Principles of High Quality Assessment

Question 1

A _____ is a statement of what a learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do at the end of a period of learning and of how that learning is to be demonstrated (Moon, 2002)

Answer 1

learning outcome

Question 2

These are statement of what is expected that the student will be able to do as a result of learning the activity (Jenkins & Unwin, 2001)

Answer 2

Learning outcomes

Question 3

One of the great advantages of learning outcomes is that they are _____ of what the learner is expected to achieve and how he or she is expected to demonstrate that achievement.

Answer 3

clear statements

Question 4

Before beginning to write the learning outcomes in the appropriate format, it is important to understand the _____ and the _____ of the levels of learning represented by these domains: cognitive, affective, psychomotor

Answer 4

learning domains; taxonomy

Question 5

[Cognitive domain]
Recalling information

Answer 5

Remembering

Question 6

[Cognitive domain]
Explaining ideas or concepts

Answer 6

Understanding

Question 7

[Cognitive domain]
Using information in another familiar situation

Answer 7

Applying

Question 8

[Cognitive domain]
Breaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationships

Answer 8

Analyzing

Question 9

[Cognitive domain]
Justifying a decision or course of action

Answer 9

Evaluating

Question 10

[Cognitive domain]
Generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things

Answer 10

Creating

Question 11

[Affective domain]
Awareness

Answer 11

Receiving

Question 12

[Affective domain]
React

Answer 12

Responding

Question 13

[Affective domain]
Comprehend and Act

Answer 13

Valuing

Question 14

[Affective domain]
Personal Value System

Answer 14

Organizing

Question 15

[Affective domain]
Characterization by a value

Answer 15

Internalizing

Question 16

[Psychomotor domain]
The ability to use sensory cues to guide motor activities

Answer 16

Perception

Question 17

[Psychomotor domain]
Readiness to act

Answer 17

Set

Question 18

[Psychomotor domain]
The early stages in learning a complex skill that includes imitation and trial and error

Answer 18

Guided Response

Question 19

[Psychomotor domain]
Basic proficiency

Answer 19

Mechanical Response

Question 20

[Psychomotor domain]
Expert

Answer 20

Complex Overt Response

Question 21

[Psychomotor domain]
Skills are well developed and the individual can modify movement patterns to fit special requirements

Answer 21

Adaptation

Question 22

[Psychomotor domain]
Creating new movement patterns to fit a particular situation or specific problem

Answer 22

Origination

Question 23

What are the benefits of learning outcomes?

Answer 23

1. Better learning
2. Increased motivation
3. Better performance on assignments and tasks
4. Focused and strategic teaching
5. Strategic assessment
6. Attention to outputs

Question 24

These are verbs that are internal and/or otherwise unobservable.

Answer 24

The Sinister Sixteen