MAT Assessment & Evaluation Strategies 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher uses weekly exit tickets to adjust instruction before the next lesson. This practice is best described as:
- Summative assessment
- Norm-referenced evaluation
- Formative assessment (Correct answer)
- Criterion-referenced grading
Correct answer: Formative assessment
Exit tickets used to inform upcoming instruction are a classic formative assessment tool.
Question 2: Which of the following is a primary concern when using standardized tests to evaluate English Language Learners?
- ELL students score higher due to translation support
- Language proficiency may confound content knowledge scores (Correct answer)
- Standardized tests are never valid for ELL populations
- ELL students must be exempt from all standardized testing
Correct answer: Language proficiency may confound content knowledge scores
Language barriers can prevent ELL students from demonstrating true content mastery, threatening construct validity.
Question 3: A rubric that describes performance levels using specific observable behaviors is called a(n):
- Holistic rubric
- Analytic rubric (Correct answer)
- Single-point rubric
- Checklist
Correct answer: Analytic rubric
Analytic rubrics break performance into distinct criteria, each rated on a descriptive scale.
Question 4: When test scores remain consistent across multiple administrations to the same group, the test demonstrates:
- Content validity
- Reliability (Correct answer)
- Predictive validity
- Construct validity
Correct answer: Reliability
Reliability refers to the consistency or stability of assessment results over repeated measures.
Question 5: A student's score falls at the 72nd percentile on a norm-referenced reading test. This means:
- The student answered 72% of questions correctly
- The student scored higher than 72% of the norming group (Correct answer)
- The student needs 28% more instruction to be proficient
- The student is performing 72% above grade level
Correct answer: The student scored higher than 72% of the norming group
A percentile rank indicates the percentage of the norm group the student outperformed.
Question 6: Which assessment accommodation is most directly aligned with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles?
- Providing extended time only for students with IEPs
- Designing assessments with multiple means of expression from the start (Correct answer)
- Offering oral testing exclusively to ELL students
- Reducing the number of questions for low-achieving students
Correct answer: Designing assessments with multiple means of expression from the start
UDL advocates designing flexible assessments for all learners proactively, not retrofitting accommodations.
Question 7: Portfolio assessment is particularly valuable because it:
- Provides a single objective score for grading purposes
- Captures growth and process over time rather than a single performance (Correct answer)
- Is the easiest assessment to score reliably
- Eliminates the need for teacher feedback
Correct answer: Captures growth and process over time rather than a single performance
Portfolios document a student's developmental journey and allow reflection on progress across time.
MAT Assessment & Evaluation Strategies 2
A teacher uses weekly exit tickets to adjust instruction before the next lesson.
This practice is best described as: