will do

Question 22

placement-

Answer 22

to determine student performance at the beginning of instruction

Question 23

formative

Answer 23

to monitor learning progress during instruction

Question 24

diagnostic

Answer 24

to diagnose learning difficulties during instruction

Question 25

summative

Answer 25

to assess achievement at the end of instruction

Question 26

norm referenced -

Answer 26

describes the performance in terms of the relative position held in some known group

Question 27

Criterion referenced -

Answer 27

describes the specific performance that was demonstrated