Test 1 Flashcards
Classroom assessment of students should focus on the improvement of
learning
Measurements always involves
numbers
In the use of tests and assessments in the classroom, the highest priority should be given to
improving instructional decisions
the first step in measuring student achievement is to determine the
type of test to use
formative assessment is used primarily for
monitoring student progress
summative assessment is concerned with
determining extent to which instructional goals have been achieved
in specifying learning outcomes to be used in the development of classroom tests and assessments, teachers need to guard against an overemphasis of
easy to measure factual knowledge
the weight assigned to each learning outcome in developing a plan for classroom tests and assessments should be determined by
the instructional time devoted to it
which of the following would indicate the most specific learning outcome
gives a textbook definition of a principle
the three major domains of the taxonomy of educational objectives are
affective, cognitive and psychomotor
choosing to go to an opera house instead of a rock concert
affective
hitting a tennis ball over the net
psychomotor
correctly solving an algebra problem
cognitive
externally mandated testing and assessment programs are often appealing to policy makers because they
indicate whether a given school or school’s district is effective
content standards are intended to specify
what students are expected to learn
accountability programs for educational reform have put pressure on schools to
increase the use of tests and assessments
the report “a nation at risk” found that
the quality of American education was mediocre
what event followed shortly after the publication of a nation at risk
all 50 states introduced some form of educational reform
test critics have focused much of their attention on
the use if multiple choice items
abolishing all publishes tests would most likely result in
less effective educational decisions
what is a particular concern regarding interpretation of children’s test scores
that the test not lead to stereotyping or labeling students
Mr. Johnson has told Billy that he can “do better” while admitting to Monica that she is doing as well as expected
self-fulfilling prophecy
Mrs. Smith is using assessment to gauge how well James is learning day to day class material as well as devising educational programs designed to learn the classroom material better
formative
