Language Assessment Week 1

1.

What is the concept of a learning objective?

• A learning objective must include the phrases "to know" and "to understand".

• A learning objective is a general statement of what the overall goal is in a lesson.

• A learning objective should describe what students should know or able to do at the end of the lesson that they couldn't do before.

• A learning objective is determined after the lesson end.

2.

What is assessment?

• 
  A method or a systematic procedure to measure a person’s ability,knowledge, or performance in a certain domain by posing a set of questions

• A set of questions to assess a person's ability and knowledge.

• Various procedures used to obtain information about student performance or learning progress

• A structured method to score students' performance

3. Which of the following best describes a diagnostic assessment?

• An assessment given at the end of a term to evaluate final knowledge

• An assessment used to identify students' prior knowledge, skills, and misconceptions

• A mid-term test used to measure progress

• An informal group activity to promote discussion

3. Which type of assessment is ongoing and provides feedback to students during the learning process?

• Summative assessment

• Diagnostic assessment

• Formative assessment

• Standardized assessment

Summative assessments are typically used for what purpose?

• To identify learning gaps at the start of a course

• To give feedback during learning activities

• To evaluate students' mastery of content at the end of a unit or course

• To encourage collaboration among students

Formative assessments are most effective when they:

• Are used only for grading purposes

• Provide timely feedback that students can act upon to improve their understanding

• Are given only at the end of a lesson or unit

• Do not involve teacher feedback

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of summative assessment?

• It is used to evaluate cumulative learning at the end of an instructional period

• It is typically used to assign final grades

• It provides detailed feedback during the learning process

• It assesses the overall mastery of course objectives

How does formative assessment benefit students?

• By identifying areas where improvement is needed during the learning process

• By determining their final grade

• By allowing them to work on group projects

• By reducing the number of final exams

What is one key difference between formative and summative assessment?

• Formative assessment is designed to support ongoing learning, while summative assessment is used for final evaluations

• Summative assessment happens before instruction, while formative assessment happens afterward

• Formative assessment is always graded, while summative assessment is not

• Summative assessment focuses on students' participation, while formative assessment focuses on attendance

Which of the following is true?

• All assessment is testing

• All tests are formal assessment

• Test and assessment are the same concepts.

• Test and assessment are systematic