SEFE 370 Second Exam (ch 7) Questions
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formative assessments can diagnose: - Correct answer-strengths and weaknesses,
prerequisites deficits, objectives not mastered, students' errors, knowledge
structures, competencies for solving word problems
profiling content (strengths) - Correct answer-provides general idea about students'
performance in subareas of subject matter
profiling content (weaknesses) - Correct answer-30,000 ft view - if only a few
items/tasks, score may be unreliable. does not provide direct evidence about
attainment of particular learning goals
identifying prerequisite deficits (strengths) - Correct answer-very specifically
identifies skills that students need to learn before they are ready to be taught new
learning targets
identifying prerequisite deficits (weaknesses) - Correct answer-proper prerequisites
must be identified or the assessment lacks validity
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, identifying objectives not mastered (strengths) - Correct answer-focus on specific
and limited learning targets, focus attention on students' observed performance,
state tests often illuminate this diagnostic measure
identifying objectives not mastered (weaknesses) - Correct answer-measurement
error, offer little information on remediating deficits
identifying student errors (strengths) - Correct answer-can see what aspects of
student performance are flawed (so can remediate)
identifying student errors (weaknesses) - Correct answer-does not identify the
thinking process that led to the error
identifying student knowledge structures (strengths) - Correct answer-focuses on
how a student thinks about concepts and their interrelationships, allows insight into
errors or difficulties, often through interactions with students
identifying student knowledge structures (weaknesses) - Correct answer-reliability
and validity not established
identifying competencies for solving word problems (strengths) - Correct answer-
consistent across many categories of problems
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and Answers Graded A+
formative assessments can diagnose: - Correct answer-strengths and weaknesses,
prerequisites deficits, objectives not mastered, students' errors, knowledge
structures, competencies for solving word problems
profiling content (strengths) - Correct answer-provides general idea about students'
performance in subareas of subject matter
profiling content (weaknesses) - Correct answer-30,000 ft view - if only a few
items/tasks, score may be unreliable. does not provide direct evidence about
attainment of particular learning goals
identifying prerequisite deficits (strengths) - Correct answer-very specifically
identifies skills that students need to learn before they are ready to be taught new
learning targets
identifying prerequisite deficits (weaknesses) - Correct answer-proper prerequisites
must be identified or the assessment lacks validity
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, identifying objectives not mastered (strengths) - Correct answer-focus on specific
and limited learning targets, focus attention on students' observed performance,
state tests often illuminate this diagnostic measure
identifying objectives not mastered (weaknesses) - Correct answer-measurement
error, offer little information on remediating deficits
identifying student errors (strengths) - Correct answer-can see what aspects of
student performance are flawed (so can remediate)
identifying student errors (weaknesses) - Correct answer-does not identify the
thinking process that led to the error
identifying student knowledge structures (strengths) - Correct answer-focuses on
how a student thinks about concepts and their interrelationships, allows insight into
errors or difficulties, often through interactions with students
identifying student knowledge structures (weaknesses) - Correct answer-reliability
and validity not established
identifying competencies for solving word problems (strengths) - Correct answer-
consistent across many categories of problems
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