EDF 4430 (with Complete Solutions)

Ms. Jones wants to ensure that her students are acquiring all of the skills and knowledge outlined in the learning objectives during a science lesson. She decides to give the students two non-graded in-class quizzes during the week-long lesson to assess their progress and inform the students of their performance prior to a comprehensive test that is to be administered at the end of the week. These quizzes are being used as what kind of assessment? correct answers Formative Assessment From an instructional perspective, the primary purpose and functions of classroom assessment is to correct answers Obtain evidence of student learning and progress Effective classroom assessment should include none of these: correct answers unspecified outcomes or learning endpoints, traditional and convenient assessment measures, minimal training and experience requirements Mr. Miller, the 10th grade social studies teacher, is known to cover material that is not part of the content that students are expected to know and master at this grade level. He tells stories and provides personal vignettes which are always interesting. However, as a group, his students do poorly on the state mandated testing in the area of social studies and history. Given this scenario, what is the most likely contributor to the students' poor social studies test performance? correct answers poor instruction-learning-assessment alignment Ethics involve: correct answers personal conduct based on professional standards of practice and Self-review and evaluation of one's behavior A teaching colleague recently attended a half-day workshop on a new computer-based teaching method. This teacher, without any additional training, experience, or supervision, is now using this method exclusively for all instruction in the classroom. What professional area is this teacher likely disregarding? correct answers instructional competency As part of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)Act initiated in 2002, each state is required to collect standardized achievement test results for students in grades that span from the elementary and intermediate grade levels to the high school level. True or False? correct answers True The instructional process of starting a lesson at the current knowledge/understanding level of the students with the intent of moving them to the next or higher level of understanding and proficiency. correct answers Scaffolding Summative assessment must link directly with the stated learning objectives of the lesson(s) to obtain the best and most accurate testing performance. True or False? correct answers True What students are going to be expected to learn and be able to do because of the instruction they receive is directly connected to correct answers learning targets