praxis 5623 Exam Questions and Answers
informal assessments 1 Ans-teachers use this to make daily instructional decisions, can take
place before, after, during instruction and can guide/evaluate student progress
formal assessments Ans-standardized test, evaluate a students progress against a statistical
average of other students of the same age
diagnostic assessment Ans-could be formal or informal, used to assess a student's
background knowledge prior to a learning experience
formative assessment Ans-help teacher's monitor student progress so that instruction can
be adjusted to meet the needs of the students, typically informal
summative assessments Ans-used after learning occurs, can be formal or informal, used for
accountability purposes and grades
20 percent Ans-how many students fail a summative assessment that may indicate that the
material needs to be retaught in a different way
peer assessment and self-assessment Ans-tools for helping students internalize the criteria
for quality work, help students use their critical thinking skills to evaluate work products
formal assessments 1 Ans-achievement, aptitude tests are what kind of assessments
informal assessments 2 Ans-regularly used to assess classroom performance and drive
instruction, teacher made tests, anecdotal records, portfolio assessments, error analysis,
interest inventories, and project based assessments are all examples of what kind of
assessment
, formal assessments 2 Ans-used to make educational placement decisions and measure the
effectiveness of educational programs
informal assessments Ans-help districts, schools, and teachers make classroom decisions
diagnostic assessments Ans-given before a learning experience, and they provide teachers
with a baseline of students' skills, maybe formal or informal
formative assessments Ans-informal assessments that are used throughout the learning
experience to help teachers make instructional decisions and to provide feedback to students
anecdotal records Ans-notes that teachers keep concerning student perofrmance
observation Ans-teachers watch student's learning activity to determine strengths and
weaknesses students may receive targeted remediation
pop quizzes Ans-short unexpected assessments used to indicate student strength or
weakness
exit ticket Ans-short summary of learning or answer to an open ended questions that
students write as part of closure for a lesson that provides insight about students strengths or
challenges in new learning
think pair share Ans-engages students by having all students think about a question related
to content and then articulate their answers to a partner, students can learn from one another
learning logs Ans-student keep journal logs throughout a learning experience
informal assessments 1 Ans-teachers use this to make daily instructional decisions, can take
place before, after, during instruction and can guide/evaluate student progress
formal assessments Ans-standardized test, evaluate a students progress against a statistical
average of other students of the same age
diagnostic assessment Ans-could be formal or informal, used to assess a student's
background knowledge prior to a learning experience
formative assessment Ans-help teacher's monitor student progress so that instruction can
be adjusted to meet the needs of the students, typically informal
summative assessments Ans-used after learning occurs, can be formal or informal, used for
accountability purposes and grades
20 percent Ans-how many students fail a summative assessment that may indicate that the
material needs to be retaught in a different way
peer assessment and self-assessment Ans-tools for helping students internalize the criteria
for quality work, help students use their critical thinking skills to evaluate work products
formal assessments 1 Ans-achievement, aptitude tests are what kind of assessments
informal assessments 2 Ans-regularly used to assess classroom performance and drive
instruction, teacher made tests, anecdotal records, portfolio assessments, error analysis,
interest inventories, and project based assessments are all examples of what kind of
assessment
, formal assessments 2 Ans-used to make educational placement decisions and measure the
effectiveness of educational programs
informal assessments Ans-help districts, schools, and teachers make classroom decisions
diagnostic assessments Ans-given before a learning experience, and they provide teachers
with a baseline of students' skills, maybe formal or informal
formative assessments Ans-informal assessments that are used throughout the learning
experience to help teachers make instructional decisions and to provide feedback to students
anecdotal records Ans-notes that teachers keep concerning student perofrmance
observation Ans-teachers watch student's learning activity to determine strengths and
weaknesses students may receive targeted remediation
pop quizzes Ans-short unexpected assessments used to indicate student strength or
weakness
exit ticket Ans-short summary of learning or answer to an open ended questions that
students write as part of closure for a lesson that provides insight about students strengths or
challenges in new learning
think pair share Ans-engages students by having all students think about a question related
to content and then articulate their answers to a partner, students can learn from one another
learning logs Ans-student keep journal logs throughout a learning experience
