Discuss two advantages and two disadvantages of group and individual learning ability tests?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 2Most if not all students eventually are administered an individual test of learning ability.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 3When rating the products of student performances, it is best for educators to do which of the following?
A. grade all the products produced by a given student before moving on to the next student
B. identify the student so that background knowledge can be considered
C. include judgments of neatness of the product in the overall rating
D. rate performances on one task for all students before rating performance on another task
Ques. 4Many tests that profess to be culturally fair are nonverbal or pictorial.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 5Describe the types of rating scales used in performance assessment. Contrast a rating scale with a checklist.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6If students asked if they could improve their aptitudes as measured by the DAT, which of the following would be the most appropriate response for an educator?
A. All of these aptitudes can be readily modified.
B. Aptitudes are fixed traits that cannot be modified.
C. Aptitudes are seldom modified by training.
D. Some of these aptitudes can be improved more readily than others.
Ques. 7Culture-fair testing typically uses materials that are
A. common in many cultures.
B. free of cultural influences.
C. indicators of innate abilities.
D. most familiar to members of minority groups.
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