Biology Assessment Techniques Quiz

What is the purpose of assessment in biology?

• To focus on extrinsic motivation

• To provide feedback for teachers only

• To assign students a course grade

• To address issues of measurable standards and benchmarks

What is the main focus of formative assessment?

• To provide feedback for teachers to modify subsequent learning activities

• To assign grades to students

• To emphasize only recognition skills

• To compare students' performance

What is the purpose of continuous assessment?

• To assign a final grade at the end of the course

• To be formative, process-oriented, and learner-involved

• To evaluate the effectiveness of instructional programs

• To conduct national exams once a year

What is the main goal of summative assessments?

• To focus on individual learner's growth

• To improve students' meta-cognitive awareness

• To provide feedback for teachers

• To make a judgment of student competency after an instructional phase

What is the purpose of peer assessment?

• To provide feedback for teachers only

• To assign grades to students

• To conduct laboratory experiments

• To save teachers time and improve students' understanding

How can laboratory work and experimental activities be evaluated?

• Through norm-referenced assessment

• Through peer assessment

• Through written examinations only

• Through various mechanisms of measurable formats

What is the purpose of portfolio assessment?

• To assign grades to students

• To show what students know and are able to do

• To evaluate laboratory work

• To conduct practical activities

What is the main focus of performance assessments?

• To focus on achievement and align with standard-based educational reform

• To emphasize only recognition skills

• To provide feedback for teachers

• To assign grades to students

What is the purpose of talent search in education?

• To identify students with promising talents and provide necessary help

• To assign grades to students

• To conduct national exams

• To evaluate laboratory work

What is the main attribute of a well-done evaluation of assignments?

• Clarity, consistency, and a sense of hierarchy

• Vagueness, arbitrariness, and confusion

• Subjectivity, bias, and unfairness

• Ambiguity, inconsistency, and randomness