Competency 2

Question 1

Ms. Smith stops the class after just a few minutes of mathematics instruction, which is taking place at the board. She asks two questions requiring simple student responses on note cards. After quickly reviewing the cards, Ms. Smith returns to instructing at the board. Which type of assessment is the teacher using?
A. Summative 
B. Formal
C. Formative 
D. Alternate

Answer 1

C. Formative

because a formative assessment refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of students’ comprehension and learning needs to adjust their instruction.

Question 2

46. Alyssa is a third grader who has been assessed and found to be significantly below her grade-level peers in mathematics calculation and problem solving. To indicate that Alyssa qualifies for special education as a student with a specific learning disability in mathematics, Alyssa’s evaluation must also show that she exhibits a
    A. communication deficit when describing math concepts.
    B. discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability.
    C. lack of ability to match concrete models with numbers or problems.
    D. shorter attention span and a lesser ability to focus than her grade-level peers exhibit.

Answer 2

B. discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability.

Option B is correct because the specific criterion for a learning disability, other than low achievement, is a discrepancy between achievement and intellectual disability.