Chapter 6: Summative Assessment I

According to Miller, Linn, and Gronlund, assessment directions need to include which of the following?

• Purpose

• Basics for responding

• What to do about guessing

• All of the above

When you are preparing students for summative assessment, Jalen believes the teacher should do which of the following?

• Do not prepare students.

• Let them fail.

• Provide a review before the assessment.

• Run a marathon.

What is summative assessment used for?

• Monitor and record student proficiency.

• Give instruction.

• Report to parents.

• All of the above.

What is NOT a step in planning summative assessments?

• Make a representative sampling.

• Prepare an assessment blueprint or outline.

• The font on the paper the assessment is written on.

• Decide how many different assessments will be given and how long they are.

What are the optimal procedures for administering classroom summative test?

• Environment during testing is well lit.

• Environment during testing has an appropriate temperature.

• Environment during testing is kept quiet with no interruptions.

• Student with special needs will be provided accommodated appropriate arrangements.

• All of the above.

Cheating can be prevented by?

• Formatting test and answer sheets to make it difficult to cheat.

• Monitor students closely and carefully when students are completing the test.

• Give students the answers so they are not tempted to cheat.

• Answers A and B.

Which of the following is a reason to create a shorter summative assessment?

• They are secondary students.

• They have an extended class period.

• They are taking a constructed response performance test.

• They are good kids who deserve a short test.

What is a question you should ask yourself before creating a summative assessment?

• Will my assessment be aligned with instruction?

• Will my students enjoy this assessment?

• Is this assessment hip and cool?

• None of the above.