Evaluation

Question 1

Which statement is true regarding assessment of student learning?

Answer 1

Assessment of student learning should be an integral part of each lesson

Question 2

Evaluation of student performance and accomplishment during a lesson should be based on

Answer 2

objectives and goals established in the lesson plan

Question 3

Which statement is true about instructors’ critiques?

Answer 3

Before students willingly accept their instructor’s critique, they must first accept the instructor

Question 4

When an instructor critiques a student, the critique should

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be conducted immediately after the student’s performance

Question 5

Which statement is true about an instructor’s critique of a student’s performance?

Answer 5

It should be constructive and objective

Question 6

An instructor’s critique of a student’s performance should

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provide direction and guidance to improve performance

Question 7

Which statement is true about an instructor’s assessment of a student’s performance?

Answer 7

It is a step in the learning process, not just in the grading process

Question 8

To be effective, a critique should

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be flexible enough to satisfy the requirements of the moment

Question 9

A comprehensive written test

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effectively measures the overall objectives

Question 10

Which is the main disadvantage of supply type test items?

Answer 10

They cannot be graded with uniformity

Question 11

A written test has validity when it

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measures what is in the lesson objective

Question 12

Which is one of the major difficulties encountered in the construction of multiple choice test items?

Answer 12

Inventing distractors which will be attractive to students lacking knowledge or understanding

Question 13

In a written test, which type of selection type test items reduces the probability of guessing correct responses?

Answer 13

Matching

Question 14

Which type of test item creates the greatest probability of guessing?

Answer 14

True false

Question 15

The characteristic of a written assessment, which measures small differences in achievement between students, is its

Answer 15

discrimination

Question 16

What is a characteristic of supply type test items?

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The same test graded by different instructors would probably be given different scores

Question 17

A written test with discrimination specifically allows for

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identification of small differences in student achievement

Question 18

What is meant when a test has the characteristic of reliability?

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The test is consistent with repeated measurement

Question 19

One of the main advantages of selection type test items over supply type test items is that the selection type

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would be graded objectively regardless of the student or the grader

Question 20

Which statement is true for effective multiple choice test items?

Answer 20

Items may include several options that are plausible

Question 21

Which statement is true about multiple choice test items that are intended to measure achievement at a higher level of learning?

Answer 21

Some or all of the alternatives should be acceptable but only one should be clearly better than the others

Question 22

Which type test is desirable for evaluating training that involves an operation, procedure, or process?

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Performance

Question 23

A pretest constructed to measure knowledge and skills necessary to begin a course is referred to as a

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criterion referenced test

Question 24

In evaluating student demonstrations of piloting ability, it is important for the flight instructor to

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keep the student informed of progress

Question 25

Evaluation of demonstrated ability during flight instruction must be based upon

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established standards of performance suitably modified to the student's stage of development as a pilot

Question 26

Evaluation of demonstrated ability during flight instruction must be based upon

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established standards of performance suitably modified to account for student experience level

Question 27

Which would more likely result in students becoming frustrated?

Answer 27

Telling students their work is unsatisfactory with no explanation

Question 28

Which is the main advantage of supply type test items?

Answer 28

They require the learner to organize knowledge

Question 29

Criterion based assessment items are normally part of a

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performance based test

Question 30

Which statement is true about an instructor's critique of a student's performance?

Answer 30

It should be as varied in content as the performance being evaluated

Question 31

Which test item is more likely to utilize rote memory than knowledge of the subject?

Answer 31

True and false

Question 32

As an aviation instructor you know that

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FAA airman certification standards (ACS) books are testing documents only

Question 33

Performance based objectives are a distinguishable characteristic of

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criterion referenced tests

Question 34

Performance based objectives consist of which three elements?

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Description of the skill, conditions and criteria

Question 35

Which type of assessment focuses on real world skills?

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Authentic

Question 36

FAA airman certification standards (ACS)

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are testing documents and should not be used as primary flight training documents

Question 37

During a flight training course, when is it appropriate to introduced the students to the acceptable standards for passing the practical test?

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Not until 3 hours before the practical test preparation instruction required by regulation

Question 38

In order to be effective, a critique should

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be as varied in content as the performance being evaluated

Question 39

Which type of assessment is effective for evaluating a student's ability to use higher order thinking skills in performing real world tasks?

Answer 39

authentic

Question 40

A method of making students aware of their progress is

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repeating a demonstration, showing the students the standard their performance must ultimately meet

Question 41

What is the most important consideration in test evaluation with respect to validity?

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The extent to which the test measures what it is supposed to measure

Question 42

Which of the following is an appropriate method for the development of an effective true false question?

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include one idea per statement

Question 43

What is one purpose of a performance based objective?

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To set measurable, reasonable standards

Question 44

What does a written test having the characteristic of discrimination do?

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Distinguishes differences between learners

Question 45

Which is a characteristic of authentic assessment?

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It requires the learner to demonstrate not just rote and understanding, but also the application and correlation levels of learning

Question 46

What is one characteristic of an authentic assessment?

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It requires the learner to exhibit in depth knowledge

Question 47

What should be included in an effective assessment of a learner's progress?

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Practical and specific feedback

Question 48

What performance feedback should an effective critique contain?

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Performance above and below the standard, including individual parts and overall performance

Question 49

Providing corrections or criticism without explanation

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can cause frustration on the part of the learner

Question 50

What must an instructor anticipate before a learner will accept an instructor's assessment?

Answer 50

The learner must first accept the instructor in order to accept the assessment

Question 51

Which statement is true about multiple choice test items?

Answer 51

Design questions that call for essential knowledge rather than abstract background knowledge

Question 52

When would using authentic assessment be desirable?

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Evaluating the learner's ability to use higher order thinking skills in performing real world tasks

Question 53

An instructor is responsible for training an applicant to

Answer 53

established standards in all areas

Question 54

An instructor's assessment of a learner's performance should

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provide direction and guidance for the learner to improve their performance

Question 55

Evaluation of demonstrated ability is

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modified to apply to the learner's experience and stage of development