PTC Student Assessment & Evaluation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher notices a student consistently scores well on multiple-choice tests but struggles to explain concepts verbally. Which assessment approach best addresses this discrepancy?
- Administer another multiple-choice test
- Use a performance-based assessment requiring verbal explanation (Correct answer)
- Lower the grading standards for verbal tasks
- Exempt the student from oral assessments
Correct answer: Use a performance-based assessment requiring verbal explanation
Performance-based assessments reveal how students apply and communicate knowledge, uncovering gaps that selected-response tests may miss.
Question 2: Which of the following best describes criterion-referenced assessment?
- Comparing a student's score to the scores of a norming group
- Measuring student performance against a fixed set of learning standards (Correct answer)
- Ranking students from highest to lowest performance
- Assigning grades based on a predetermined curve
Correct answer: Measuring student performance against a fixed set of learning standards
Criterion-referenced assessment evaluates whether students have mastered specific standards, independent of how peers perform.
Question 3: A teacher uses exit tickets at the end of each lesson. This is an example of which type of assessment?
- Summative assessment
- Norm-referenced assessment
- Formative assessment (Correct answer)
- Diagnostic assessment
Correct answer: Formative assessment
Exit tickets are a formative assessment tool used to gauge student understanding during the learning process so instruction can be adjusted.
Question 4: When interpreting standardized test results, a student's percentile rank of 72 means:
- The student answered 72% of questions correctly
- The student scored higher than 72% of students in the norming group (Correct answer)
- The student is in the 72nd ability group
- The student needs 28% more instruction to reach proficiency
Correct answer: The student scored higher than 72% of students in the norming group
A percentile rank indicates the percentage of students in the norming group who scored at or below that student's score.
Question 5: Which assessment modification would be most appropriate for an ELL student who has strong math skills but limited English proficiency?
- Exempt the student from all math assessments
- Provide the test in the student's native language or with visual supports (Correct answer)
- Score the student's work using native-speaker norms
- Assign the student the same grade as the class average
Correct answer: Provide the test in the student's native language or with visual supports
Providing assessments with native language support or visual aids allows ELL students to demonstrate content knowledge without being penalized for language barriers.
Question 6: A rubric that uses terms like 'always,' 'sometimes,' and 'rarely' to describe performance levels is called a:
- Holistic rubric
- Analytic rubric
- Single-point rubric
- Frequency-based rubric (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Frequency-based rubric
Frequency-based rubrics describe how often a behavior or skill is demonstrated, using terms like always, sometimes, and rarely.
Question 7: Which scenario represents a threat to internal validity in a classroom assessment?
- Using the same test for multiple grade levels
- Students receiving extra instruction between a pretest and posttest (Correct answer)
- Administering a test in a quiet room
- Using a timer during the assessment
Correct answer: Students receiving extra instruction between a pretest and posttest
Intervening events like extra instruction between pre- and post-testing can confound results, making it unclear whether gains are due to the measured variable.
PTC Student Assessment & Evaluation 2
A teacher notices a student consistently scores well on multiple-choice tests but struggles to explain concepts verbally.
Which assessment approach best addresses this discrepancy?