CEOE Assessment of Professional Knowledge 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher discovers that students who sat near the window scored lower on a test due to distracting construction noise. This is an example of a threat to:
- Content validity
- Internal consistency
- Test reliability due to environmental conditions (Correct answer)
- Criterion-referenced scoring accuracy
Correct answer: Test reliability due to environmental conditions
Environmental factors like noise can introduce measurement error and reduce the reliability of assessment results.
Question 2: When developing a selected-response test item, which flaw most severely undermines item quality?
- Using four answer choices instead of three
- Including a distractor that is obviously incorrect to all students (Correct answer)
- Placing the correct answer in the 'B' position frequently
- Writing items that assess higher-order thinking skills
Correct answer: Including a distractor that is obviously incorrect to all students
Implausible distractors make correct answers easy to guess, reducing the item's ability to discriminate between students who know the material and those who do not.
Question 3: Under FERPA, a teacher may share a student's assessment records with:
- Any interested parent of another student in the class
- Local media to highlight student achievement
- School officials with a legitimate educational interest (Correct answer)
- Postsecondary institutions without student consent
Correct answer: School officials with a legitimate educational interest
FERPA permits sharing student records with school officials who have a legitimate educational interest without additional consent.
Question 4: A teacher uses data from a universal screening assessment to identify students who may need Tier 2 intervention. This practice is associated with which framework?
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Response to Intervention (RTI) / Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) (Correct answer)
- Differentiated Instruction (DI)
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Correct answer: Response to Intervention (RTI) / Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
RTI/MTSS uses universal screening data to identify students needing additional instructional support at Tier 2 or Tier 3.
Question 5: Which of the following is the best example of using self-assessment to promote student ownership of learning?
- Asking students to grade each other's tests anonymously
- Having students compare their test scores to the class average
- Providing students with a checklist to evaluate their own work against learning criteria (Correct answer)
- Allowing students to choose which test questions to answer
Correct answer: Providing students with a checklist to evaluate their own work against learning criteria
Criteria-based self-assessment checklists help students internalize learning goals and take responsibility for their own progress.
Question 6: A teacher is concerned that a new district assessment may be culturally biased. The most appropriate action is to:
- Refuse to administer the assessment to any students
- Raise the concern with curriculum coordinators and request a bias review (Correct answer)
- Create a separate, different assessment for minority students
- Adjust scores individually based on cultural background
Correct answer: Raise the concern with curriculum coordinators and request a bias review
Raising concerns through proper channels and requesting a formal bias review is the appropriate professional response.
Question 7: Which statement best describes the relationship between instruction and assessment in effective teaching?
- Assessment should only occur after all instruction is complete
- Instruction and assessment are separate processes that inform each other cyclically (Correct answer)
- Assessment is an interruption to instructional time and should be minimized
- Teachers should teach to assessment results rather than standards
Correct answer: Instruction and assessment are separate processes that inform each other cyclically
Effective teaching involves a continuous cycle where assessment informs instruction and instruction is adjusted based on assessment data.
CEOE Assessment of Professional Knowledge 5
A teacher discovers that students who sat near the window scored lower on a test due to distracting construction noise.
This is an example of a threat to: