Chapters 1-4 Exam (SEFE-370)
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Tests - Correct answer-- answers "what has been learned?"
- elicits judgement of learning
- occurs at the end of the learning process
- compares students against each other
assessments - Correct answer-- answers "how is learning going?"
- identifies weaknesses to improve learning
- conducted during the learning process
- helps students learn from each other
measurement - Correct answer-procedure for assigning scores to a specified
attribute or character of a person to describe the degree to which the person
possesses the attribute
evaluation - Correct answer-process of making a valuable judgement about the
worth of a student's product
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,what are important distinctions between tests and assessments (3) - Correct
answer-- a test evaluates students against a norm (mean/average) or against other
students' schools' performance
- an assessment evaluates students against the lesson's learning objectives
- ** tests are a subset of assessments
formative assessments - Correct answer-- used to modify, form, or improve school,
program, or teaching
- used when revising lessons or learning materials
- "sizes up" a student to allow a teacher to determine the necessary next steps for
learning
- FOR learning**
summative assessments - Correct answer-- determine the effectiveness of a
particular educational product
- judges the quality or worth of a student's achievement after the instructional
process
- OF learning**
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, What questions can assessments answer before teaching? (2 Q's) - Correct answer--
what do students already know?
- what misconceptions do students have?
(formative)
What questions can assessments answer during teaching? (4 Q's) - Correct answer-
- is it going well?
- what feedback should I give?
- how is our pacing?
- are the students learning?
(formative)
What questions can assessments answer after a teaching segment? (3 Q's) - Correct
answer-- what grade represents their degree of understanding and knowledge?
- how effectively did I teach?
- how effective are the teaching materials?
(duration distinguishes formative & summative)
What can you use assessments to make decisions about? (8 uses) - Correct answer-
- revising our lessons or educational materials
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Tests - Correct answer-- answers "what has been learned?"
- elicits judgement of learning
- occurs at the end of the learning process
- compares students against each other
assessments - Correct answer-- answers "how is learning going?"
- identifies weaknesses to improve learning
- conducted during the learning process
- helps students learn from each other
measurement - Correct answer-procedure for assigning scores to a specified
attribute or character of a person to describe the degree to which the person
possesses the attribute
evaluation - Correct answer-process of making a valuable judgement about the
worth of a student's product
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,what are important distinctions between tests and assessments (3) - Correct
answer-- a test evaluates students against a norm (mean/average) or against other
students' schools' performance
- an assessment evaluates students against the lesson's learning objectives
- ** tests are a subset of assessments
formative assessments - Correct answer-- used to modify, form, or improve school,
program, or teaching
- used when revising lessons or learning materials
- "sizes up" a student to allow a teacher to determine the necessary next steps for
learning
- FOR learning**
summative assessments - Correct answer-- determine the effectiveness of a
particular educational product
- judges the quality or worth of a student's achievement after the instructional
process
- OF learning**
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, What questions can assessments answer before teaching? (2 Q's) - Correct answer--
what do students already know?
- what misconceptions do students have?
(formative)
What questions can assessments answer during teaching? (4 Q's) - Correct answer-
- is it going well?
- what feedback should I give?
- how is our pacing?
- are the students learning?
(formative)
What questions can assessments answer after a teaching segment? (3 Q's) - Correct
answer-- what grade represents their degree of understanding and knowledge?
- how effectively did I teach?
- how effective are the teaching materials?
(duration distinguishes formative & summative)
What can you use assessments to make decisions about? (8 uses) - Correct answer-
- revising our lessons or educational materials
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