Education K-12 Educational Assessment & Testing 2

Question 1

What is an 'exit ticket' used for in classroom assessment?

Accepted Answer

A brief end-of-class task that checks student understanding of the day's learning

Answer

Exit tickets are quick formative checks collected at the end of a lesson to inform next-day instruction.

Question 2

What does 'diagnostic assessment' help teachers determine?

Accepted Answer

Students' prior knowledge and skill gaps before instruction begins

Answer

Diagnostic assessments identify what students already know and where gaps exist, so teachers can plan targeted instruction.

Question 3

What is 'authentic assessment'?

Accepted Answer

Evaluating students through real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of knowledge

Answer

Authentic assessments (e.g., presentations, projects, debates) require students to apply knowledge in realistic, meaningful contexts.

Question 4

What is a 'Lexile score'?

Accepted Answer

A measure of text complexity and a reader's reading ability on the same scale

Answer

The Lexile Framework matches readers to texts on the same scale (e.g., 800L) to support appropriate reading level placement.

Question 5

What does 'growth percentile' measure on standardized tests?

Accepted Answer

How a student's academic progress compares to students who started at the same level

Answer

A growth percentile (e.g., on MAP) shows whether a student grew more or less than peers who started at the same score — measuring progress, not just achievement.

Education K-12 Practice Test

Education K-12 Practice Test

Education K-12 Educational Assessment & Testing 2