Assessment of Professional Knowledge Flashcards
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A teacher wants to measure student growth over the course of a unit rather than just final performance. Which assessment approach best serves this purpose?
Answer: Portfolio assessment collecting work samples throughout the unit
Portfolio assessment captures ongoing student work, allowing teachers to document growth across the entire unit.
When interpreting a student's score on a norm-referenced test, a percentile rank of 72 means the student:
Answer: Scored higher than 72% of the norm group
A percentile rank of 72 indicates the student outperformed 72% of students in the norm group.
Which practice best ensures that an assessment is aligned with instructional objectives?
Answer: Creating a table of specifications that maps items to objectives
A table of specifications ensures test items are proportionally aligned with each instructional objective.
A student consistently scores well on multiple-choice tests but struggles with open-ended tasks on the same content. The teacher should:
Answer: Use multiple assessment formats to gain a complete picture of student learning
Using multiple assessment formats provides a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of student mastery.
Which type of feedback is most effective for promoting student learning during formative assessment?
Answer: Specific, descriptive comments focused on the learning goal
Specific, descriptive feedback tied to learning goals gives students actionable information to improve.
An IEP specifies that a student should receive extended time on assessments. A teacher who does not provide this accommodation is:
Answer: Violating the student's legal rights under IDEA
IDEA legally requires educators to implement all accommodations specified in a student's IEP.
What does it mean when an assessment has high reliability but low validity?
Answer: The assessment consistently measures something, but not the intended construct
High reliability means consistent results; low validity means the assessment is not measuring what it is intended to measure.