KSA Assessment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which type of assessment is primarily used to monitor student learning progress and provide ongoing feedback during instruction?
- Summative assessment
- Formative assessment (Correct answer)
- Diagnostic assessment
- Norm-referenced assessment
Correct answer: Formative assessment
Formative assessment is used during instruction to monitor progress and adjust teaching in real time.
Question 2: On the Kentucky K-PREP assessment, what does the proficiency designation 'Distinguished' indicate?
- The student meets the minimum state standard
- The student demonstrates basic understanding only
- The student exceeds the state standard with advanced mastery (Correct answer)
- The student has not yet met grade-level expectations
Correct answer: The student exceeds the state standard with advanced mastery
Distinguished is the highest K-PREP performance level, indicating a student exceeds state standards with advanced mastery.
Question 3: What is the primary purpose of a diagnostic assessment in Kentucky classrooms?
- To assign end-of-year grades
- To identify student strengths and gaps before instruction begins (Correct answer)
- To compare students against a national norm group
- To evaluate teacher effectiveness
Correct answer: To identify student strengths and gaps before instruction begins
Diagnostic assessments identify prior knowledge and learning gaps before instruction so teachers can plan effectively.
Question 4: Which Kentucky accountability measure replaced the old CATS system and became the basis for school report cards?
- NAEP
- K-PREP (Correct answer)
- ACT Aspire
- COMPASS
Correct answer: K-PREP
K-PREP (Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress) replaced CATS and is the primary statewide accountability assessment.
Question 5: A teacher reviews end-of-unit test scores to decide whether students are ready for the next unit. This is an example of which assessment use?
- Assessment of learning (summative) (Correct answer)
- Assessment as learning (self-assessment)
- Assessment for learning (formative)
- Norm-referenced comparison
Correct answer: Assessment of learning (summative)
Using end-of-unit tests to determine readiness for the next topic is a summative use—assessment of learning.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes criterion-referenced assessment?
- Students are ranked against each other on a bell curve
- Student performance is compared to a fixed standard or set of criteria (Correct answer)
- Results are normed using a national sample
- Students evaluate their own work against peer performance
Correct answer: Student performance is compared to a fixed standard or set of criteria
Criterion-referenced assessments measure whether a student has met a defined standard, not how they rank against peers.
Question 7: Under Kentucky's assessment system, which grade bands are required to participate in K-PREP reading and math assessments?
- Grades 1–4 only
- Grades 3–8 and high school (Correct answer)
- Grades 5–12 only
- Grades K–5 only
Correct answer: Grades 3–8 and high school
K-PREP requires students in grades 3–8 and certain high school grades to take reading and math assessments.
KSA Assessment 2
Which type of assessment is primarily used to monitor student learning progress and provide ongoing feedback during instruction?