DRC1 (Educational Assessment) WGU Preassessment Q&A (GRADED A)

DRC1 (Educational Assessment) WGU Preassessment Q&A (GRADED A) Formative Assessment ✔✔Assessment during instruction guides student learning. used during instruction to determine if students are making satisfactory pro ...

DRC1 (Educational Assessment) WGU Preassessment Q&A (GRADED A) Formative Assessment ✔✔Assessment during instruction guides student learning. used during instruction to determine if students are making satisfactory progress Summative Assessment ✔✔Achievement is measured at the end of instruction. assess learning outcomes following the instructional sequence Authentic Assessment ✔✔Understanding and skills are applied in a real world scenario. assess student learning in real world settings Portfolio Assessment ✔✔Evaluation of collections of student work demonstrates progress over time Norm referenced assessment ✔✔compares performance to other individuals criterion referenced assessment ✔✔compares performance to specified achievement domain diagnostic assessment ✔✔used to probe deep into the causes of learning deficiencies What is a benefit of implementing a system of assessment ✔✔An assessment system provides multiple opportunities to measure aspects of desired performance A 4th grade social studies teacher wants students to practice higher order thinking and problem solving skills while working on a unit focusing on ancient Greece and Rome. What are 2 appropriate assessment methods to meet this goal? ✔✔Write and enact a play focusing on everyday customs. Determine the most valuable natural resources of the area. A science teacher wants to assess his students higher order thinking and problem solving skills relating to animal adaptations. Which assessment option would achieve this goal? ✔✔Give students an animal and an environment to study and ask them to describe possible adaptations the animal may make. A 6th grade social studies teacher is concerned about whether or not the students are progressing satisfactorily thru the current lesson on the locations of ancient river civilizations. when asking questions during a formative assessment, the teacher finds that most of the students do not know the answers. what would be an appropriate instructional decision based on the assessment results? ✔✔Reteach the objective using another activity. 68 percent of the class did not meet mastery on an assessment at the end of a unit on figurative language. which 2 instructional decisions would be appropriate based on the assessment results? ✔✔reteach low scoring concepts. plan differentiated activities A student has a learning disability that makes processing and interpreting visual information difficult. the teacher wants to assess the students problem solving skills related to area and volume at the end of the unit. what is an appropriate accommodation for this student? ✔✔read written directions on the test to the student. A student in a 7th grade class has a disability that makes reading comprehension challenging. what would be an appropriate assessment accommodation for this student during a standardized test as established for an IEP team? ✔✔provide a scribe for the student to record student answers. provide the student with the assessment in larger print to make it easier to read. a 6th grade class is working on a science chapter that has many new vocab words. the teacher notices that 4 students only knew 50 percent of the new definitions on the last formative assessment while all other students in the class scored 90 percent or higher. she decides that she needs to differentiate instruction to assist the struggling students. how can the teacher meet this goal? ✔✔provide hands on activities that allow them to use the objects that are being defined in the unit which of these strategies can be used for differentiating content to accommodate varying reading levels? ✔✔using homogeneous flexible grouping to group students with similar needs what is the purpose of the code of professional responsibilities in educational measurement ✔✔to provide guidance for test development and administration A group of teachers based the new curriculum for their high school English class off of content found on previous standardized assessments. why was this action inappropriate, according to the code of professional responsibilities in educational measurement? ✔✔because it compromises the integrity of the assessment a 3rd grade teacher prepares an end of chapter assessment covering double digit addition for math. the teacher wants to align the assessment with both the content standards and the needs of the students. what is an appropriate strategy for this teacher to implement in preparation for the assessment? ✔✔plan accomodations for students with exceptionalities using manipulatives from the lesson a 4th grade teacher has a student who struggles with fine motor functioning making handwriting difficult. the iep states that the student is allowed accommodations. during administration of an assessment, the students are given an essay prompt about why the us constitution is important. what are 2 reasonable accommodations for a student with this disability? ✔✔allow the student to have an extended period of time. allow the student to use a word processor to type the response a 3rd grade teacher is organizing an oral vocab assessment for a class. the class includes 2 students who are hard of hearing. how can the teacher ensure that the assessment is fair for all students? ✔✔allow sign language interpreters to assist with the test for the students who are hard of hearing what are 2 appropriate ways for students to self assess the work on a project? ✔✔use a checklist. complete a scoring rubric. after completing a unit on endangered animals, students organized 3 minute videos encouraging animal conservation. the students were graded using a rubric. which 2 assessment categories does this represent? ✔✔formal assessment and performance assessment. A language arts teacher is beginning a new unit on figurative language. the teacher wants to organize a series of assessments to check students progress thru the unit. which type of assessment should be used? ✔✔formulative assessment a teacher has prepared a series of objectives for an instructional unit. the objectives will be used to prepare the unit assessments for the students. which 2 recommendations should be made to the teacher? ✔✔use various types of assessments to appropriately assess complex learning. consider how the assessment results will be used in the instructional program. a new 6th grade teacher is planning a unit on invertebrates. the teacher wants to incorporate a variety of assessments and asks a mentor teacher how this might be done. what are 2 suggestions the mentor teacher might make regarding the system of assessment? ✔✔use a variety of formal and informal assessments. ensure alignment between learning objectives and assessment what are 3 common practices for designing eff