7354EDN Assessment and Evaluation Quiz 1

Diagnostic Assessment

• a. Assesses a student's performance during instruction and usually occurs regularly throughout the instruction process.

• b. Measures a student's achievement at the end of instruction.

• c. Assesses a student's strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills prior to instruction.

Formative Assessment 

• a. Compares a student's performance against other students. 

• b. Measures a student's achievement at the end of instruction. 

• c. Measures a student's performance against a goal or specific standard. 

• d. Assesses a student's performance during instruction and usually occurs regularly throughout the instruction process. 

 What is the type of assessment that help you identify your students’ current knowledge of a subject?

• a. Public

• b. Diagnostic

• c. Formative

• d. Summative

Name the type of assessment utilized by a performance rehearsal.

• a. Formative

• b. Summative

Formative assessments should always be counted for a grade in the grade book.

• a. True

• b. False

Formative assessments are assessments for learning.

• a. True

• b. False

The purpose of formative assessments is to improve learning.

• a. True

• b. False

One of the purposes of assessment is to collect information and make a judgement.

• a. True

• b. Fasle

Evaluation is the process of gathering evidence of student learning to inform instructional decisions.

• a. True

• b. False

A balanced assessment system takes advantage of assessment of learning and assessment for learning. 

• a. True

• b. False