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TEST BANK
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for
Classroom Assessment Principles
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and Practice for Effective
Standards-Based Instruction
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Eighth Edition
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James H. McMillan
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INSTANT DOWNLOAD
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COMPLETE CHAPTERS
COMPLETE ANSWERS
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Chapter 1: The Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning
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Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain how seven important contextual influences in
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education impact classroom assessment.
[Q1]
Mr. Karnes teaches middle school math and wants his students to do well on the state
math tests. To prepare his students for these standardized state tests, he aligns his
curriculum and instruction with which of the following?
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1. State standards [correct]
2. Textbook assessments
3. Textbook learning objectives
4. Innovative practices in math
SI
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
When the curriculum and instruction are aligned with state standards, it’s likely that
students will achieve well on state tests.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
VE
Textbook assessments only help students do well on state math tests if they are aligned
with state test content.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Textbook learning objectives only prepare students to do well on state math tests if they
are aligned with state test content.
G
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Innovative practices in math only prepare students to do well on state math tests if they
are aligned with state test content.
R
[Q2]
In the big picture of classroom assessment, contextual factors significantly influence
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what teachers do in the classroom. Which of the following is MOST likely to influence
classroom assessment practices?
1. Technology
2. Classroom size
3. High-stakes testing [correct] All Chapters Included
4. 21st-century knowledge, skills, and dispositions
ES
All Answers Included
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
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The prevalence of technology has significant implications for classroom assessment but
it may not be especially important in many settings.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
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The size of a classroom is least likely to influence classroom assessment because it
doesn’t relate directly to curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
Externally mandated high-stakes accountability tests have a profound impact on
teaching and classroom assessment. Federal and state accountability testing policy
initiatives have increased the pressure on schools to show positive test results, as well
as to evaluate teachers on the basis of their students’ test scores.
ES
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
It is possible that specific schools and districts may not emphasize these skills, and it
may not be possible for a specific teacher to emphasize them.
[Q3]
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Research on motivation suggests that teachers must constantly assess students and
provide feedback. What kind of feedback is most likely to enhance students’ motivation
to learn?
1. Consistently positive
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2. Consistently negative
3. Nonspecific
4. Informative [correct]
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
G
Consistently positive feedback only enhances motivation if it is meaningful and specific.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Consistently negative feedback only enhances motivation if it is meaningful and specific.
R
Meaningful feedback is not likely to be consistently negative.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
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Nonspecific feedback is not likely to enhance motivation because it doesn’t guide
students to understand what they are doing well and what they need to improve.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 4]
Teachers must constantly assess students and provide feedback that is informative. By
providing specific and meaningful feedback to students and encouraging them to
regulate their own learning, teachers encourage students to enhance their sense of self-
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efficacy and self-confidence, important determinants of motivation.
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[Q4]
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Ms. Lake is an excellent fourth-grade teacher who follows best practices in classroom
assessment. Which of the following assessment practices is she most likely to
implement?
1. Assess all the time during teaching [correct]
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2. Use only summative assessments
3. Limit assessment to pretests and posttests
4. Avoid over-assessing informally
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
ES
Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning, not something just done after
instruction to document student achievement. It happens all the time during teaching, in
informal and anecdotal ways, as well as in the form of tests, papers, and projects.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Summative assessments are insufficient for producing the most effective teaching and
learning setting.
SI
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Limiting assessment to pretests and posttests is insufficient for producing the most
effective teaching and learning setting.
VE
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Informal assessments should take place all the time.
[Q5]
Based on research in the field of cognitive learning theories, what are the implications of
goal setting on classroom assessment?
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1. Provide implicit information about goals for a lesson or unit of study
2. Allow students to derive their own concepts of performance expectations
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3. Avoid comparing students’ performance with standards that specify mastery level
4. Provide opportunities for students to self-assess their work [correct]
AD
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
Teachers should make standards explicit before beginning instruction to ensure that
students understand the goal.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Teachers should provide examples of performance at different levels of competency
rather than expecting students to figure out what is expected.
ES
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
KJHGFDSA
TEST BANK
M
PR
for
Classroom Assessment Principles
ES
and Practice for Effective
Standards-Based Instruction
SI
Eighth Edition
VE
James H. McMillan
G
INSTANT DOWNLOAD
R
AD
COMPLETE CHAPTERS
COMPLETE ANSWERS
ES
, LKJHGFDS
Chapter 1: The Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning
M
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain how seven important contextual influences in
PR
education impact classroom assessment.
[Q1]
Mr. Karnes teaches middle school math and wants his students to do well on the state
math tests. To prepare his students for these standardized state tests, he aligns his
curriculum and instruction with which of the following?
ES
1. State standards [correct]
2. Textbook assessments
3. Textbook learning objectives
4. Innovative practices in math
SI
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
When the curriculum and instruction are aligned with state standards, it’s likely that
students will achieve well on state tests.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
VE
Textbook assessments only help students do well on state math tests if they are aligned
with state test content.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Textbook learning objectives only prepare students to do well on state math tests if they
are aligned with state test content.
G
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Innovative practices in math only prepare students to do well on state math tests if they
are aligned with state test content.
R
[Q2]
In the big picture of classroom assessment, contextual factors significantly influence
AD
what teachers do in the classroom. Which of the following is MOST likely to influence
classroom assessment practices?
1. Technology
2. Classroom size
3. High-stakes testing [correct] All Chapters Included
4. 21st-century knowledge, skills, and dispositions
ES
All Answers Included
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
M
The prevalence of technology has significant implications for classroom assessment but
it may not be especially important in many settings.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
PR
The size of a classroom is least likely to influence classroom assessment because it
doesn’t relate directly to curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
Externally mandated high-stakes accountability tests have a profound impact on
teaching and classroom assessment. Federal and state accountability testing policy
initiatives have increased the pressure on schools to show positive test results, as well
as to evaluate teachers on the basis of their students’ test scores.
ES
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
It is possible that specific schools and districts may not emphasize these skills, and it
may not be possible for a specific teacher to emphasize them.
[Q3]
SI
Research on motivation suggests that teachers must constantly assess students and
provide feedback. What kind of feedback is most likely to enhance students’ motivation
to learn?
1. Consistently positive
VE
2. Consistently negative
3. Nonspecific
4. Informative [correct]
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
G
Consistently positive feedback only enhances motivation if it is meaningful and specific.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Consistently negative feedback only enhances motivation if it is meaningful and specific.
R
Meaningful feedback is not likely to be consistently negative.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
AD
Nonspecific feedback is not likely to enhance motivation because it doesn’t guide
students to understand what they are doing well and what they need to improve.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 4]
Teachers must constantly assess students and provide feedback that is informative. By
providing specific and meaningful feedback to students and encouraging them to
regulate their own learning, teachers encourage students to enhance their sense of self-
ES
efficacy and self-confidence, important determinants of motivation.
KJHGFDSA
, LKJHGFDS
[Q4]
M
Ms. Lake is an excellent fourth-grade teacher who follows best practices in classroom
assessment. Which of the following assessment practices is she most likely to
implement?
1. Assess all the time during teaching [correct]
PR
2. Use only summative assessments
3. Limit assessment to pretests and posttests
4. Avoid over-assessing informally
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
ES
Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning, not something just done after
instruction to document student achievement. It happens all the time during teaching, in
informal and anecdotal ways, as well as in the form of tests, papers, and projects.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Summative assessments are insufficient for producing the most effective teaching and
learning setting.
SI
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Limiting assessment to pretests and posttests is insufficient for producing the most
effective teaching and learning setting.
VE
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Informal assessments should take place all the time.
[Q5]
Based on research in the field of cognitive learning theories, what are the implications of
goal setting on classroom assessment?
G
1. Provide implicit information about goals for a lesson or unit of study
2. Allow students to derive their own concepts of performance expectations
R
3. Avoid comparing students’ performance with standards that specify mastery level
4. Provide opportunities for students to self-assess their work [correct]
AD
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
Teachers should make standards explicit before beginning instruction to ensure that
students understand the goal.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Teachers should provide examples of performance at different levels of competency
rather than expecting students to figure out what is expected.
ES
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
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