Question 1

All assessment tools have a key focus. Which of the following is an assessment tool that records coding of a student's oral reading behaviors and gauges the student's errors in the context of the language cue systems?

Accepted Answer

Running records are designed to assess a student's oral reading behaviors and errors in the context of language cue systems. Cloze tests are designed to measure a student's comprehension by having them fill in missing words in a passage. Standardized tests are designed to measure a student's performance against a predetermined standard or norm. Portfolios are a collection of a student's work samples used to track progress and growth over time.

Question 2

A reading attitude survey would provide a teacher with the following information about a student, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

The reading attitude survey would provide information about the student's preference for books, their feelings about reading at home and in school. However, it may not necessarily provide information about the student's comprehension level of books read at home.

Question 3

One portion of an oral reading from an informal reading inventory (IRI) passage revealed the following miscue: TEXT: "Perhaps your mother is right, Margaret," her father said. STUDENT: "Probably your mother is right, Margaret," her father said. Which of the following language cue systems are being used by the student?

Accepted Answer

The student's miscue involves changing "perhaps" to "probably," which is a semantic substitution based on the meaning of the words. Additionally, the change to "probably" fits within the overall syntactic structure of the sentence. Therefore, both semantic and syntactic cue systems are being used by the student.

Question 4

One portion of an oral reading from an informal reading inventory (IRI) passage revealed the following miscue: TEXT: But all she saw were the cars and trucks racing along the busy road. STUDENT: But all she saw were the cars and trucks raising along the busy road. Which of the following language cue systems are being used by the student?

Accepted Answer

The student substituted "raising" for "racing," indicating a graphophonemic (visual) error. However, the substitution also resulted in an incorrect sentence structure (syntactic error). Therefore, both the graphophonemic and syntactic cue systems were used by the student.

Question 5

How can a retelling be beneficial to assessing reading comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Retelling allows the teacher to see how well a student remembers and understands the key elements of a passage, which is a direct measure of reading comprehension.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of a student who recognizes about 95% of the words in a passage and understands 75%?

Accepted Answer

A student who recognizes about 95% of the words in a passage and understands 75% is reading at the instructional level. This means that the student is able to read the text with some support and instruction, but may not fully comprehend all of the material on their own.

Question 7

The following types of student reading assessments would be helpful to parents or caregivers when they accompany the review of reading scores from a standardized test, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Ranking of students in the class may not provide helpful information to parents or caregivers as it only indicates a student's position within the class and does not provide information on specific areas of reading strengths and weaknesses. Running record data, retelling comprehension checklists, and dated observation notes provide more detailed information on a student's reading abilities and can be used to create targeted interventions to improve their reading skills.

Question 8

What would be the most effective usage of the information gathered from a miscue analysis?

Accepted Answer

The most effective usage of miscue analysis is to gather information on individual student reading strategies and use that information to create personalized instructional strategies and groupings. This will help each student improve their reading skills at their own pace and level. The other choices do not take into account individual student needs and are not as effective in promoting growth in reading skills.

Question 9

Of the following, which one does NOT describe assessment?

Accepted Answer

Assessment involves gathering information about student abilities through a variety of methods such as tests, observations, and other forms of evaluation. Collecting information solely from standardized tests is not an accurate representation of a comprehensive assessment.

Question 10

What is at the core of assessment?

Accepted Answer

Daily observation is at the core of assessment as it involves continuous monitoring and understanding of student progress and needs, allowing for timely and effective feedback and support.

Question 11

In what way does a rubric function in a classroom, grade level, or department?

Accepted Answer

A rubric functions in multiple ways in a classroom, grade level, or department. It helps students judge their product or performance, provides clear, focused expectations for the learner, and is a means to communicate to parents about expectations and progress of skills and knowledge. Therefore, the best choice is D, all of the above.

Question 12

Which of the following is the best definition of portfolio, as used by teachers in middle grades?

Accepted Answer

In education, portfolio refers to a collection of student work over a period of time that has been intentionally selected and organized by the student to demonstrate his/her learning progress and achievement. It is usually accompanied by reflection or self-assessment explaining why each piece was selected and what skills or knowledge were demonstrated.

Question 13

Artifacts in the __________ are few in number but represent a student's best efforts and are accompanied by a reflective statement that explains the importance or value of the artifact to the owner.

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The answer of Artifacts in the __________ are few in...

Question 14

Teachers in grades 4-8 may wish to periodically and informally assess their students' recognition of particular words and especially their use of __________ often found in polysyllabic words.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Teachers in grades 4-8 may wish to...

Question 15

The __________ is the place where students keep all their rough drafts in various stages of the writing process and other daily compositions or reports, topics for future pieces they might like to write, and notes from minilessons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ is the place where students...

Question 16

Establishing whether or not a text is at the appropriate instructional level for a student using a cloze test is referred to as establishing __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Establishing whether or not a text is...

Question 17

A __________ describes the levels of performance that a student must demonstrate relative to a particular achievement goal, whether the performance is written or oral.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A __________ describes the levels of performance...

Question 18

Useful __________ describe specific events, report rather than evaluate, and relate the events to other information about the student.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Useful __________ describe specific events, report rather...

Question 19

__________ are scores that have been converted into nine equally spaced units, with 1 being low and 9 being high.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are scores that have been converted...

Question 20

__________ tests have been administered to a large group of students, representative of those for whom the test is intended.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ tests have been administered to a...

Quiz 2: Assessment of Progress in Literacy