ESOL 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Question: Into which category of standardized testing does the Language
Assessment Scales (LAS) fall?
Answer: ✓✓ Norm-Referenced test
Question: If a standardized exam given to students in the Arizona desert includes
questions about coastal animals like manatees, what type of testing flaw does this
represent?
Answer: ✓✓ Geographical bias
Question: What is the specific term for an evaluation method where a student must
provide the missing words or phrases that have been removed from a passage?
Answer: ✓✓ Cloze procedure
Question: For what primary educational purposes are assessment instruments
utilized?
Answer: ✓✓ * Determining proper student placement
Measuring individual student achievement
Identifying when learners require additional support
Question: Within the context of educational accountability and your course
materials, what does the acronym AYP represent?
Answer: ✓✓ Adequate Yearly Progress
,Question: What kind of assessment is designed to determine if a student is ready
for graduation or promotion to the next grade, though some English Language
Learners (ELLs) may be legally excused from it?
Answer: ✓✓ Competency test
A ________________-Referenced test compares student scores against a
population of students with which the test has been standardized. Examples of this
kind of test include the Language Assessment Scales and the Woodcock-Munoz
Language Assessment. -ANSWER ✔✔Norm
A _______________-Referenced test is a level of performance against which
students are measured. This type of test is usually used to find out how much of a
clearly defined domain of language skills or materials students have learned. -
ANSWER ✔✔Criterion
_____________ occurs when a task that claims to measure the ability to read
English actually tests that ability. this measure of a past includes concepts such as
concurrent ____________, which is how well the test correlates with subsequent
success or performance or predicted ____________, which tests how well the test
correlates with another measure used at the same time. (Same word is used three
times.) -ANSWER ✔✔validity
An assessment is considered _________________ if it yields predictably similar
scores when it is taken again. -ANSWER ✔✔Reliable
An __________________ test measures a student's success in learning specific
instructional content, whether language or another subject. -ANSWER
✔✔Achievement
__________________ assessment can be compared to applying a final grade
usually by a teacher. This type of assessment takes the form of a final test or a final
, grade on class work and homework. Examples of this assessment type include
short answers, multiple-choice, and fill in the blanks. -ANSWER ✔✔Summative
_____________ assessment takes place through five means: teacher questioning,
offering feedback through grading, peer assessment, self-assessment and practice
exams and tests. This type of assessment is also an important way of providing an
early measure of student performance. -ANSWER ✔✔Formative
This type of alternative assessment is developed for observing student interaction
with the content. The teacher is able to use a set of specific items that allow for
assessment over time, integration of information, and a focus on critical skills -
ANSWER ✔✔Checklist
This type of alternative assessment involves the student affiliated words or phrases
which have been omitted from the text in a systematic way. -ANSWER ✔✔Cloze
This type of alternative assessment involves the student writing sentences from a
passage that is read aloud by the teacher. In many cases this is done three times. -
ANSWER ✔✔Dictation
This type of alternative assessment involves the student verbally summarizing the
contents of a lesson for someone who is not heard the lesson previously. -
ANSWER ✔✔Retelling
This type of alternative assessment has students considering both sides of an issue
derived from the content area, and presenting arguments for differing points of
view. -ANSWER ✔✔Debates
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Question: Into which category of standardized testing does the Language
Assessment Scales (LAS) fall?
Answer: ✓✓ Norm-Referenced test
Question: If a standardized exam given to students in the Arizona desert includes
questions about coastal animals like manatees, what type of testing flaw does this
represent?
Answer: ✓✓ Geographical bias
Question: What is the specific term for an evaluation method where a student must
provide the missing words or phrases that have been removed from a passage?
Answer: ✓✓ Cloze procedure
Question: For what primary educational purposes are assessment instruments
utilized?
Answer: ✓✓ * Determining proper student placement
Measuring individual student achievement
Identifying when learners require additional support
Question: Within the context of educational accountability and your course
materials, what does the acronym AYP represent?
Answer: ✓✓ Adequate Yearly Progress
,Question: What kind of assessment is designed to determine if a student is ready
for graduation or promotion to the next grade, though some English Language
Learners (ELLs) may be legally excused from it?
Answer: ✓✓ Competency test
A ________________-Referenced test compares student scores against a
population of students with which the test has been standardized. Examples of this
kind of test include the Language Assessment Scales and the Woodcock-Munoz
Language Assessment. -ANSWER ✔✔Norm
A _______________-Referenced test is a level of performance against which
students are measured. This type of test is usually used to find out how much of a
clearly defined domain of language skills or materials students have learned. -
ANSWER ✔✔Criterion
_____________ occurs when a task that claims to measure the ability to read
English actually tests that ability. this measure of a past includes concepts such as
concurrent ____________, which is how well the test correlates with subsequent
success or performance or predicted ____________, which tests how well the test
correlates with another measure used at the same time. (Same word is used three
times.) -ANSWER ✔✔validity
An assessment is considered _________________ if it yields predictably similar
scores when it is taken again. -ANSWER ✔✔Reliable
An __________________ test measures a student's success in learning specific
instructional content, whether language or another subject. -ANSWER
✔✔Achievement
__________________ assessment can be compared to applying a final grade
usually by a teacher. This type of assessment takes the form of a final test or a final
, grade on class work and homework. Examples of this assessment type include
short answers, multiple-choice, and fill in the blanks. -ANSWER ✔✔Summative
_____________ assessment takes place through five means: teacher questioning,
offering feedback through grading, peer assessment, self-assessment and practice
exams and tests. This type of assessment is also an important way of providing an
early measure of student performance. -ANSWER ✔✔Formative
This type of alternative assessment is developed for observing student interaction
with the content. The teacher is able to use a set of specific items that allow for
assessment over time, integration of information, and a focus on critical skills -
ANSWER ✔✔Checklist
This type of alternative assessment involves the student affiliated words or phrases
which have been omitted from the text in a systematic way. -ANSWER ✔✔Cloze
This type of alternative assessment involves the student writing sentences from a
passage that is read aloud by the teacher. In many cases this is done three times. -
ANSWER ✔✔Dictation
This type of alternative assessment involves the student verbally summarizing the
contents of a lesson for someone who is not heard the lesson previously. -
ANSWER ✔✔Retelling
This type of alternative assessment has students considering both sides of an issue
derived from the content area, and presenting arguments for differing points of
view. -ANSWER ✔✔Debates
