Educational Assessment
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, Summative assessments are concerned with a. certification of mastery
a. certification of mastery
b. diagnosis of errors
c. entry learning skills
d. progress during learning
Formative testing is used primarily for b. monitoring student progress
a. grading students
b. monitoring student progress
c. forming students groups
d. placing students in groups
The extent to which achievement tests contribute to b. development and use
improved learning and instruction is determined largely
by the principles underlying their
a. development and evaluation
b. development and use
c. research and development
d. use and evaluation
(T/F) A summative test evaluates terminal achievement True
of students.
(T/F) A formative test is designed to cover a wide range True
of content in a unit.
(T/F) An achievement test used to measure entry False
performance is called a diagnostic test.
(T/F) Formative testing is used primarily for grading False
students.
Which of the following is a TRUE statement? d. performance assessments are high in complexity of task AND high in
assessment time needed
a. paper-and-pencil tests are low in realism of task BUT
high in assessment time needed
b. performance assessments are low in complexity of
task BUT high in assessment time needed
c. paper-and-pencil tests are high in realism of task
AND high in judgment in scoring
d. performance assessments are high in complexity of
task AND high in assessment time needed
Questions | Practice Test,
Study Guide & Exam
Review
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, Summative assessments are concerned with a. certification of mastery
a. certification of mastery
b. diagnosis of errors
c. entry learning skills
d. progress during learning
Formative testing is used primarily for b. monitoring student progress
a. grading students
b. monitoring student progress
c. forming students groups
d. placing students in groups
The extent to which achievement tests contribute to b. development and use
improved learning and instruction is determined largely
by the principles underlying their
a. development and evaluation
b. development and use
c. research and development
d. use and evaluation
(T/F) A summative test evaluates terminal achievement True
of students.
(T/F) A formative test is designed to cover a wide range True
of content in a unit.
(T/F) An achievement test used to measure entry False
performance is called a diagnostic test.
(T/F) Formative testing is used primarily for grading False
students.
Which of the following is a TRUE statement? d. performance assessments are high in complexity of task AND high in
assessment time needed
a. paper-and-pencil tests are low in realism of task BUT
high in assessment time needed
b. performance assessments are low in complexity of
task BUT high in assessment time needed
c. paper-and-pencil tests are high in realism of task
AND high in judgment in scoring
d. performance assessments are high in complexity of
task AND high in assessment time needed
