Petra took a standardized, norm-referenced achievement test with two accommodations: extra time and the use of a study carrel. How should you report her results?
a. Report her norm-referenced scores in the same manner as for any student.
b. Report her norm-referenced scores and explain the accommodations used.
c. Explain the accommodations and give examples of some of the questions she could answer.
Ques. 2Test scores that are highly valid are necessarily reliable.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 3What is meant by the statement reliability is a necessary condition for validity?
a. Reliability and validity are both necessary concepts.
b. Test scores can be valid without being reliable.
c. Test scores that are valid have a significant degree of reliability.
Ques. 4You know that your classroom assessment matches the corresponding mastery learning objective when the assessment requires students to do everything stated in the learning objective.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 5What is the best way to align instruction with state standards?
a. The school evaluates teachers based on students' performance on state standards.
b. The district chooses textbooks based on the content of state standards.
c. The teacher breaks each state standard down into specific learning objectives for lessons.
d. The teacher groups several state standards into a specific learning objective for a lesson.
Ques. 6When a teacher selects a taxonomy of cognitive skills for use in planning instruction, which of the following is probably the LEAST important consideration?
a. The most important learning objectives can be classified with the taxonomy.
b. The taxonomy can be used to help explain the teacher's methods or instructional outlook.
c. The taxonomy is simple to explain to parents and students.
d. The taxonomy can be used to prepare official government reports.
Ques. 7For planning assessments, state performance standards are more relevant that state content standards.
a. True
b. False