Type of Test Questions
This type of test question measures students' recall.
What is true or false questions?
[T/F] When creating directions for alternate assessments, it is best to make the directions as confusing as possible in order to test student's critical thinking skills.
FALSE! Confusing directions can make it difficult to accurately assess student's learning.
[T/F] Grades should only reflect one form of assessment.
FALSE: Grades should be based on a variety of assignments, tests, and other work.
The most widely used assessment tool.
What are tests?
Grading on opinion rather than fact.
What is subjective grading?
This type of test question should be carefully constructed so there is only one correct answer
What are Fill-in-the-blank questions?
This evaluates student improvement over time, rather than achievement of specific objectives.
What is Alternate Assessments?
The purpose of ___ is to communicate students' performance and progress.
What are Grades?
Scores can show the achievements of individual students, schools, and teachers.
What are standardized test?
A simple list of items to note, check, or to remember when evaluation learning.
What is a checklist?
This type of question identifies a relationship?
What are matching questions?
Methods evaluating alternate assessments include (name 3)
What are rubrics, checklists, scorecards, self-evaluation, and peer evaluation
[T/F] Feedback is more effective in improving learning than grades.
True: Feedback is more effective in improving learning than grades.
[T/F] When creating Teacher-Based Tests, it is suggested to used at least 4 different types of questions.
FALSE: Limit the number of different types of questions to three or four.
An ongoing part of instruction that provides feedback about students' learning as it occurs.
What is formative assessments?
This type of question requires labeling or locating parts on a diagram or drawing.
What are identification questions?
This identifies a maximum point value for each criterion but do not describe levels of quality.
What are scorecards?
Teachers conduct informal assessments through... (Name at least 3)
What are: Observation, Portfolios, Anecdotal records, Interviews, and Work samples
Standardized tests used for college admissions-- Feedback on how a school’s student scores compare with others across the nation.
What is SAT and ACT?
Characteristic of an assessments that measures the same over time-- the results will be similar with different learners and under different circumstances.
What is Reliability?
This type of question requires higher-level thinking and takes time and effort to grade.
What are essay questions?
When providing clear criteria in assessing alternate assessments, students feel less victim of this term.
What is subjective grading?
When conducting informal assessments, teachers must avoid (name at least 2)
What are:bias, favoritism, hidden prejudices, and stereotypes
These types of tests help teachers measure: student knowledge and understanding, how well students met the learning objectives, and the effectiveness of their teaching.
What are Teacher-Developed Tests?
An evaluation of a students' learning after instruction has taken place. It measures results, assessing whether students are meeting learning outcomes or objectives.
What is summative assessments?