Assessment Methods Quiz

What is Formative Evaluation?

• A) A teacher-constructed list of characteristics used as criteria for ranking the quality of students' work.

• B) Information and data gathered along the way that is used to improve, modify, or revise a program, curriculum, or unit of instruction to enhance student learning.

• C) The degree to which a given test measures what it says it is measuring.

• D) Values used to measure levels of attainment that students should work toward.

What does a Rubric typically include?

• A) A combination of natural and acquired talents, interests, and abilities.

• B) A teacher-constructed list of characteristics used as criteria for ranking the quality of students' work.

• C) The extent to which scores, tests, programs, or assessments are accurate, dependable, stable, consistent, and free from error.

• D) The degree to which a given test measures what it says it is measuring.

What is the purpose of a Portfolio Assessment?

• A) To measure the progress toward mastery of a given set of objectives, outcomes, or skills.

• B) To gather and use qualitative and quantitative data to make a judgment of value, worth, merit, or effectiveness.

• C) To include student products and performances based on agreed-upon criteria that illustrate a range of abilities and special talents.

• D) To compare a person's score to the scores of the rest of the group.

What does Reliability refer to in the context of assessments?

• A) The difference between the highest and lowest scores plus 1.

• B) The degree to which a given test measures what it says it is measuring.

• C) The extent to which scores, tests, programs, or assessments are accurate, dependable, stable, consistent, and free from error over a period of time.

• D) The average score at a given grade level.

What is the meaning of Criterion-referenced assessment?

• A) An assessment that measures progress toward mastery of a given set of objectives, outcomes, or skills without comparing one person's score to others.

• B) A method to evaluate the average scores obtained by norming groups at different grade levels.

• C) The extent to which a score differs from a certain reference point, usually the norm, midpoint, or average.

• D) The degree to which a given test measures what it says it is measuring.

What is the purpose of a Diagnostic Test according to the text?

• To compare students' performance at the end of a unit of study.

• To evaluate a student's ability to perform tasks or do something.

• To assess specific skills to determine individual strengths and weaknesses.

• To measure what has been taught and learned to the extent to which an individual has achieved or mastered a set of defined objectives.

What does a Likert Scale measure?

• The effectiveness of a unit, course of study, or program after completion.

• Attitudes or values indicating most to least, strongly agree to strongly disagree, etc.

• The dispersion in a set of scores, beginning with the mean or average.

• General abilities, knowledge, and problem-solving skills.

What is a Stanine?

• A type of performance assessment.

• A type of diagnostic test.

• A type of standardized score based on a scale of nine equal units.

• A type of bias in tests.

What does Standard Deviation measure in a set of scores?

• The average score.

• The percentage of scores that are higher and lower than the mean.

• The specific skills of an individual.

• The level of achievement of gifted and high-ability students.

What is an example of an Achievement Test?

• Likert Scale.

• Stanine.

• California Achievement Test.

• Aptitude Test.