FREE TEA ESL Assessment, Evaluation & Progress Monitoring Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is formative assessment?

Accepted Answer

Assessment to guide teaching and learning during instruction

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A final exam at the end of a term.

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A standardized test only.

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A pass/fail test.

Question 2

What is the purpose of progress monitoring?

Accepted Answer

To assess growth and inform instruction

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To assign more homework.

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To replace final grades.

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To eliminate ESL support.

Question 3

What is a language proficiency test designed to assess?

Accepted Answer

The four domains of English language development

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Math and science content.

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Behavior management.

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Only reading fluency.

Question 4

Why is it important to use multiple assessment methods with ESL students?

Accepted Answer

To measure a wide range of skills and strengths

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To give more homework.

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To increase test anxiety.

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To avoid using rubrics.

Question 5

What is summative assessment used for?

Accepted Answer

To measure overall learning outcomes

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To guide daily instruction.

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To collect attendance data.

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To manage classroom behavior.

Question 6

Why are rubrics useful in ESL assessment?

Accepted Answer

To give objective and structured feedback

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To confuse students with extra paperwork.

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To reduce grading time.

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To avoid student self-assessment.

Question 7

What is the benefit of student self-assessment?

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It promotes metacognitive awareness and motivation

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It replaces teacher grading.

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It reduces learning time.

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It is only useful in math classes.

Question 8

Why should assessments be culturally responsive?

Accepted Answer

To reduce bias and improve accuracy of results

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To challenge students.

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To lengthen test time.

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To limit student choice.

Question 9

What does TELPAS assess in Texas?

Accepted Answer

English language development in four domains

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Social studies content knowledge.

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Attendance rates.

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Math and science fluency.