The primary reason for using preassessment is to
(a) supply corrective feedback during instruction
(b) help re-focus attention on the desired learning outcomes
(c) identify students' knowledge and skill levels prior to the start of instruction
(d) review important information before transferring information to new situations
Question 2...When talking with a parent or guardian about their child's progress in your classroom, each of the following is an acceptable guideline except one. Which one is an unacceptable guideline?
(a) Remain calm in the discussion.
(b) Suggest ways of helping the child at home.
(c) Talk about other individual students in comparison with that parent's (or guardian's) child.
(d) Keep what you have to say objective and to the point of the student's work in your classroom.
Question 3...A student's final grade received for a subject or course is an example of
(a) preassessment
(b) formative evaluation
(c) diagnostic assessment
(d) summative evaluation
Question 4...Regarding the use of student portfolios for instruction and assessment, which of the following is NOT a recommended guideline?
(a) Portfolios should be graded by the teacher.
(b) Everything that goes into the portfolio should be dated.
(c) Portfolio contents should reflect academic goals and objectives.
(d) The portfolio is used to illustrate growth in the student's learning.
(e) Students should be held responsible for maintaining their own portfolios.
(f) Portfolios should be kept in the classroom until the end of the school year.
Question 5...This test is an example of
(a) unreliable sampling
(b) formative assessment
(c) diagnostic assessment
(d) summative evaluation
Question 6...Which one of the following is least like the others?
(a) readiness test
(b) preassessment
(c) diagnostic assessment
(d) performance assessment
Question 7...For a specific unit of study (standard or integrated; identify the unit by name), describe several types of learning activities that could be used to introduce the unit.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 8...A ___ test is one that establishes specific levels of expected performance.
(a) readiness
(b) standardized
(c) norm-referenced
(d) criterion-referenced