What Does the Research Say About Assessments?

According to paragraph 2, what is the average number of standardized assessments students take between pre-k and 12th grade?

• 50

• 223

• 12

• 112

In the section titled, "NOT ALL TESTS ARE BAD", what are things that are cited as something that can reduce anxiety when it comes to testing? (two correct answers)

• Making Mondays quiz days

• Make them low-stakes

• Give students a chance to practice 3 times before the summative assessment

• Giving students the answers before the quiz

Tests can be a valuable tool to help students learn.

• TRUE

• FALSE

According to paragraph 6, "One of the most useful kinds of tests are the ________time-consuming"

In the section titled "NOT ALL TESTS ARE BAD", the author states "But a week or more after studying, students retain much less information and will do much _____ on major assessments—especially if they’ve had no practice tests in between."

According to the section titled "TESTING FORMAT MATTERS" do all students do equally well on multiple choice assessments?

• YES

• NO

In the section titled "TESTING FORMAT MATTERS", what does the author suggest as an alternative to emphasizing speed?

• make sure they don't use their notes or any resources

• encourage students to look up every answer

• encourage students to think deeply about the problems they’re solving.

• give students multiple breaks throughout the quiz

In the section titled "SETTING THE RIGHT TESTING CONDITIONS" the author encourages teachers to use a growth mindset message with students.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Questions like, “Can you tell me more about what you mean?” or “Can you find evidence for that?” give students the ability to...

• eat a snack

• take a break in their test

• cheat

• revise and correct

Imagine you are mentoring a first year teacher. Write a 1 sentence piece of advice for them about using assessments in their classroom.