PECT Instructional Strategies & Assessment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher uses a brief reading probe each week to chart a student's oral reading fluency over time. Which assessment approach is this?
- Curriculum-based measurement (Correct answer)
- Norm-referenced testing
- Functional behavior assessment
- Portfolio assessment
Correct answer: Curriculum-based measurement
Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) uses short, repeated probes to monitor progress over time.
Question 2: Providing a student with a graphic organizer to plan a paragraph before writing is an example of which type of support?
- Scaffolding (Correct answer)
- Accommodation by extended time
- Modification of content
- Summative assessment
Correct answer: Scaffolding
Scaffolding provides temporary structured supports that are gradually removed as the student gains skill.
Question 3: Which practice best reflects the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of multiple means of representation?
- Presenting content through text, audio, and visuals (Correct answer)
- Allowing students to type or speak responses
- Offering choice of topics to boost interest
- Giving a single standardized written test
Correct answer: Presenting content through text, audio, and visuals
Multiple means of representation present information in varied formats so all learners can access it.
Question 4: A short, frequent assessment used during instruction to adjust teaching in real time is called:
- Formative assessment (Correct answer)
- Summative assessment
- Standardized achievement test
- Diagnostic intelligence test
Correct answer: Formative assessment
Formative assessment gives ongoing feedback used to adjust instruction while learning is happening.
Question 5: When breaking a complex skill into smaller, sequential steps taught one at a time, a teacher is using:
- Task analysis (Correct answer)
- Discovery learning
- Spiral review
- Peer mediation
Correct answer: Task analysis
Task analysis breaks a skill into smaller teachable steps taught in sequence.
Question 6: Allowing a student with a disability to take a test in a quiet room with extended time, without changing what is measured, is an example of a(n):
- Accommodation (Correct answer)
- Modification
- Curriculum substitution
- Grade-level exemption
Correct answer: Accommodation
Accommodations change how a student accesses the test without altering the content or standard measured.
Question 7: Which is the clearest example of explicit, systematic instruction?
- Modeling a strategy, guided practice, then independent practice (Correct answer)
- Letting students explore materials without direction
- Assigning silent reading with no follow-up
- Providing only a summative test at unit's end
Correct answer: Modeling a strategy, guided practice, then independent practice
Explicit instruction follows a model, guided practice, independent practice sequence with clear steps.
PECT Instructional Strategies & Assessment 2
A teacher uses a brief reading probe each week to chart a student's oral reading fluency over time.
Which assessment approach is this?