Formative evaluation of students is most appropriate when a teacher wants to grade the students.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 2A painter's skillful use of mathematics might be significantly associated with, and bound by,
the particulars of paint, ladders, tarps, estimates, supervisors, etc. The skills might not transfer
well to other contexts. This possibility conforms to what theory?
a. schema restructuring
b. activation of node-link structures
c. classical conditioning
d. situated cognition
Ques. 3Why is understanding typical learning progressions in a certain content area important for formative assessment?
a. Learning progressions help teachers interpret students' work in relation to the intended
learning goal.
b. Learning progressions help teachers grade student work in manner that is fair to all
the students in the class.
c. Learning progressions help students see that their mistakes are all part of the process.
Ques. 4When students are learning new concepts, which of the following will be least likely to help
them understand those concepts?
a. fuzzy sets
b. examples
c. non-examples
d. borderline cases
Ques. 5One benefit to using student predicting and graphing their own progress during the memorization of facts (math facts, spelling words, states and capitals, etc.) is that it aids metacognition in what otherwise can be a rote activity.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 6What action should a teacher take when, during seatwork, a primary student turns up the sad face on her desk?
a. Watch to see if she works out her difficulty.
b. Stop at the desk and offer assistance.
c. Deduct a point from her class participation grade.
Ques. 7Which of the following is not a known benefit of good use of formative assessment strategies?
a. Increased achievement of stated learning goals
b. Increased compliance with classroom rules
c. Increased motivation for learning
d. Increased involvement in one's own learning
Ques. 8An eighth grade Social Studies class had to write an analysis of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. A low achieving middle school student turned in an assignment that was not acceptable. Which of the following feedback is most likely to help the student?
a. Return the paper with one specific suggestion for improvement, and ask the student to revise.
b. Return the paper, unmarked, and ask the student to revise the assignment.
c. Return the paper with an F, and ask the student to revise the assignment.
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