ASSESSING AND MONITORING STUDENT
LEARNING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT!!
Summative Assessment - ANSWER Takes place at the end of a lesson or unit. Usually
involves tests, projects, or other activities.
Formative assessment - ANSWER A way for teachers to understand how well students
learn as they teach. Ex. Quick quizzes, exit tickets, think-pair-share, polling apps
In a unit about prime factorization, the teacher has the goal for students to be able to
determine the prime factorization for any three-digit number.Which assessment method
should the teacher use to effectively evaluate if students understood the content after
the completion of the unit? - ANSWER A final exam covering all the prime factorization
topics of the unit
In a unit about animal cells, the primary goal is for students to learn the functions of
animal cell structures.Which assessment method should this teacher use to effectively
monitor student progress? - ANSWER A knowledge-check question for students to
narrate how cellular components work
The teacher of a Spanish class is presenting a unit about family and relationship
vocabulary. The goal is for students to be able to effectively use the vocabulary from the
unit.Which assessment method should this teacher use to effectively monitor student
progress throughout the unit? - ANSWER A series of short quizzes covering vocabulary
related to family and relationships
In a unit about the Civil War, the teacher of a history class has the goal that students will
be able to identify the outcome of each major Civil War battle.Which assessment
method should the teacher use to effectively evaluate if students understood the content
after the completion of the unit? - ANSWER An oral exam asking students to explain the
results of at least two major Civil War battles
, In a unit about velocity and acceleration, the teacher of a physics class has the goal that
students will be able to calculate the position of an object based on its acceleration,
velocity, and starting position.Which assessment method should this teacher use to
effectively monitor student progress throughout the unit? - ANSWER A knowledge-
check question asking students to determine a position using velocity and acceleration
A high school psychology teacher wants to use an effective assessment for student
engagement for the end of the semester. The goal is to have students demonstrate an
understanding of major psychological theories of behavior.How should this teacher
effectively promote student engagement in this assessment? - ANSWER Let students
choose between a research paper and a presentation
The teacher of a geometry class is designing a unit exam in order to assess student
understanding of right triangles. The teacher wants to promote student engagement for
the exam.Which strategy should the teacher use? - ANSWER Review the learning
objectives to be tested
After obtaining the results from the first exam, a biology teacher has the goal of
increasing student engagement for future assessments.How should the teacher achieve
this goal? - ANSWER Meet with students individually to set goals
A physics teacher is presenting a unit about motion. At the end of the unit, students will
complete a group project in which the teacher hopes to have a high level of student
engagement.What is an appropriate strategy for this goal? - ANSWER Allow students to
choose the topic of the project
A high school English teacher wants to assess students with a short story writing
assignment after presenting a unit about creative writing.Which strategy should the
teacher use to promote student engagement? - ANSWER Clearly discuss the
expectations for the assignment
A middle school history teacher presented a unit about early U.S. history and concluded
the unit with an exam. The teacher has the results and wants to increase student
engagement for future assessments.Which strategy should the teacher use? -
ANSWER Ask each student to identify two areas for improvement
A middle school geography teacher presented a unit about Europe and is planning to
assess students by having them create some kind of map.Which strategy should the
teacher use to promote student engagement? - ANSWER Let students choose a
specific region to draw for the map
LEARNING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT!!
Summative Assessment - ANSWER Takes place at the end of a lesson or unit. Usually
involves tests, projects, or other activities.
Formative assessment - ANSWER A way for teachers to understand how well students
learn as they teach. Ex. Quick quizzes, exit tickets, think-pair-share, polling apps
In a unit about prime factorization, the teacher has the goal for students to be able to
determine the prime factorization for any three-digit number.Which assessment method
should the teacher use to effectively evaluate if students understood the content after
the completion of the unit? - ANSWER A final exam covering all the prime factorization
topics of the unit
In a unit about animal cells, the primary goal is for students to learn the functions of
animal cell structures.Which assessment method should this teacher use to effectively
monitor student progress? - ANSWER A knowledge-check question for students to
narrate how cellular components work
The teacher of a Spanish class is presenting a unit about family and relationship
vocabulary. The goal is for students to be able to effectively use the vocabulary from the
unit.Which assessment method should this teacher use to effectively monitor student
progress throughout the unit? - ANSWER A series of short quizzes covering vocabulary
related to family and relationships
In a unit about the Civil War, the teacher of a history class has the goal that students will
be able to identify the outcome of each major Civil War battle.Which assessment
method should the teacher use to effectively evaluate if students understood the content
after the completion of the unit? - ANSWER An oral exam asking students to explain the
results of at least two major Civil War battles
, In a unit about velocity and acceleration, the teacher of a physics class has the goal that
students will be able to calculate the position of an object based on its acceleration,
velocity, and starting position.Which assessment method should this teacher use to
effectively monitor student progress throughout the unit? - ANSWER A knowledge-
check question asking students to determine a position using velocity and acceleration
A high school psychology teacher wants to use an effective assessment for student
engagement for the end of the semester. The goal is to have students demonstrate an
understanding of major psychological theories of behavior.How should this teacher
effectively promote student engagement in this assessment? - ANSWER Let students
choose between a research paper and a presentation
The teacher of a geometry class is designing a unit exam in order to assess student
understanding of right triangles. The teacher wants to promote student engagement for
the exam.Which strategy should the teacher use? - ANSWER Review the learning
objectives to be tested
After obtaining the results from the first exam, a biology teacher has the goal of
increasing student engagement for future assessments.How should the teacher achieve
this goal? - ANSWER Meet with students individually to set goals
A physics teacher is presenting a unit about motion. At the end of the unit, students will
complete a group project in which the teacher hopes to have a high level of student
engagement.What is an appropriate strategy for this goal? - ANSWER Allow students to
choose the topic of the project
A high school English teacher wants to assess students with a short story writing
assignment after presenting a unit about creative writing.Which strategy should the
teacher use to promote student engagement? - ANSWER Clearly discuss the
expectations for the assignment
A middle school history teacher presented a unit about early U.S. history and concluded
the unit with an exam. The teacher has the results and wants to increase student
engagement for future assessments.Which strategy should the teacher use? -
ANSWER Ask each student to identify two areas for improvement
A middle school geography teacher presented a unit about Europe and is planning to
assess students by having them create some kind of map.Which strategy should the
teacher use to promote student engagement? - ANSWER Let students choose a
specific region to draw for the map
