Part1Midterm:AOL2

Which of the following is NOT a method used to assess affect?

• Peer ratings

• Parent ratings

• Student self-report

• Teacher observation

What is one of the advantages of using interviews as a method for student self-report?

• Subjective scoring

• Anonymous responses

• Time-efficient

• Allows for clarification and probing

What is the purpose of using checklists in formative assessment?

• To focus on attitude components

• To provide feedback to parents

• To monitor specific skills and behaviors

• To assess group responses

Which error occurs when a teacher tends to make almost all ratings toward the high end of the scale?

• Leniency Error

• Central Tendency Error

• Severity Error

• Halo Effect

What is the advantage of using Likert Scale in assessing affect?

• Captures whatever comes to mind from each student

• Forces respondents to indicate agreement or disagreement

• Provides anonymous responses

• Uses adjective pairs for anchors

Which type of rating scale translates judgments of quality or degree into numbers?

• Sentence Completion

• Semantic Differential Scale

• Numerical Rating Scales

• Descriptive Graphic Rating Scales

What is the main emphasis when setting criteria for checklists?

• To use criteria in making judgments

• To align criteria with outcomes

• To monitor specific skills

• To influence the way responses are scored

Which method is relatively inefficient in terms of conducting, scoring, and interpreting peer ratings?

• Structured observation

• Guess-who approach

• Socio-metric approach

• Unstructured observation

What is the advantage of using semantic differential scales?

• Uses adjective pairs for anchors

• Forces respondents to indicate agreement or disagreement

• Captures whatever comes to mind from each student

• Provides anonymous responses

What is one of the disadvantages of using sentence completion format?

• Captures whatever comes to mind from each student

• Faking responses by students

• Time-efficient scoring

• Objective format