Deck 11: Managing Classroom Assessment

Question 1

Good testing programs have three characteristics in common: efficiency, ease, and

A) independence.
B) simplicity.
C) integration.
D) celeration.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

To reduce anxiety surrounding testing situations, teachers should

A) diminish the importance of the test.
B) provide food and drinks during the test.
C) not tell students about the test in advance.
D) provide students with advanced knowledge about the test.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The authors recommend __________ monitoring over periodic monitoring.

A) ability ​
B) celeration ​
C) continuous ​
D) incremental ​

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is the primary reason given by teachers for not measuring progress frequently?

A) Reliable and valid measures do not exist
B) Lack of time
C) It does not inform instruction
D) They are not given enough support from administrators

Question 5

Teachers should do each of the following to make assessment less time-consuming for themselves and their students, except

A) establish testing routines.
B) create assessment stations.
C) involve other adults and technology in the assessment process.
D) modify standardized procedures.

Question 6

Teachers should plan their testing programs in the ________ of the year.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding progress monitoring data? ​

A) If the district is using research-based curriculum and teaching techniques, it is not necessary to monitor the progress of students.
B) The only way to know if educational procedures are effective is to measure whether instruction is working.
C) Monitoring student achievement gives teachers the chance to correct errors early.
D) Monitoring procedures should be sensitive to incremental changes in student achievement.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a way to protect the privacy of electronically stored student assessment data?

A) Store data on password protected computers.
B) Trust that a test publisher's online data storage system is safe.
C) Ensure that only current teachers and parents have access to identifiable data.
D) De-identify student data by using unique numbers instead of names.

Question 9

The parallel rule suggests that

A) a student's trendline should be parallel to or steeper than the aimline.
B) teachers should sit parallel to the student while progress monitoring.
C) instructional modifications are needed if four consecutive data points are below the aimline.
D) assessments should be conducted during instruction.

Question 10

According to the decision-rule, how many data points should be below the goal line to determine that a student is failing to make sufficient progress?

A) ​2
B) ​4
C) ​5
D) ​7

Question 11

All things being equal, in which circumstance would you expect to see the greatest student achievement?

A) The classroom teacher charts student performance.
B) The students chart their own performance.
C) No one charts performance.
D) Both the teacher and the students chart pupil progress.

Question 12

How should teachers determine whether a student is required to take an assessment and what adaptations or accommodations must be provided?

A) Check the student's Individualized Education Plan
B) Ask the principal
C) Call the student's parent or guardian
D) Decide based on classroom performance and their own judgment

Question 13

The process of assessment mainly requires professional judgment at the following two steps:  1) creating the assessment device and procedures for its administration, and 2)

A) administering the assessment.
B) graphing the results.
C) interpreting the results.
D) inputting the results into a computer program.

Question 14

Of the following, which is the best way to record data to facilitate interpretation and decision-making?

A) Narrative report
B) Table
C) Grade book
D) Graph

Question 15

The horizontal (x) axis generally indicates _________.

Question 16

The type of chart in which the difference between adjacent points are additive and equivalent is the

A) standard celeration chart.
B) equal interval chart.
C) standard interval chart.
D) equal celeration chart.

Question 17

Good testing programs have three characteristics:  ________, _________, and _________.

Question 18

Making assessments frequent and part of the regular classroom routine has the added benefit of reducing student ________ associated with higher stakes testing.

Question 19

Except for individual evaluations conducted by specialists, who is responsible for the most testing conducted in schools?

A) Principals
B) Paraprofessionals
C) Parent volunteers
D) Teachers ​

Question 20

________ monitoring involves assessing student knowledge after instruction over large amounts of content or several weeks of instruction.

Question 21

Mrs. White, a fourth grade teacher, is frustrated because collecting progress monitoring data was incredibly time consuming last year.  She felt she was losing valuable instructional time.  What are three suggestions that you can give her to reduce the time she is spending preparing and managing these assessments?

Question 22

The first consideration in preparing assessment materials is that assessment must _______ instruction.

Question 23

Describe the differences between equal interval and standard celeration charts.

Question 24

__________ are a form of technology that allow teachers to obtain immediate feedback on the extent to which students comprehend lesson material.

Question 25

One decision-making rule often used is if _______ consecutive data points fall below the goal line, a teaching change or intervention is considered warranted.

Question 26

As more assessment data are stored electronically and via the Internet, it is important for school officials to work together to ensure the _________ of the assessment data.

Question 27

What is the benefit of displaying data in graphs and charts?

Question 28

In ________ charts, the difference between adjacent points is additive and equal.

Question 29

Mrs. Brown, a second grade teacher, has been taking progress monitoring data on Jill's fluency with addition facts.  She has been collecting data once a week for the past ten weeks.  She has noticed that Jill's last four consecutive data points have fallen below the goal line, and so she decides to provide Jill with additional instruction and practice in this area.  Which decision-making rule is she following?

Question 30

_________ charts are based on the principle that changes in the frequency of behavior within a specified time are multiplicative, not additive.

Question 31

__________ on a chart separate different types of performances or different intervention conditions.

Question 32

Establishing a consistent testing ________ brings predictability for students.

Question 33

The most useful way to display data is in the form of _______ and ________.

Question 34

A(n) __________ is a place where individual testing can take place within a classroom.