Deck 3: Planning for Assessment

Question 1

Assessing a written essay, a word working project, and laboratory report of examples of

A) classroom achievement tests
B) product assessments
C) informal observation
D) none of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A student portfolio may include

A) writing samples
B) drawings
C) test results
D) all of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The two most important characteristics of a well-constructed achievement test are validity and

A) reliability
B) usability
C) difficulty
D) maintainability

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The selection and use of assessment methods should be planned

A) during the planning of instructional activities
B) after the instructional activities have been development
C) after the instruction has been delivered to the students
D) prior to the planning of instructional activities

Question 5

An assessment can be reliable, but not

A) valid
B) consistent
C) comprehensive
D) none of the above

Question 6

Assessment planning should be guided primarily by the

A) teacher's interests
B) instructional objectives
C) number of students
D) students' performance on prior assessments

Question 7

Achievement tests can be designed to measure

A) only simple learning outcomes
B) only complex learning outcomes
C) both simple and complex learning outcomes
D) none of the above

Question 8

Test items that are unrelated to the intended learning outcomes is a concern related to

A) validity
B) difficulty
C) maintainability
D) reliability