Deck 10: Assessment in Distance Education

Question 1

The main purpose of the classroom portfolio is to

A) improve student learning
B) rank order student performance
C) hold parents accountable
D) reduce discipline problems

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A collection of student work selected to show student learning progress is called a

A) developmental portfolio
B) showcase portfolio
C) formative assessment
D) work sample

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Appropriate portfolio entries may include

A) book reports
B) science projects
C) poetry
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A showcase portfolio shows samples of a student's

A) best work
B) worst work
C) woodworking project
D) written reports

Question 5

Evaluating a student's final level of overall performance on a portfolio requires

A) an analytic scoring rubric
B) anecdotal records
C) a holistic scoring rubric
D) a process assessment

Question 6

When planning for the use of portfolios, one major consideration is

A) whether selection-type items will be used
B) the construct-related validity of portfolio entries
C) the criteria used to score portfolio entries
D) whether a table of specifications will be constructed