Chapter 6 Test

1.

1 point

Checklists are questions about a student’s behavior or academic concerns that may be answered by the student or by the parent or teacher.

True

False

2.

1 point

Work samples are a part of permanent products.

True

False

3.

1 point

Probes are tests used for in-depth assessment of the mastery of a specific skill or subskill.

True

False

4.

1 point

What is Brigance used for in the classroom?

To entertain students while they are being tested.

To help children learn how to cooperate with each other.

To help students figure out who they are in a classroom.

To assess a student's’ strength and weaknesses within the classroom

5.

1 point

Which of these options is how you do NOT conduct an Informal Assessment of Spelling?

teacher gives students hints how to spell the word

Teacher states word, uses it in a sentence and repeats the word again

a spelling test

May choose to include words used in different subject areas or from texts

6.

1 point

When Constructing CBM's for Math how long should the probe be?

2 minutes

3 minutes

1 minute

4 minutes

7.

1 point

Decoding is the ability to associate sounds and symbols.

True

False

8.

1 point

How many Correct Letter sequences are in the word Bat?

5

3

2

4

9.

1 point

Jimmy was given the math question 3x7. His answer was 22. How much credit should he receive?

1.5

0

2

1

10.

1 point

How many correct letter sequences in the word Dinosaur?

9

7

10

8

11.

1 point

Task Analysis is an assessment method that teachers can use with formal, informal, and direct measures.

True

False

12.

1 point

What is the Maze Method?

Trying to find a word in a passage.

A measure of reading comprehension that requires the student to supply a missing word in a passage.

Having the student run around the classroom and find a book to read.

Having the student look for a word they know and sharing it with the class.

13.

1 point

Which of these options are NOT a way to Construct and Administer Curriculum-Based Measurements?

Measures have sufficient reliability and validity so they can be used by classroom teachers confidently

Results yielded by measures are easy to explain to others (parents, other school personnel)

Measures are difficult to understand

Measures are inexpensive

14.

1 point

Higher-order thinking does NOT include

sequencing

applying information

analyzing

criticizing opinions

15.

1 point

Tasks required of students for Performance Assessment:
-Explanation of process
-Student’s perception of the task and material learned

True

False

16.

1 point

What is is Curriculum Based Measurement?

Frequent measurement comparing a teacher’s actual progress with an expected rate of progress.

Necessary technology that enables the student to participate in a free, appropriate public education.

Frequent measurement comparing a student’s actual progress with an expected rate of progress.

Frequent measurement comparing a student’s hoped progress with an expected rate of progress.

17.

1 point

Comprehension is

the ability to associate sounds and symbols

the ability to derive meaning from written language

the way the author feels about the story

the rate and ease with which a student reads orally

18.

1 point

According to Shaklee, Barbour, Ambrose, and Hansford (1997) portfolio assessments should

Provide an opportunity for conversations and explanations between students and teachers

exclude the child

be extremely difficult to understand

not be authentic and valid

19.

1 point

Fluency is not affected by the student’s ability to decode new words and by the student’s ability to read phrase by phrase

True

False

20.

1 point

An example of Error Analysis is a teacher is able to find a problem area by repeatedly having issues of the student through his or her classwork, by using the percent of errors the student is making.

True

False