After attending a workshop on the use of handheld technologies such as a Personal Digital Assistant (e.g. Palm) in the classroom, Mr. Cote prepared to make a case to his school district administrators as to why they should purchase PDA's for the teachers in his building. When considering summative assessment which argument can Mr. Cote best make?
A) I can prepare a simple spreadsheet which has the process skills I'm evaluating as column headers and student names down the rows. As our students are engaged in the processes of science I can simply walk around the classroom with my PDA, observe my students while they perform their science activities, and immediately record their ability to engage in the various process skills with a quick check on my PDA spreadsheet.
B) I can quickly record anecdotal evidence of student performance using the notepad feature of the PDA for each student.
C) I can pre-load student performance objectives, making them unique for each student and record my observations on the extent to which each student is meeting the objective. D) None of the above is a good argument.
E) A, B, and C are sound arguments as to how a hand held device can assist in student evaluation and assessment.
Question 2...How many distinct phases are there in the Project Approach investigations?
a. 3
b. 2
c. 6
d. 4
Question 3...Licensing regulations, which are created and monitored by individual states, are designed to protect the health, safety and well-being of young children in care.
a. True
b. False
Question 4...Why do theorists say project work is successful in teaching young children?
a. Because children need direct instruction.
b. Because when children's minds are engaged, they are focused and interested.
c. Because children's attention spans are too short for long-term study.
d. Theorists do not say that projects are successful in teaching young children.
Question 5...What is the definition of a project?
a. A project is a teacher-designed assignment.
b. A project is a task children complete at the art table.
c. A project is an in-depth study of a topic undertaken by class groups or individual.
d. A project is a teacher-initiated thematic unit.
Question 6...In 2011, more than half of children in the United States under 5 years of age were in some type of regular child care program.
a. True
b. False
Question 7...What does it mean for a curriculum to be described as an emergent curriculum?
a. Topics and lessons are prescribed in a curriculum book
b. Curriculum that emerges from teachers' imagination
c. Lessons and plans that are based on popular children's movies
d. Curricular plans emerge from children's interests
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