"I think every teacher has a professional obligation to make sure their school is
accurately evaluated, but also to assure that each teacher in the school is
accurately evaluated. Moreover, when appraising schools or teachers, most
people rely on students' test performances. So it is abundantly clear that teachers
must understand what's going on when kids are tested." This is: Correct Answer:
One of today's reasons for teachers to know about assessment
"When I plan a new unit of instruction for my fourth-grade students, I always, I
mean, first create the end-of-unit assessments I'll be using. By doing so, I acquire
a much more clear idea of where I am heading instructionally, and thereby help
my lesson-planning immensely." This is: Correct Answer: One of today's reasons
for teachers to know about assessment
"I was quite surprised when our state's department of education insisted that
each of the state's teachers collect accurate evidence of their students' growth
because such evidence was to be used in evaluating all of the state's teachers. I
have, for my entire career, collected pretest and posttest evidence of my
students' achievement status because this helps irrespective of what the state
wants me to do determine which changes, if any, are needed during next year's
instruction." This is: Correct Answer: Both a traditional reason and one of today's
reasons for teachers to know about assessment
"Just as physicians need to know about patients' blood pressure and what it
indicates, teachers need to know about educational testing. It is simply part of
what a solid educational professional needs to understand." This is: Correct
Answer: Neither a traditional reason nor one of today's reasons for teachers to
know about assessment
"Teachers need to give classroom assessments in order to assign grades to
students indicating how well each student has attained the learning outcomes set
, for them." This is: Correct Answer: A traditional reason for teachers to know
about assessment
"Because terrific pressures are currently obliging teachers to significantly boost
their students' test scores, every teacher needs to understand how, in most
instances, an educational test actually defines the nature of what's to be taught."
Correct Answer: One of today's reasons for teachers to know about assessment
"Leaders of both the National Education Association and the American Federation
of Teachers have strongly endorsed the more frequent assessment of students as
a way to better educate the nation's children. Accordingly, current teachers need
to know about assessment fundamentals before they try to teach their students."
Correct Answer: Neither a traditional reason nor one of today's reasons for
teachers to know about assessment
"Just a year ago, the voters in our school district voted favorably in a huge school-
levy election that brought in substantial tax dollars for our schools. Most of the
district's teachers are convinced that this positive support for the schools was
based on our schools' consistently high rankings on the state's annual
accountability tests." Correct Answer: One of today's reasons for teachers to
know about assessment
"We have an enormously diverse collection of students in our school, and their
levels of achievement are all over the lot. Accordingly, when I get a new group of
students for my third-grade classroom each fall, you can bet that during the early
days of the school year I assess their entry behavior, that is, the knowledge and
skills those children already possess. It helps me to know where I need to put my
instructional energies during the school year." Correct Answer: A traditional
reason for teachers to know about assessment
"Wishing that students will make progress does not guarantee that students
actually will do so. And this is why I believe teachers have a fundamental
responsibility to monitor their students' progress throughout the school year. I try
to administer informal progress-monitoring quizzes every few weeks to make sure
my instruction is "taking." If my instruction is not working as well as I want it to
work, then I can make modifications in my upcoming teaching plans. Assessment-
based monitoring of students' progress is so very sensible that it's hard for me to
accurately evaluated, but also to assure that each teacher in the school is
accurately evaluated. Moreover, when appraising schools or teachers, most
people rely on students' test performances. So it is abundantly clear that teachers
must understand what's going on when kids are tested." This is: Correct Answer:
One of today's reasons for teachers to know about assessment
"When I plan a new unit of instruction for my fourth-grade students, I always, I
mean, first create the end-of-unit assessments I'll be using. By doing so, I acquire
a much more clear idea of where I am heading instructionally, and thereby help
my lesson-planning immensely." This is: Correct Answer: One of today's reasons
for teachers to know about assessment
"I was quite surprised when our state's department of education insisted that
each of the state's teachers collect accurate evidence of their students' growth
because such evidence was to be used in evaluating all of the state's teachers. I
have, for my entire career, collected pretest and posttest evidence of my
students' achievement status because this helps irrespective of what the state
wants me to do determine which changes, if any, are needed during next year's
instruction." This is: Correct Answer: Both a traditional reason and one of today's
reasons for teachers to know about assessment
"Just as physicians need to know about patients' blood pressure and what it
indicates, teachers need to know about educational testing. It is simply part of
what a solid educational professional needs to understand." This is: Correct
Answer: Neither a traditional reason nor one of today's reasons for teachers to
know about assessment
"Teachers need to give classroom assessments in order to assign grades to
students indicating how well each student has attained the learning outcomes set
, for them." This is: Correct Answer: A traditional reason for teachers to know
about assessment
"Because terrific pressures are currently obliging teachers to significantly boost
their students' test scores, every teacher needs to understand how, in most
instances, an educational test actually defines the nature of what's to be taught."
Correct Answer: One of today's reasons for teachers to know about assessment
"Leaders of both the National Education Association and the American Federation
of Teachers have strongly endorsed the more frequent assessment of students as
a way to better educate the nation's children. Accordingly, current teachers need
to know about assessment fundamentals before they try to teach their students."
Correct Answer: Neither a traditional reason nor one of today's reasons for
teachers to know about assessment
"Just a year ago, the voters in our school district voted favorably in a huge school-
levy election that brought in substantial tax dollars for our schools. Most of the
district's teachers are convinced that this positive support for the schools was
based on our schools' consistently high rankings on the state's annual
accountability tests." Correct Answer: One of today's reasons for teachers to
know about assessment
"We have an enormously diverse collection of students in our school, and their
levels of achievement are all over the lot. Accordingly, when I get a new group of
students for my third-grade classroom each fall, you can bet that during the early
days of the school year I assess their entry behavior, that is, the knowledge and
skills those children already possess. It helps me to know where I need to put my
instructional energies during the school year." Correct Answer: A traditional
reason for teachers to know about assessment
"Wishing that students will make progress does not guarantee that students
actually will do so. And this is why I believe teachers have a fundamental
responsibility to monitor their students' progress throughout the school year. I try
to administer informal progress-monitoring quizzes every few weeks to make sure
my instruction is "taking." If my instruction is not working as well as I want it to
work, then I can make modifications in my upcoming teaching plans. Assessment-
based monitoring of students' progress is so very sensible that it's hard for me to
