Question 1

Which one of the following is a consideration related to an assessment instrument's practicality?

Accepted Answer

Practicality refers to how feasible and easy it is to administer an assessment, including factors like time, resources, and effort required.

Question 2

For a standardized test,test administration procedures are often very rigid: All students must take the test with the same directions and under the same conditions. This practice should have the effect of increasing the test's:

Accepted Answer

Standardized procedures help ensure that the test results are consistent and reproducible across different administrations, which increases the test's reliability.

Question 3

Teachers need to be concerned that any assessment tool they use is actually assessing what it is supposed to assess. In other words,they need to be concerned about the ________ of their assessment practices.

Accepted Answer

Validity refers to the extent to which an assessment tool measures what it is intended to measure.

Question 4

Which one of the following best reflects performance assessment?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Classroom assessment instruments can be valid only when they are also:

Accepted Answer

For classroom assessment instruments to be valid, they must also be reliable. This means that the results of the assessment should be consistent and reproducible. While performance-based, practical, and authentic assessments are also important for effective classroom assessment, they do not necessarily guarantee validity.

Question 6

Mr. O'Hara has developed a test of mechanical aptitude. At the beginning of a course in auto mechanics,he gives this test to his students. At the end of the year,he compares students' scores on the test with their actual achievement in his course. What is he probably trying to find out about his test?

Accepted Answer

Mr. O'Hara is likely trying to determine the test's predictive validity, which assesses how well the test scores predict future performance or outcomes, in this case, the students' actual achievement in the course.

Question 7

The content validity of an assessment instrument tells us whether the instrument:

Accepted Answer

Content validity refers to the extent to which an assessment instrument covers the representative sample of the domain or subject matter it is intended to assess.

Question 8

In which one of the following situations do we definitely have a problem with the content validity of a classroom assessment?

Accepted Answer

Ms. Benavidez's test lacks content validity because it does not assess the material that students were instructed to study, leading to a mismatch between the test content and the intended learning objectives.

Question 9

The school district of Wattville,Delaware,is considering using the Colorado Achievement Test (CAT)this year. This test must be administered by a school psychologist to each student individually,with each student's testing time being about two hours. Without knowing anything else about the CAT,the Wattville school district should probably question the test's:

Accepted Answer

The practicality of the test is questionable because administering a two-hour test individually to each student by a school psychologist is time-consuming and resource-intensive, making it difficult to implement on a large scale.

Question 10

Three of the following are recommended strategies for accommodating students with disabilities during educational assessments. Which one is not necessarily recommended?

Accepted Answer

Excusing a student from an assessment is not necessarily recommended as it may prevent the student from demonstrating their knowledge and skills. Instead, accommodations should be made to allow the student to participate in the assessment.

Question 11

Mr. Hatch wants to assess what his students have learned in a recent unit on four-sided figures. He realizes that the unit included four figures-squares,rectangles,parallelograms,and trapezoids. He also knows that he wants students to do three things for each of these figures: (1)recognize examples,(2)calculate the perimeter,and (3)calculate the area. In essence,Mr. Hatch is:

Accepted Answer

Mr. Hatch is identifying the content and skills he wants to assess, which is a key step in constructing a table of specifications.

Question 12

If students complain that a history test was not a good reflection of what they knew about history,then the test may have low:

Accepted Answer

Validity refers to how well a test measures what it is intended to measure. If students feel the test did not reflect their knowledge, it may lack validity.

Question 13

Whenever a teacher modifies an assessment to accommodate a student's disability,the teacher must remember that he or she is inevitably reducing:

Accepted Answer

Modifying an assessment for a student's disability affects standardization, as the assessment conditions are altered from the original standardized format.

Question 14

Three of the following strategies are likely to increase the reliability of a classroom assessment instrument. Which one is not likely to do so?

Accepted Answer

Incorporating knowledge of students' previous achievement levels into judgments about their current performance can introduce bias and reduce the reliability of the assessment, as it may not accurately reflect their current abilities.

Question 15

Three of the following are questions that arise related to the standardization of an assessment instrument. Which question is not specifically an aspect of standardization?

Accepted Answer

The question about whether students' scores are lower when points are taken off for spelling errors relates to scoring criteria and not directly to the standardization process, which focuses on ensuring uniformity in content, criteria, and conditions.

Question 16

Imagine you are a teacher. You don't want your students only to know information,you also want them to be able to analyze information and apply it to new situations. To ensure that a classroom assessment measures all of your instructional objectives,you probably should:

Accepted Answer

A table of specifications ensures that an assessment measures all of the instructional objectives by providing a systematic way to identify and assess the specific knowledge and skills that students are expected to learn.

Question 17

Which one of the following is the best example of performance assessment?

Accepted Answer

Performance assessment involves students demonstrating their skills and knowledge through hands-on activities or projects. Having students do as many pushups as they can is an example of a performance assessment because it requires students to physically demonstrate their fitness level.

Question 18

Three of the following conditions are likely to affect the reliability of classroom assessment instruments. Which condition is likely to have little or no effect on reliability?

Accepted Answer

Reliability refers to the consistency of an assessment. Whether students have learned what they were supposed to learn affects validity, not reliability. Reliability is more about the consistency of the assessment process and conditions.

Question 19

Which one of the four RSVP characteristics is definitely compromised when a teacher asks students to complete an assessment activity at home in the evening?

Accepted Answer

Standardization is compromised because the home environment can vary greatly among students, affecting the conditions under which they complete the assessment.

Question 20

Ms. Edgerton wants to construct an assessment instrument that is a good reflection of what her students have learned from a recent unit on the history of their state. To do so,she might best begin by constructing a table of specifications that includes both:

Accepted Answer

A table of specifications should include the topics students have studied and the skills or abilities they should demonstrate with each topic to ensure the assessment aligns with the learning objectives.

Quiz 10: Assessment Strategies