Deck 12: Assessing Student Learning

Question 1

It is an appropriate assessment practice for children to receive a grade based on the number of times they can continually jump rope at a given time.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

It is an appropriate assessment practice for teachers to use the student's scores on the standardized fitness test as a basis for a grade in physical education.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In physical education,assessment should focus on

A) the psychomotor performance of the student.
B) the students' cognitive understanding.
C) the affective dimension of learning.
D) all of the choices should be a focus of assessment
E) only the psychomotor performance of the student and the students' cognitive understanding should be focused on.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Often times,the terms alternative assessment,performance assessment,and authentic assessment are all used to describe the same type of assessment strategy.

Question 5

Traditional assessment is often an end in itself-not a means to an end.

Question 6

An appropriate assessment task for a student at the control level of throwing might be

A) throwing three times in a row at a large target on the wall.
B) throwing to a partner while running.
C) throwing during a game of dodgeball.
D) all of the choices are appropriate
E) only throwing to a partner while running and throwing during a game of dodgeball are appropriate

Question 7

Teacher observation is the most common form of assessment used in physical education classes.

Question 8

Assessment provides a direct measure of teaching effectiveness.

Question 9

Characteristics that typically make alternative assessment different from traditional assessment include all of the following EXCEPT that

A) assessment and instruction are linked.
B) the student is the primary client.
C) student performance demonstrates how well something is learned.
D) the process is an ongoing part of teaching.
E) the assessment is comprised of meaningful tasks in the real context.

Question 10

___________ are used to distribute assessment criteria to students and to subsequently evaluate student performance.

Question 11

An inappropriate assessment practice is to count dress,attendance and effort as part of the student's grade.

Question 12

Scoring rubrics are

A) used primarily to assign grades.
B) best developed by national associations.
C) shared with the students before instruction begins.
D) used only with intermediate-grade children.
E) used most commonly when teaching games.

Question 13

Assessment that is meaningful,and that occurs in a real-life setting is called ______________ _______________.

Question 14

The primary purpose of assessment in physical education is

A) to provide a task to help determine if learning is occurring.
B) to provide meaningful feedback to the learner through an ongoing process.
C) for student grading and reporting purposes.
D) to assess student skills in order to enable the students to reach proficiency level of skill performance.
E) to help students demonstrate what they have learned.

Question 15

The primary goal of assessment should be the enhancement of learning rather then the documentation of learning.