FTCE Professional Education Exam
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What is an indication of the IQR (Interquartile range)? - Answer- It gives you an
indication of how much the data values "stretch" from the center of the data.
IQR = Q3 - Q1.
The IQR contains the center 50 percent of the data.
What is an advantage of criterion reference assessment over norm-refernce? - Answer-
An advantage of criterion-referenced tests over norm-referenced tests is their
diagnostic, placement, and remediation use. Teachers in Florida are expected to
analyze student performance data to address remediation needs of individual students.
Formative assessment - Answer- occurs before and during instruction. It is critical to
teachers' instructional decision making. Formative assessments include screening,
diagnostic, progress monitoring, and various informal classroom assessments.
Summative assessment - Answer- occurs after instruction has taken place at the end of
an instructional unit, regular grading period, or school year. Summative assessments
include outcome assessments and report cards.
Screening assessments - Answer- are administered to all students. BOY ( baseline),
MOY (midyear), EOY (end of the year).
Diagnostic assessment - Answer- are administered (usually individually) to selected
students for the purpose of identifying learning strengths and weaknesses with critical
skills and concepts.
Progress monitoring assessments - Answer- are regularly administered (that is,
dynamic, ongoing) assessments used to evaluate students' academic progress for the
purpose of making data-based decisions regarding instruction and interventions.
When should progress monitor assessment should be used? - Answer- Progress
monitoring should occur routinely (weekly, biweekly, or monthly) and use valid and
reliable assessments that are sensitive to small changes in student academic
performance.
Informal classroom assessment - Answer- Informal classroom assessments include
teacher observations, anecdotal records, classroom questioning, checklists, guided
practice, student activities, portfolios and work samples, projects and products, teacher-
made quizzes and tests, and homework. Progress reports.
, Outcome assessments - Answer- Outcome assessments include the end-of-year
statewide, standardized assessments; standardized norm-referenced tests; and end-of-
grading period assessments. Data from these assessments are used to evaluate the
effectiveness of the instructional program.
What are two type of summative assessments? - Answer- Outcome assessments and
report cards.
Assessment that occurs at the end of an instructional unit is __________ assessment. -
Answer- summative
Formative assessments that are designed to identify a student's strengths and
weaknesses are __________ assessments. - Answer- diagnostic
What are the types of formative assessments? - Answer- Screening assessments,
diagnostic, progress monitoring, informal classroom assessment.
What does reliability refferest to? - Answer- Reliability refers to the consistency of a
measurement over time and repeated measurements. If a teacher gives alternate forms
of the same test periodically over several months and the students' performance scores
remain relatively the same, the test has reliability.
Validity - Answer- has to do with whether the assessment instrument measures what it
is supposed to measure. Validity can be determined by comparing a test score against
some separate or independent observation of whatever is being measured. If a teacher
wants to measure math skills, the test must measure math skills, not reading skills.
Normed-reference test - Answer- norm-referenced test (such as the National
Assessment of Educational Progress) is one that assesses students by comparing their
performance to that of a norm group.
Usually, the norm group is representative of students of the same age or grade level as
the test-takers.
A criterion-referenced test - Answer- assesses students by comparing their performance
to a predetermined level of mastery. Florida's statewide, standardized assessments are
criterion-referenced tests.
when a few scores are either very high or very low compared to the rest of the scores,
the ___________ is a better choice to use for the average. - Answer- median
If a large number of the scores are the same, the __________ can be used to report
which score or scores occurred most often— but only if used in conjunction with the
mean and/ or median. - Answer- mode
The _________ is (most commonly) the total number of correct responses on an
assessment. - Answer- raw score
Que4stions With All Correct Answers
A+ Pass
What is an indication of the IQR (Interquartile range)? - Answer- It gives you an
indication of how much the data values "stretch" from the center of the data.
IQR = Q3 - Q1.
The IQR contains the center 50 percent of the data.
What is an advantage of criterion reference assessment over norm-refernce? - Answer-
An advantage of criterion-referenced tests over norm-referenced tests is their
diagnostic, placement, and remediation use. Teachers in Florida are expected to
analyze student performance data to address remediation needs of individual students.
Formative assessment - Answer- occurs before and during instruction. It is critical to
teachers' instructional decision making. Formative assessments include screening,
diagnostic, progress monitoring, and various informal classroom assessments.
Summative assessment - Answer- occurs after instruction has taken place at the end of
an instructional unit, regular grading period, or school year. Summative assessments
include outcome assessments and report cards.
Screening assessments - Answer- are administered to all students. BOY ( baseline),
MOY (midyear), EOY (end of the year).
Diagnostic assessment - Answer- are administered (usually individually) to selected
students for the purpose of identifying learning strengths and weaknesses with critical
skills and concepts.
Progress monitoring assessments - Answer- are regularly administered (that is,
dynamic, ongoing) assessments used to evaluate students' academic progress for the
purpose of making data-based decisions regarding instruction and interventions.
When should progress monitor assessment should be used? - Answer- Progress
monitoring should occur routinely (weekly, biweekly, or monthly) and use valid and
reliable assessments that are sensitive to small changes in student academic
performance.
Informal classroom assessment - Answer- Informal classroom assessments include
teacher observations, anecdotal records, classroom questioning, checklists, guided
practice, student activities, portfolios and work samples, projects and products, teacher-
made quizzes and tests, and homework. Progress reports.
, Outcome assessments - Answer- Outcome assessments include the end-of-year
statewide, standardized assessments; standardized norm-referenced tests; and end-of-
grading period assessments. Data from these assessments are used to evaluate the
effectiveness of the instructional program.
What are two type of summative assessments? - Answer- Outcome assessments and
report cards.
Assessment that occurs at the end of an instructional unit is __________ assessment. -
Answer- summative
Formative assessments that are designed to identify a student's strengths and
weaknesses are __________ assessments. - Answer- diagnostic
What are the types of formative assessments? - Answer- Screening assessments,
diagnostic, progress monitoring, informal classroom assessment.
What does reliability refferest to? - Answer- Reliability refers to the consistency of a
measurement over time and repeated measurements. If a teacher gives alternate forms
of the same test periodically over several months and the students' performance scores
remain relatively the same, the test has reliability.
Validity - Answer- has to do with whether the assessment instrument measures what it
is supposed to measure. Validity can be determined by comparing a test score against
some separate or independent observation of whatever is being measured. If a teacher
wants to measure math skills, the test must measure math skills, not reading skills.
Normed-reference test - Answer- norm-referenced test (such as the National
Assessment of Educational Progress) is one that assesses students by comparing their
performance to that of a norm group.
Usually, the norm group is representative of students of the same age or grade level as
the test-takers.
A criterion-referenced test - Answer- assesses students by comparing their performance
to a predetermined level of mastery. Florida's statewide, standardized assessments are
criterion-referenced tests.
when a few scores are either very high or very low compared to the rest of the scores,
the ___________ is a better choice to use for the average. - Answer- median
If a large number of the scores are the same, the __________ can be used to report
which score or scores occurred most often— but only if used in conjunction with the
mean and/ or median. - Answer- mode
The _________ is (most commonly) the total number of correct responses on an
assessment. - Answer- raw score
