Deck 5: Alternative Assessments

Question 1

Traditional forms of assessment sometimes are not well matched to material being taught or do not measure what the teacher wants to assess.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following is true about alternative assessment during a tennis unit?

A) One student stands at the net and tosses the ball for others to hit.
B) The student being tested hits ground strokes to marked targets on the court.
C) The student gets a score based on the accuracy of the ground strokes.
D) The student's knowledge about strategy and positioning can be observed and evaluated.
E) All of the above are correct.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

As adapted from Wiggins (1998), which of the following is not a standard for alternative assessment in a physical education scenario?

A) It is as game like as possible.
B) It requires cognitive engagement.
C) It requires standardization of testing protocols.
D) It asks the student to apply skills.
E) All of the above are correct.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following statements is most correct?

A) Alternative assessment is a form of authentic assessment.
B) Authentic assessment is a form of alternative assessment.
C) Alternative assessment and authentic assessment are unrelated.
D) Authentic assessment is more likely to measure a student's ability to perform isolated game skills.
E) Alternative assessment is more likely to measure a student's ability to perform isolated game skills.

Question 5

Which of the following is a weakness of standardized skills test?

A) Standardized tests may not test the specific content taught by the teacher.
B) The instrument provides a standard, consistent method for administering the test.
C) Standardized tests provide quantitative results.
D) Standardized tests provide feedback to students regarding their skills in a particular situation.
E) Standardized tests are sometimes used in station work as a form of self-testing.

Question 6

Simply watching game play, also known as "eyeballing":

A) can lack objectivity.
B) can be unreliable.
C) does not guarantee each student an equal opportunity to demonstrate skills.
D) can cause lack of accuracy in grading.
E) can lead to all of the above being true.

Question 7

If an alternative assessment is directly linked to instructional objectives, it is logical to assume:

A) the validity of the assessment.
B) the reliability of the assessment.
C) the objectivity of the assessment.
D) the authenticity of the assessment.
E) the rigor of the assessment.

Question 8

Asking students to use a checklist to provide an assessment for a classmate in a particular sport skill during a class period would be:

A) a teacher observation.
B) an event task.
C) a student project.
D) a portfolio.
E) a student log.

Question 9

A collection of student work compiled over time is called:

A) an event task.
B) a student journal.
C) a portfolio.
D) a student project.
E) all of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following is not considered an alternative assessment strategy?

A) portfolios.
B) event tasks.
C) written tests.
D) student journals.
E) peer observations.

Question 11

According to guidelines presented by Wiggins (1998), rubrics should:

A) rely on comparative language.
B) provide useful discrimination.
C) provide core elements of a task that are easy to count and score.
D) emphasize the process of the relevant task.
E) reward students for making a good effort.

Question 12

Rating scales can be:

A) numerical.
B) qualitative.
C) analytic.
D) holistic.
E) any of the above.

Question 13

According to Herman, Aschbacher, and Winters (1996), which of the following is not a purpose of rubrics?

A) Help define excellence and plan how to help students achieve it.
B) Communicate goals and results to parents and others.
C) Grade assignments in a time-efficient manner.
D) Document procedures used in making important judgments about students.
E) Help teachers be accurate, unbiased, and consistent in scoring.

Question 14

Affective and cognitive objectives should not be addressed with rating scales.

Question 15

Teachers must develop rubrics for alternative assessment with care.

Question 16

An effective instructor should choose to either use alternative assessment techniques or rely exclusively on traditional methods of assessment.

Question 17

Alternative assessment procedures include student portfolios, event tasks, and student logs or journals.

Question 18

An assessment is authentic if it enables students to perform as they would in a game.

Question 19

An assessment is authentic if requires students to perform skills in a relatively closed and static environment.

Question 20

An assessment is authentic if it actively applies cognitive tasks such as rules, strategy, and positioning that have been taught in game play.

Question 21

Alternative assessment is also commonly known as subjective assessment.

Question 22

Alternative assessment is also sometimes referred to as authentic assessment.

Question 23

Compared to standardized tests, a disadvantage of alternative assessment is that it is typically time consuming to set up and administer.

Question 24

Just as with traditional assessments, validity and reliability must be considered when designing alternative assessment procedures.

Question 25

Student journals are often used to assess objectives in the affective domain.

Question 26

Rather than being designed by teachers, scoring rubrics should be developed by professionals to ensure validity and reliability.

Question 27

A scoring rubric should clearly communicate teacher expectations for student performance.

Question 28

Which statement is most true about levels (scale points) of rating scales?

A) A teacher should use different numbers of levels for various skill components (i.e., serve, volley, overhead smash in tennis) of the sport unit being assessed.
B) A rating scale should typically have three to seven levels of performance.
C) When even numbers of levels are used, the scores tend to regress to the middle.
D) For a beginning teacher, six levels is an ideal number to use.
E) All of the above are true.

Question 29

Authentic assessment is form of ___ assessment.

Question 30

Teachers are expected to be able to show that their students are meeting state and national ___.

Question 31

___ tests are typically time consuming to set up and administer.

Question 32

Standardized skills test can be used in station work as a meaningful form of ___.

Question 33

The test characteristics of ___ and___ must be maintained for results of alternative assessments to be useful.

Question 34

A(n) ___ refers to a range of activities where class concepts are incorporated into a finished product following guidelines that have been established by the instructor.

Question 35

A(n) ___ is defined as an adequate representation of student work compiled over time and reviewed against criteria.

Question 36

A(n) ___ is a performance task that generally asks students to apply what they have learned to a real-world setting and can be completed in class period.

Question 37

A(n) ___ of student performance can be done by peers, the student, or the teacher.

Question 38

A student ___ is a record of student work where progress is noted and measured over time.

Question 39

___ are grading guides that let students know what is expected and helps teachers grade fairly and consistently.

Question 40

Instructional ___ refers to the idea of matching each instructional objective to some form of assessment.

Question 41

A(n) ___ is used to detect the presence or absence of the desired behavior.

Question 42

A(n) ___ is used to determine the degree to which a desired behavior has been observed.

Question 43

A rating scale can be ___, qualitative, or a combination of the two.

Question 44

It is considered to be a(n) ___ assessment when a particular skill, such as serving in volleyball, is evaluated.

Question 45

If the teacher evaluates a student's ability to play the game of volleyball, then this would be considered a(n) ___ assessment.