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1) Ms. Hernandez plans to use a portfolio for parent-teacher conferences. This portfolio will contain the students' best work in writing and the students will get to choose what work goes into it.  This is an example of what kind of portfolio?
A. Conference Portfolio
B. Progress Portfolio
C. Celebration Portfolio
D. Mega Portfolio

2. Why is the portfolio such a valuable assessment tool 
A. Portfolios allow students to think about their own learning.
B. Parents will think you are an excellent teacher.
C. Portfolios are very simple to use in the classroom.
D. Portfolios can take the place of most other assessments.

3. What is the general recommendation that the textbook authors make when it comes to students selecting the work that will be included in their own portfolios?
A. Allowing students to choose what goes in the portfolio is rarely a good idea.
B. If students do select work, they should explain why they are selecting the work.
C. Students should select work in project portfolios only.
D. In any portfolio, half of the work should be selected by students and half of the work should be selected by the teacher.

 

4. Why should teachers be mindful of students' dispositions (according to Chappuis & Stiggins)?
A. The role of schools is to promote attitudes that reflect the attitudes of the surrounding community.
B. The direction and intensity of students' dispositions affect motivation.
C. Grades should reflect dispositions as well as achievement.
D. Students should always feel good about themselves.   

5.  While assessing students' attitudes about science, you discover that one of your students seems deeply-troubled and depressed.  According to the textbook, which of the following is the best action for you to take?
A. Try your best to make the child happy.
B. It is better to Ignore the situation because most communities do not want teachers to become involved in students' personal issues.
C. Contact a trained professional within the school system. 
D. Disregard the situation because everyone has bad days

6. Chappuis and Stiggins recommend that when summarizing assessment information, student work habits and social skills should be:
A. the focus of parent conferences only. 
B. based on student behavior outside of the classroom.
C. discussed only with other teachers.
D. recorded separately from achievement.

7. Ms. Clark uses three-level rubrics in her history class. When assigning a final grade for Wendy, her student, she sees that 90% of her rubric scores are 3's and 10% are 2's. She decides to assign this portion of her grades as an A.  This is an example of:
A.  identifying a student's learning achievement.
B.  identifying a student's objective. 
C.  identifying a teacher's favorite history assignment.
D.  a combination of aptitude, effort, compliance, and attitude.

 

8. According to our textbook authors, which of the following should be the main purpose of a grading and reporting system?
A. To provide accurate communication about student achievement.
B. To improve parents' and/or guardians' attitudes. 
C. To improve teacher communication.
D. To maintain effective school records so that school comparisons can be made across a district
   
9. In your class, earning 90% or above on all of the points available is an "A" grade.  At the end of the semester, two students have earned 89.45% of the points available.  You feel that one of the students works hard and is an over-achiever, whereas you feel that the other student is somewhat lazy and is an under-achiever.  Based on the ideas communicated by our text, is it appropriate to assign them different grades?
A.  Yes, if you can back up your decisions with evidence
B.  No, unless you check with your principal first
C.  No, this would not be appropriate
D.  Yes, if you check it with the students' previous teachers.

10. "In my classes, I have always been good at science."  This is an example of which of the following student disposition?
A. Values related to the science profession
B. Interests in science
C. Locus of control
D. Academic self-concept

11. According to our readings, "Locus of control" is best defined as students':
A. explanations of their success or failure
B. explanations of their social interactions
C. need or desire to achieve
D. beliefs about their parent's abilities. 

 

12. Student portfolios are distinguished from file folders of work in that portfolios are characterized as ______________ collections of student work.
A. artistic
B. norm-referenced
C. performance-based
D. purposeful

13. Mr. Reyes is a teacher who is concerned about some of his eighth-grade students' attitudes toward students with disabilities.  He feels that several of the students are making fun of students in the school with severe disabilities.  For his assessment, he watches and listens for instances of kidding/teasing for one entire day.  What would be the main weakness of this approach?
A. The assessment doesn't have a clear purpose
B. The teacher should not be concerned with attitudes and should focus on student effort
C. The assessment isn't sampling enough
D. The assessment is too objective

14. According to our readings, which of the following is an accurate statement about dispositions?
A. Students should be graded on their dispositions.
B. Teachers should disregard the dispositions of their students.
C. Dispositions are closely related to achievement.
D. Responsibility for school-related student dispositions should rest with the parents.

15. Ms. Olafson is planning to assess her ninth-grade students' dispositions toward math using a multiple-choice format.  What is the main strength of this choice of assessment?
A. Responses can be easily summarized across students.
B. Nonverbal cues can be looked at.
C. It can be scored with a holistic rubric.
D. It allows for students to answer in their own words.

 

16. In the situation with Ms. Olafson described previously in Question #15, what is the main weakness of her using multiple-choice items to assess her students' dispositions?
A. Responses may be too long.
B. Most students are unfamiliar with multiple-choice questions.
C. Students' ability to read might affect their answers.
D. The multiple-choice format is less effective with shy students.

17. A history teacher wants to encourage discussion in her classroom at the Evaluation level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Which of the following discussion prompts is at the Evaluation level?
A. "Explain the experiment." 
B. "Give the definition of the term photosynthesis."
C.  "Describe the steps in a proper lab procedure."
D. "Take a position on the Theory of Evolution and justify your position."

18. According to Chappuis and Stiggins, student self-reflection:
A. comes very naturally to most students. 
B. should be modelled by the teacher first.
C. needs very little guidance from the teacher.
D. should be avoided because it is difficult to assess.

19. According to our textbook authors, a VERY important component of quality grading procedures is to make sure that:
A. students understand how their scores compare to their classmates scores.
B. students understand in advance what procedures you will use.
C. student effort is the main focus.
D. selected-response assessments are mainly used.

 

20. Which of the following essay prompts reflects the Synthesis level in Bloom's taxonomy?
A. "Discuss Spain."
B. "Provide a different ending to the story."
C. "List the weaknesses of the main character."
D. "Define the terms that are important in the story."