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21) Which one of the following sources would be the : 1184134
21) Which one of the following sources would be the LEAST likely product to be found in a student’s portfolio?
A) Artistic products
B) Peer comments
C) Standardized test results
D) Written products
22) Exhibitions differ from portfolios because exhibitions
A) are authentic assessments.
B) involve an immediate audience.
C) use criterion-referenced standards.
D) use norm-referenced standards.
23) Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding the use of portfolios in assessment?
A) Criterion-referenced rather than norm-referenced grading should be used.
B) Only positive samples of student performances should be selected for a portfolio.
C) Portfolios work best with older students (middle or high school).
D) Teachers rather than students should select the work to be included in the portfolio.
24) Which one of the following procedures would improve the reliability and validity of grading short essay tests, thus refuting the complaint of sensitivity to bias and variability in grading?
A) Administering more pretests
B) Grading on the curve
C) Implementing a contract system
D) Using a scoring rubric
25) A recommended procedure for authentic assessment is
A) grading on the curve in order to determine overall performance scores.
B) having students participate in developing the rating scales and scoring rubrics to be used in evaluation.
C) using authentic testing initially with higher-achieving students, with gradual integration of other students.
D) using only clearly defined, highly structured tasks or problems.
26) The basic difference between rating scales and scoring rubrics is that
A) rating scales provide general descriptions of overall performance, while scoring rubrics provide specific feedback.
B) rating scales provide norm-referenced interpretations of performance, while scoring rubrics provide criterion-referenced interpretations.
C) scoring rubrics provide criterion-referenced interpretations of performance, while rating scales provide norm-referenced interpretations.
D) scoring rubrics provide general descriptions of overall performance, while rating scales provide specific feedback.
27) A scoring rubric that permits raters to use a 50-point scale compared to using a five-point scale will tend to yield
A) higher reliability.
B) lower reliability.
C) reduced variability in scoring.
D) restricted validity in scoring.
28) Do evaluations of portfolios, exhibitions, and other types of authentic assessment products have the same measurement concerns as those for classroom and standardized tests?
A) No, because authentic assessments are constructed by the students themselves.
B) No, because authentic assessments are inherently valid and fair to students.
C) Yes, because authentic assessments have the same potential for invalidity and unfairness.
D) Yes, because authentic assessments promote learning better than paper-and-pencil tests.
29) With regard to the practice of retaining or “holding back” students with failing grades, Woolfolk’s general recommendation is that
A) promotion should include resource room assignments as well as one-to-one tutoring when needed.
B) promotion underscores the idea that poor performances bring negative consequences.
C) retention is usually better for self-esteem and performance than undeserved promotion.
D) students should be promoted with their peers but provided with extra help in the summer or the next year.
30) Ms. Bateman writes “the answer is just great” as the only comment on a student’s paper. Based on Woolfolk’s discussion of feedback, this type of feedback is
A) less appropriate if Ms. Bateman is a tenth-grade teacher than a fourth-grade teacher.
B) more appropriate if Ms. Bateman is a tenth-grade teacher than a fourth-grade teacher.
C) more appropriate for an essay test than for a multiple-choice test.
D) rarely appropriate regardless of grade level or type of test.
