Deck 8: Assessment of English Learners

Question 1

Which federal act first mandated the testing and yearly assessment of English learners?

A) Elementary and Secondary Education Act
B) Improving America's Schools Act
C) Educate America Act
D) No Child Left Behind Act

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is one advantage of standards-based instruction?

A) Teachers can teach in the primary language of the students.
B) Teachers do not need to teach anything outside of the standards.
C) Teachers can pursue increasingly complex instruction with ELD integration.
D) Teachers are no longer required to grade in-class, teacher-created exams.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is one disadvantage of standards-based instruction?

A) A heavy emphasis on high-stakes testing places English learners at risk of failure.
B) English learners are not allowed to use their primary language in the classroom.
C) ELD teachers are not consulted about standards-based curriculum.
D) Standards-based instruction omits ELD in the classroom.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is the least-effective way of identifying the English learner?

A) observation
B) registration information
C) home language survey
D) interviews

Question 5

What is the ideal number of objectives in a content lesson?

A) one - a content objective based on a standard
B) two - a content objective and language objective
C) three - content objective, language objective, and learning-strategy objective
D) four - writing objective, reading objective, listening objective, and speaking objective

Question 6

What is language-specific bias in testing?

A) English learners who are taking any test designed in English.
B) Tests that were developed for one language and given in another language.
C) Tests use words that not all students know.
D) The terms used in tests represent content from the dominant culture.

Question 7

What is empirical validity in testing?

A) a measure of how effectively a test relates to some other measure
B) the content is sampled in the test in a representational way
C) the test measures what it claims to be measuring
D) the test scores are consistent when the same student retake the test

Question 8

Which of the following forms of assessment occurs at the end point and provides a basis for a grade?

A) formative assessment
B) summative assessment
C) self-assessment
D) peer assessment

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a performance-based test?

A) an essay is graded
B) a multiple-choice test is graded
C) a true-false quiz is formatively assessed
D) a worksheet is peer assessed

Question 10

What is an advantage of teacher-made tests?

A) They are usually more valid and reliable.
B) Class activities are scored and graded so extra tests are not needed.
C) They help the students understand the content.
D) They are usually more relevant to the students and classroom.

Question 11

Which form of assessment would help students who are getting assistance from after-school tutors with writing assignments?

A) portfolio assessment
B) observation-based assessment
C) self-assessment
D) scoring rubric

Question 12

Which form of assessment would help a teacher learn about students' learning behaviors?

A) comprehension check
B) portfolio assessment
C) questionnaire
D) observation-based assessment

Question 13

Which of the following tools is recommended for assessing listening and speaking skills?

A) modified A-F grading
B) checklist
C) simple rubric
D) portfolio

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of scaffolding a test?

A) underlining key terms
B) observation-based assessment
C) a writing portfolio
D) a reading inventory

Question 15

After a referral and plan is created for a learner with special needs, what is the next step?

A) diagnosis
B) early intervention
C) placement in special education
D) an instructional aide

Question 16

Which of the following is an adapted task a teacher can use for reading?

A) giving students an audio recording along with a reading passage
B) using reading inventories to track learners' progress
C) using observation-based assessment to identify how students are learning
D) grading on process rather than product

Question 17

Which of the following language-skill difficulties stems from a lack of cognates between L1 and L2?

A) culture shock
B) metacognition problems
C) language shock
D) low information retention

Question 18

Which skills are the most difficult to assess?

A) grammar and vocabulary
B) reading and writing
C) listening and speaking
D) cognitive and metacognitive

Question 19

In which of the following scenarios is a learning disability likely to be present?

A) a student who is advanced in L1 with low proficiency in L2
B) a student with poor oral language and vocabulary development in both languages
C) a student who cannot focus or pay attention to classroom tasks
D) a student from a nonliterate background who is reading below grade level

Question 20

The term inclusion generally refers to what?

A) instruction within the school district for students with special needs or talents
B) instruction within the mainstream classroom for students with special needs or talents
C) instruction within the school campus for students with special needs or talents
D) instruction within the local government for students with special needs or talents

Question 21

Explain the difference between formative assessment and summative assessment. Give at least two specific examples of each form of assessment.

Question 22

What is the role of assessments in the education of English learners? Give at least two specific examples.

Question 23

Describe the process of referring English learners to special education services. Be specific and describe at least three steps to this process.