The type of assessment that best identifies whether children are ready to move to the next level of schooling is:
a. a diagnostic test.
b. a readiness test.
c. a standardized test.
d. an intelligence test.
Ques. 2The primary goal of reflecting-in-action is to:
a. become more skilled at informal and formal assessment of children.
b. critically analyze one's own behavior, thoughts, attitudes, and expectations.
c. develop new hypotheses about development and educational practice.
d. look for problems related to educational practice and then develop solutions.
Ques. 3A researcher who is using the technique of event sampling will:
a. note the occurrences of particular behaviors or events whenever they appear.
b. observe on a predetermined schedule, identifying behaviors that occur within set intervals.
c. use a checklist to identify instances of a target behavior.
d. write a narrative describing examples of predetermined target behaviors as they occur.
Ques. 4Informal assessment methods tend to be preferred over formal methods for general classroom use because they:
a. are more standardized and less biased in favor of Western culture.
b. are quick and easy to administer to every student at once.
c. provide comprehensive and immediate information about current performance.
d. provide correlational and descriptive data that can be analyzed.
Ques. 5A collection of sequential written observations of children as the behaviors occur in their context is known as:
a. a running record.
b. an anecdotal record.
c. reflection-in-action.
d. time sampling.
Ques. 6Which is NOT a type of informal assessment?
a. Anecdotal record
b. Checklist based on observation
c. Readiness test
d. Running record
Ques. 7Anecdotal records are especially useful in studies of young children because they:
a. are designed for parents to read.
b. determine cause and effect.
c. provide open-ended rich detail.
d. take little time to do.