Quiz on Summative Assessment in EFL UNIT 3

What is summative assessment often referred to as?

• Assessment for learning

• Assessment after learning

• Assessment as learning

• Assessment of learning

Which of the following is a characteristic of a well-designed test item?

• Be as short as possible

• Include multiple tasks

• Require the test taker to use as many skills as possible

• Include a long explanation to avoid misunderstanding

How can the possibilities of sudden death be reduced?

• Asking for help during the exam

• The washback effect

• Including continuous assessment

• Giving students an unexpected exam

What does the operational definition refer to?

• The inference on test performance

• The scoring criteria used for the rubric

• A definition to ensure reliable grading

• An ability that the test is designed to measure

What does test validity measure?

• The consequences of testing

• The consistency of test scores

• The degree of agreement among raters

• How well test items reflect what they are supposed to reflect

Who are considered stakeholders in the context of testing?

• The relevance of an exam

• The people involved in an exam

• The impact of an exam

• The importance of an exam

What can affect the reliability of a test?

• Mixing constructs within a single item

• The mean score of the total students

• Different teachers writing the exam

• Ensuring inferences can be made about target construct

The washback effect is believed to primarily have what kind of impact?

• A positive impact on learning

• No impact on learning

• Both equally positive and negative impacts

• A negative impact on learning

What is the main purpose of assessment of learning?

• To guide learning

• To motivate students

• To measure learning

• To improve self-evaluation

What does the term high-stakes exam refer to?

• The importance of an exam to the people who take it

• The people involved in the administration of the exam

• The inference of an exam's impact

• The construct validity and reliability of an exam