PEI215 - Assessment purposes

Assessment is a process of...

• assigning marks to students' learning.

• quantifying students' learning.

• gathering evidence of students' learning.

• making decisions about students' learning

Assessment can only be carried out in formal situations.

• True

• False

All assessments are tests, but no all tests are assessments.

• True

• False

A procedure to determine whether students meet a set of pre-established criteria is called

• Assessment

• Evaluation

• Testing

• Grading

Assessment is ongoing whereas evaluation provides closure.

• True

• False

Which of the following represents an informal way of assessment?

• A written exam

• A T-S conversation

• An oral presentation

• A rubric

Teachers need to assess students to determine, primarily, whether or not they can pass a course.

• True

• False

Diagnostic tests are a form of...

• Standardized assessment

• Classroom assessment

Which of the following is NOT a type of classroom assessment?

• Proficiency

• Progress

• Achievement

• Diagnostic

Which of the following is a type of classroom assessment?

• Placement

• Achievement