Chapter 6 math

• ELE 305 Math
• Year 1

Why do we have classroom assessment?

1. To determine strengths and weaknesses in students knowledge and skills
2. To adjust instruction to the needs of individuals or the group
3. To determine which instructional strategies are most effective
4. To plan instruction that meet curriculum goals from the federal, state, and local standards

What are the characteristics of effective assessments?

1. Provides information about student learning
2. Relates to level and style of instruction Is continuous
3. Includes data from various learning tasks and settings
4. all of the above

What are some characteristics of effective assessment?

1. Relates to content and processes in learning
2. Relates to curriculum and instructional objectives
3. Both A & B
4. A not B

What steps ae necessary when planning for instruction?

1. How can student work be recorded and documented?
2. What student learning objectives or performance indicators are being assessed?
3. What instructional actions can be taken based on assessment?
4. What levels of performance demonstrate student achievement—individually and collectively?

No Child Left Behind legislation increased emphasis on student test scores.

1. True
2. False

Teachers do not need new knowledge and skills for understanding standardized test scores.

1. True
2. False

Teachers must understand appropriate uses, meanings, and limitations of standardized testing.

1. True
2. False

Counselors must explain to parents what tests indicate about their child’s performance in math

1. True
2. False

Two types of standardized tests are:

1. End of quarter test and Dibbles
2. Norm-referenced tests
3. Criterion-referenced tests
4. Both B & C

Norm-referenced tests:

1. Individual scores are compared to scores of a large group of similar students.
2. Based on the bell curve or normal curve
3. Both A & B
4. A only

Criterion-referenced tests

1. Tests are organized around specific instructional and performance objectives.
2. Individual scores are compared to classmates.
3. Individual scores are compared to a pre-set level of mastery (criterion)
4. Both A & C