Ohio Assessments for Educators OAE Assessment and Instruction 2

Question 1

A teacher administers a quiz midway through a unit to identify which concepts students have not yet mastered. What type of assessment is this?

Accepted Answer

Formative assessment

Answer

Formative assessment monitors learning during instruction to guide adjustments before a unit ends.

Question 2

Which assessment compares a student's performance against a fixed standard rather than against other students?

Accepted Answer

Criterion-referenced assessment

Answer

Criterion-referenced assessments measure mastery of specific standards independent of peer performance.

Question 3

A teacher wants to increase the reliability of a scored essay assignment. Which action best supports this goal?

Accepted Answer

Using a detailed analytic rubric with clear criteria

Answer

A clear rubric standardizes scoring, improving consistency and reliability across students and raters.

Question 4

What does the validity of an assessment refer to?

Accepted Answer

Whether it measures what it claims to measure

Answer

Validity concerns whether an assessment actually measures the intended construct or skill.

Question 5

A teacher provides sentence stems and a word bank so an English learner can demonstrate content knowledge on a science test. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

An accommodation

Answer

Accommodations change how a student accesses content without altering the learning standard being measured.

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