EDPY 472 Final Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which of the following procedures should a general science teacher use to help
validate her end-of-year classroom grades? - Correct answer-Compare the grades
with students' test performance on several different assessments over the year.
Validity of assessment refers to the soundness of - Correct answer-your
interpretation and use of the assessment results.
Reliability refers to the - Correct answer-consistency of the test scores.
Jane and John were assessed in reading. The standard error of measurement (SEM)
for the scores is 3.5. Jane obtained a score of 80 and John obtained 78 on the
reading assessment. Is it reasonable to conclude that Jane and John have the same
reading ability? - Correct answer-Yes
Reliability is a(an) ____________ condition for validity of the results of a test. -
Correct answer-necessary
A table of specifications is a table showing the - Correct answer-the content areas
and skills covered in a test
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,Which of the following will most likely improve the reliability of your
assessments? - Correct answer-including more questions on your assessments
A school district wants to use assessments to evaluate its social studies program.
Which of the following would be potentially valid types of assessment
instruments? - Correct answer-All of the above would be potentially valid sources
of assessment instruments for program evaluation
What is the best way to align instruction with state standards? - Correct answer-
The teacher breaks each state standard down into specific learning objectives for
lessons.
With regard to the revised Bloom's taxonomy of learning objectives, the statement,
"The student will be use the Pythagorean theorem to solve right triangle problems,"
is an example of what cognitive process? - Correct answer-Apply
Which criterion for stating specific learning objectives is missing in the following
statement of a learning objective? "The student should be able to read well." -
Correct answer-The content
Which of the following best illustrates an appropriately stated learning objective? -
Correct answer-The student will explain how airplanes fly.
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, With regard to the revised Bloom's taxonomy of learning objectives, the statement,
"The student will be able to distinguish between evaluation and measurement," is
an example of what cognitive process? - Correct answer-Understand
Which of the following best explains the importance of using statements of
learning objectives in the assessment of students? - Correct answer-The teacher
knows the specific outcomes students should attain and develops appropriate
assessment procedures to assess them.
Which of the following statements is an example of a developmental learning
objective? - Correct answer-To write a persuasive essay.
What is missing from the following statement of a specific learning objective?
"The student should understand the functions of the parts of a flower." - Correct
answer-The performance
Which of the following is an inappropriate way of using assessments to motivate
students? - Correct answer-Telling students the upcoming test will be very hard.
In selecting a particular technique to use in assessing students, a teacher should pay
attention to number of points in the assessment first? - Correct answer-False
Ms. Jonah observed her students during a science lab in order to determine what
the students needed to learn to be effective in carrying out lab experiments. Which
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which of the following procedures should a general science teacher use to help
validate her end-of-year classroom grades? - Correct answer-Compare the grades
with students' test performance on several different assessments over the year.
Validity of assessment refers to the soundness of - Correct answer-your
interpretation and use of the assessment results.
Reliability refers to the - Correct answer-consistency of the test scores.
Jane and John were assessed in reading. The standard error of measurement (SEM)
for the scores is 3.5. Jane obtained a score of 80 and John obtained 78 on the
reading assessment. Is it reasonable to conclude that Jane and John have the same
reading ability? - Correct answer-Yes
Reliability is a(an) ____________ condition for validity of the results of a test. -
Correct answer-necessary
A table of specifications is a table showing the - Correct answer-the content areas
and skills covered in a test
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,Which of the following will most likely improve the reliability of your
assessments? - Correct answer-including more questions on your assessments
A school district wants to use assessments to evaluate its social studies program.
Which of the following would be potentially valid types of assessment
instruments? - Correct answer-All of the above would be potentially valid sources
of assessment instruments for program evaluation
What is the best way to align instruction with state standards? - Correct answer-
The teacher breaks each state standard down into specific learning objectives for
lessons.
With regard to the revised Bloom's taxonomy of learning objectives, the statement,
"The student will be use the Pythagorean theorem to solve right triangle problems,"
is an example of what cognitive process? - Correct answer-Apply
Which criterion for stating specific learning objectives is missing in the following
statement of a learning objective? "The student should be able to read well." -
Correct answer-The content
Which of the following best illustrates an appropriately stated learning objective? -
Correct answer-The student will explain how airplanes fly.
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, With regard to the revised Bloom's taxonomy of learning objectives, the statement,
"The student will be able to distinguish between evaluation and measurement," is
an example of what cognitive process? - Correct answer-Understand
Which of the following best explains the importance of using statements of
learning objectives in the assessment of students? - Correct answer-The teacher
knows the specific outcomes students should attain and develops appropriate
assessment procedures to assess them.
Which of the following statements is an example of a developmental learning
objective? - Correct answer-To write a persuasive essay.
What is missing from the following statement of a specific learning objective?
"The student should understand the functions of the parts of a flower." - Correct
answer-The performance
Which of the following is an inappropriate way of using assessments to motivate
students? - Correct answer-Telling students the upcoming test will be very hard.
In selecting a particular technique to use in assessing students, a teacher should pay
attention to number of points in the assessment first? - Correct answer-False
Ms. Jonah observed her students during a science lab in order to determine what
the students needed to learn to be effective in carrying out lab experiments. Which
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