Educational Assessment - DRC1 Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Performance Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Assessments requiring students to
demonstrate their achievement of understandings and skills by actually performing a task or set of
tasks (e.g., writing a story, giving a speech, conducting an experiment, operating a machine).
also called:
authentic assessment
alternative assessment
ex: Students must write an original story including all necessary components of plot composition.
evaluate performance by
rubric, portfolios, self-assessments
grade performance by:
achievement, growth, habits
assessing:
procedure: giving the speech would be assessed, because the focus is on the delivery of the content
and the use of persuasive techniques.
Product: The product of the commercial would be assessed, because the focus is on the end product,
which has qualities that can be identified and judged.
Authentic Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER A title for performance assessments that
stresses the importance of focusing on the application of understandings and skills to real problems in
"real-world" contextual settings.
ex: The final assessment includes students demonstrating the skills of ISO, exposure, white balance,
and aperture control, resulting in a properly exposed photograph.
,Alternative Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER A title for performance assessments that
emphasizes that these assessment methods provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil
testing.
*test other than paper-pencil
ex: As an educator, you are tired of standard paper and pencil exams. Instead, you have elected to
experiment with a simulation where students demonstrate their abilities to complete an experiment.
achievment assessment - CORRECT ANSWER broad category that includes all of the various
methods for determining the extent to which students are achieving the intended learning outcomes of
instruction.
both pen & paper test and performance assessments.
Effective Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Directed toward a clearly defined set of
intended learning outcomes.
2. The methods and materials of instruction are congruent with the outcomes to be achieved.
3. The instruction is designed to fit the characteristics and needs of the students.
4. Instructional decisions are based on information that is meaningful, dependable, and relevant.
5. Students are periodically informed concerning their learning progress.
6. Remediation is provided for students not achieving the intended learning.
7. Instructional effectiveness is periodically reviewed and the intended learning outcomes and
instruction modified as needed.
Effective Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Designed to assess a clearly defined set of
intended learning outcomes.
2. The nature and function of the assessments are congruent with the outcomes to be assessed.
3. The assessments are designed to fit the relevant student characteristics and are fair to everyone.
4. Assessments provide information that is meaningful, dependable, and relevant.
5. Provision is made for giving the students early feedback of assessment results.
6. Specific learning weaknesses are revealed by the assessment results.
7. Assessment results provide information useful for evaluating the appropriateness of the objectives,
the methods, and the materials of instruction.
,can contribute to:
*the evaluation of instructional effectiveness
*transfer of learning
*retention
*student motivation
Formative Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Assessment used throughout teaching of a
lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching
stick to these standards:
* Feedback that is provided during instruction.
* Challenging items that elicit understanding.
* Collaboration between the teacher and the student.
* Basing the assessment on relevant standards.
Diagnostic Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Highly specialized, comprehensive and
detailed procedures used to uncover persistent or recurring learning difficulties that require specially
prepared diagnostic tests as well as various observational techniques.
can be used when student's learning problems are so persistent that they cannot be resolved by the
corrective help of the formative assessment.
Thus, diagnostic assessment focuses on the common sources of error encountered by students, so that
the learning difficulties can be pinpointed and remedied.
Placement Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Covers the intended learning outcomes of the
planned instruction
This type of assessment is used prior to instruction
, Traditional Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER refers to the types of assessments generally
found in classrooms: multiple choice, true-false, or matching objective exams or fill-in-the-blank,
short-answer, or essay exams
* limited in scope
* paper-and-pencil
* test knowledge, skill and content ony
ELL - CORRECT ANSWER Use formative or informal assessements like Performance based
& Portfolio assessments for these kinds of students.
must have these 4 elements for language learners:
* Make criteria for evaluation clear to the students.
* Require meaningful tasks.
* Show students how to monitor their own work.
* Designed for the students' proficiency level.
** Do not alter the CONSTRUCT of materials being assessed
**should receive as much support as necessary.
performance-based assessments to assess their language proficiency & academic achievement through
oral reports, presentations, demonstrations, written assignments, and portfolios.
ex:
Reading with partners
Retelling stories
Role playing
Giving descriptions or instructions using visual or written prompts
Oral reporting to the whole class
Telling a story by using a sequence of three or more pictures
Completing dialogue or conversation through written prompts
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Performance Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Assessments requiring students to
demonstrate their achievement of understandings and skills by actually performing a task or set of
tasks (e.g., writing a story, giving a speech, conducting an experiment, operating a machine).
also called:
authentic assessment
alternative assessment
ex: Students must write an original story including all necessary components of plot composition.
evaluate performance by
rubric, portfolios, self-assessments
grade performance by:
achievement, growth, habits
assessing:
procedure: giving the speech would be assessed, because the focus is on the delivery of the content
and the use of persuasive techniques.
Product: The product of the commercial would be assessed, because the focus is on the end product,
which has qualities that can be identified and judged.
Authentic Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER A title for performance assessments that
stresses the importance of focusing on the application of understandings and skills to real problems in
"real-world" contextual settings.
ex: The final assessment includes students demonstrating the skills of ISO, exposure, white balance,
and aperture control, resulting in a properly exposed photograph.
,Alternative Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER A title for performance assessments that
emphasizes that these assessment methods provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil
testing.
*test other than paper-pencil
ex: As an educator, you are tired of standard paper and pencil exams. Instead, you have elected to
experiment with a simulation where students demonstrate their abilities to complete an experiment.
achievment assessment - CORRECT ANSWER broad category that includes all of the various
methods for determining the extent to which students are achieving the intended learning outcomes of
instruction.
both pen & paper test and performance assessments.
Effective Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Directed toward a clearly defined set of
intended learning outcomes.
2. The methods and materials of instruction are congruent with the outcomes to be achieved.
3. The instruction is designed to fit the characteristics and needs of the students.
4. Instructional decisions are based on information that is meaningful, dependable, and relevant.
5. Students are periodically informed concerning their learning progress.
6. Remediation is provided for students not achieving the intended learning.
7. Instructional effectiveness is periodically reviewed and the intended learning outcomes and
instruction modified as needed.
Effective Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Designed to assess a clearly defined set of
intended learning outcomes.
2. The nature and function of the assessments are congruent with the outcomes to be assessed.
3. The assessments are designed to fit the relevant student characteristics and are fair to everyone.
4. Assessments provide information that is meaningful, dependable, and relevant.
5. Provision is made for giving the students early feedback of assessment results.
6. Specific learning weaknesses are revealed by the assessment results.
7. Assessment results provide information useful for evaluating the appropriateness of the objectives,
the methods, and the materials of instruction.
,can contribute to:
*the evaluation of instructional effectiveness
*transfer of learning
*retention
*student motivation
Formative Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Assessment used throughout teaching of a
lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching
stick to these standards:
* Feedback that is provided during instruction.
* Challenging items that elicit understanding.
* Collaboration between the teacher and the student.
* Basing the assessment on relevant standards.
Diagnostic Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Highly specialized, comprehensive and
detailed procedures used to uncover persistent or recurring learning difficulties that require specially
prepared diagnostic tests as well as various observational techniques.
can be used when student's learning problems are so persistent that they cannot be resolved by the
corrective help of the formative assessment.
Thus, diagnostic assessment focuses on the common sources of error encountered by students, so that
the learning difficulties can be pinpointed and remedied.
Placement Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Covers the intended learning outcomes of the
planned instruction
This type of assessment is used prior to instruction
, Traditional Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER refers to the types of assessments generally
found in classrooms: multiple choice, true-false, or matching objective exams or fill-in-the-blank,
short-answer, or essay exams
* limited in scope
* paper-and-pencil
* test knowledge, skill and content ony
ELL - CORRECT ANSWER Use formative or informal assessements like Performance based
& Portfolio assessments for these kinds of students.
must have these 4 elements for language learners:
* Make criteria for evaluation clear to the students.
* Require meaningful tasks.
* Show students how to monitor their own work.
* Designed for the students' proficiency level.
** Do not alter the CONSTRUCT of materials being assessed
**should receive as much support as necessary.
performance-based assessments to assess their language proficiency & academic achievement through
oral reports, presentations, demonstrations, written assignments, and portfolios.
ex:
Reading with partners
Retelling stories
Role playing
Giving descriptions or instructions using visual or written prompts
Oral reporting to the whole class
Telling a story by using a sequence of three or more pictures
Completing dialogue or conversation through written prompts
