Assessment

Four types of assessment are

• Formative, summative, continuous, final

• Diagnostic, Formative, Interim (Benchmark), Summative

• Authentic, Formative, Deferred, Summative

• Objective, Short answer, Multiple Choice, Essay

Formative assessment is the same as continuous assessment

• Yes

• No

Can formative assessment be for marks?

• Yes

• No

• It depends

Reliability and validity are always equally important

• Yes

• No

A multiple-choice learner drivers' test...

• is valid, since it tests the driving ability of the learner

• is reliable, since it is authentic

• could be made more valid by being done a few times over

• has reduced validity as it does not account for nerves

Which statements are true?

• Continuous assessment is less stressful than high-stakes

• Continuous assessment leads to continuous work

• Continuous assessment can be formative

• High stakes assessment is less valid than continuous

When should the final summative assessment be designed

• At the beginning of the year

• At the end of the year

Surprise tests keep students on their toes, which makes it a good retention strategy

• True

• False

The results of the final summative assessment should correlate with the continuous assessment

• True

• False