WGU EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Whathbishbassessment?
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velopment.hb-hbanswers--
Anyhbofhbahbvarietyhbofhbprocedureshbusedhbtohbobtainhbinformationhbabouthbstudenthbperformance.hb
Anhbintegratedhbprocesshbforhbdetermininghbthehbnaturehbandhbextenthbofhbstudenthblearninghbandhbde
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Whathbmakeshbuphbahbwell-balancedhbassessmenthbprogram?hb
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PerformancehbAssessmentshbthathbarehbauthentic
Classroomhbachievementhbtestshbalignedhbtohbobjectiveshb-hbanswers--
PerformancehbAssessmentshbthathbarehbauthentic
Classroomhbachievementhbtestshbalignedhbtohbobjectives
Whathbtypehbofhbassessmenthballowshbforhbahbteacherhbtohbanswerhbthehbfollowinghbquestions:hb
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inhbinstruction?
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hehbplannedhbinstruction?
Formativehb
Diagnostic
Summative
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Readiness
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Formative
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Teacher'shbinterestshbonhbthehbtopichb
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Numberhbofhbstudentshbtakinghbthehbassessment
Students'hbperformancehbonhbpriorhbassessmentshb-hbanswers--
Instructionalhbobjectiveshbonhbgradehblevel
Differentiatedhbinstruction....
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varietyhbofhbteachinghbandhblearninghbmodes
b.hbTellshbushbhowhbtohbteachhbthehbsamehbstandardhbtohbahbrangehbofhblearnershbbyhbemployinghbahbv
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c.hbTellshbushbwhyhbtohbteachhbthehbsamehbstandardhbtohbahbrangehbofhblearnershbbyhbemployinghbahbv
arietyhbofhbteachinghbandhblearninghbmodes
d.hbTellshbushbwhathbstandardshbtohbteachhbtohbahbrangehbofhblearnershbbyhbemployinghbahbvarietyhbofh
bteachinghbandhblearninghbmodeshb-hbanswers--
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arietyhbofhbteachinghbandhblearninghbmodes
Ahbstudenthbinhb4thhbgradehbhashbahbvisualhbperceptualhbprocessinghbdisorderhbthathbmakeshbithbchalle
nginghbtohbinterprethbinformation.hb
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Whathbishbassessment?
Choosehbtwohbanswers.hb
Thehbprocesshbofhbobtaininghbahbnumericalhbdescriptionhbofhbthehbdegreehbtohbwhichhbanhbindividualhb
possesseshbahbparticularhbcharacteristic.hb
Anyhbofhbahbvarietyhbofhbprocedureshbusedhbtohbobtainhbinformationhbabouthbstudenthbperformance.hb
Anhbinstrumenthborhbsystematichbprocedurehbforhbmeasuringhbahbsamplehbofhbbehaviorhbbyhbposinghba
hbsethbofhbquestionshbinhbahbuniformhbmanner.
Anhbintegratedhbprocesshbforhbdetermininghbthehbnaturehbandhbextenthbofhbstudenthblearninghbandhbde
velopment.hb-hbanswers--
Anyhbofhbahbvarietyhbofhbprocedureshbusedhbtohbobtainhbinformationhbabouthbstudenthbperformance.hb
Anhbintegratedhbprocesshbforhbdetermininghbthehbnaturehbandhbextenthbofhbstudenthblearninghbandhbde
velopment.
Whathbmakeshbuphbahbwell-balancedhbassessmenthbprogram?hb
Choosehbtwohbanswers.hb
Assessmenthbmethodshbwithhbonehbtype
,Standardshbbasedhbonhbthehbhigh-stakeshbtests
PerformancehbAssessmentshbthathbarehbauthentic
Classroomhbachievementhbtestshbalignedhbtohbobjectiveshb-hbanswers--
PerformancehbAssessmentshbthathbarehbauthentic
Classroomhbachievementhbtestshbalignedhbtohbobjectives
Whathbtypehbofhbassessmenthballowshbforhbahbteacherhbtohbanswerhbthehbfollowinghbquestions:hb
Tohbwhathbextenthbdohbthehbstudentshbpossesshbthehbskillshbandhbabilitieshbthathbarehbneededhbtohbbeg
inhbinstruction?
Tohbwhathbextenthbhavehbthehbstudentshbalreadyhbachievedhbthehbintendedhblearninghboutcomeshbofhbt
hehbplannedhbinstruction?
Formativehb
Diagnostic
Summative
Placementhb-hbanswers--Placement
Duringhbwholehbgrouphbinstruction,hbahbmathematicshbteacherhbishbshowinghbthehbstudentshbhowhbtohb
completehblonghbdivisionhbproblems.hbThehbteacherhbcontinueshbwithhbahblearninghbgamehbtohbreinforc
ehbthehbprocess.hbAthbthishbtime,hbthehbteacherhbdoesn'thbnoticehbanyhbmajorhbconcerns.hb
Then,hbwhilehbwalkinghbaroundhbthehbclassroomhbobservinghbstudentshbworkhbthroughhbpracticehbprobl
emshbindependently,hbthehbteacherhbnoticeshboncehbstudenthbwhohbishboffhbtask.hbThishbstudenthbexpr
essedhbunderstandinghbofhbthehbprocess,hbalthoughhbishbtakinghbahblonghbtimehbtohbcompletehbeachhbp
roblem.hbUponhblookinghbcloser,hbthehbstudenthbishbusinghbhis/herhbhandshbtohbmultiply.hb
Whathbtypehbofhbassessmenthbishbbeinghbadministeredhbtohbfigurehbouthbthehbproblem?hb
Readiness
, Diagnostic
Formative
Summativehb-hbanswers--Diagnostic
Assessmenthbplanninghbshouldhbbehbguidedhbprimarilyhbbyhbthehb...
Teacher'shbinterestshbonhbthehbtopichb
Instructionalhbobjectiveshbonhbgradehblevel
Numberhbofhbstudentshbtakinghbthehbassessment
Students'hbperformancehbonhbpriorhbassessmentshb-hbanswers--
Instructionalhbobjectiveshbonhbgradehblevel
Differentiatedhbinstruction....
a.hbTellshbushbwhenhbtohbteachhbthehbsamehbstandardhbtohbahbrangehbofhblearnershbbyhbemployinghbahb
varietyhbofhbteachinghbandhblearninghbmodes
b.hbTellshbushbhowhbtohbteachhbthehbsamehbstandardhbtohbahbrangehbofhblearnershbbyhbemployinghbahbv
arietyhbofhbteachinghbandhblearninghbmodes
c.hbTellshbushbwhyhbtohbteachhbthehbsamehbstandardhbtohbahbrangehbofhblearnershbbyhbemployinghbahbv
arietyhbofhbteachinghbandhblearninghbmodes
d.hbTellshbushbwhathbstandardshbtohbteachhbtohbahbrangehbofhblearnershbbyhbemployinghbahbvarietyhbofh
bteachinghbandhblearninghbmodeshb-hbanswers--
b.hbTellshbushbhowhbtohbteachhbthehbsamehbstandardhbtohbahbrangehbofhblearnershbbyhbemployinghbahbv
arietyhbofhbteachinghbandhblearninghbmodes
Ahbstudenthbinhb4thhbgradehbhashbahbvisualhbperceptualhbprocessinghbdisorderhbthathbmakeshbithbchalle
nginghbtohbinterprethbinformation.hb