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Professional Education Part 4
Choose the letter of the best answer for each question.
1. Why is it considered unfair to learners for teachers to use only the traditional tools for assessment?
a. Learners learn and demonstrate learning in multiple ways other than in written form.
b. Traditional tools cannot measure higher-order thinking skills.
c. Most teachers are not ready to use alternative assessment tools.
d. Traditional assessment is threatening.
Answer: a
2. Which best explains assessment as learning?
I. The use of a scoring rubric makes specific to the learner the ideal expected output.
II. The use of a scoring rubric gives the learner an opportunity for self-assessment.
III. A teacher who periodically assesses learners’ understanding ensures learning.
a. I and II
b. II only
c. I only
d. I, II, and III
Answer: a
3. Which is referred to as assessment of learning?
a. Formative assessment
b. Summative assessment
c. Traditional assessment
d. Authentic assessment
Answer: b
4. Which applies to authentic assessment?
a. Indirect assessment
b. Teaching to the test
c. Performing real-world tasks
d. Paper-and-pencil test
Answer: c
5. Which applies to authentic assessment?
a. Product assessment
b. Indirect assessment
c. Traditional test
d. Teaching to the test
Answer: a
6. Which applies to authentic assessment?
a. Application of knowledge and skill learned
b. Teaching to the test
c. Indirect assessment
d. Traditional test
Answer: a
7. Which goes with authentic assessment?
a. Task to perform and grading system
b. Test items to answer and scoring system
c. Task to perform and scoring rubric
d. Test items to answer and grading system
Answer: c
8. Which attribute belongs more to traditional assessment?
a. Performing a task
b. Selecting a response
c. Direct evidence
d. Real-life
Answer: b
9. Which attribute belongs more to traditional assessment?
a. Indirect evidence
b. Performing a task
c. Direct evidence
d. Real-life
Answer: a
10. Which attribute belongs more to traditional assessment?
a. Performing a task
b. Direct evidence
c. Real-life
d. Contrived incident
Answer: d
11. Which goes with authentic assessment?
a. Application
b. Contrived incident
c. Simple recall
d. Indirect evidence
Answer: a
12. Which goes with authentic assessment?
a. Direct evidence
b. Contrived incident
c. Simple recall
d. Indirect evidence
Answer: a
13. Which goes with authentic assessment?
a. Contrived incident
b. Simple recall
c. Indirect evidence
d. Performing a task
Answer: d
14. Between a driver who passed the written test but failed the driving test and one who passed the driving test but failed the written test, the latter is generally preferred. What does this imply about assessment practice?
a. Authentic assessment is preferred to traditional assessment.
b. Traditional assessment is more reliable than authentic assessment.
c. Traditional assessment supplements authentic assessment.
d. Traditional and authentic assessments cannot adequately measure what is intended to be measured.
Answer: a
15. Between a driver who passed the written test but failed the driving test and one who passed the driving test but failed the written test, the latter is generally preferred. But most preferred is one who passed both written and driving tests. What does this imply about assessment practice?
a. Traditional and authentic assessments cannot adequately measure what is intended to be measured.
b. Authentic assessment complements traditional assessment.
c. Authentic assessment can be relied upon.
d. Traditional assessment when done well can function as authentic assessment.
Answer: b
16. Is traditional assessment grounded on the following philosophies?
I. A school’s mission is to develop productive citizens.
II. To be a productive citizen, an individual must possess a certain body of knowledge and skills.
III. Schools must teach this body of knowledge and skills and test if students acquired this knowledge and skills.
a. No.
b. Yes, if productivity of a citizen is tested by real-world tasks.
c. Yes.
d. No, except I.
Answer: c
17. On what philosophy is authentic assessment anchored? School must help students:
a. Become proficient at performing tasks they will encounter when they graduate.
b. Master knowledge and skills.
c. Pass tests on knowledge and skills acquired.
d. Acquire written and communication skills.
Answer: a
18. Here is an essay test for the finals given by a teacher to his class: Write everything that you learned from this course. What’s wrong with the test item?
I. It is too broad.
II. It does not show how scoring will be done.
III. It is very open-ended.
a. I, II, and III
b. II and III
c. I and II
d. I only
Answer: a
19. Here is an essay test for the finals given by a teacher to his class: Write everything that you learned from this course on school-based management. Which is an improved version of the essay test?
a. Write 5 main principles on school-based management that you learned from the course. You will be given 2 points each for stating a correct principle and 8 points each for correctly and adequately explaining each principle.
b. State and explain 5 main principles of school-based management.
c. Clearly state and fully explain 5 main principles of school-based management.
d. State and explain 5 main principles of school-based management. Five points for stating and 25 points for correctly explaining.
Answer: a
20. Here are 4 elements with their corresponding percentages that the K to 12 Curriculum includes in its assessment process:
- Knowledge – 15%
- Processes and Skills – 25%
- Understanding – 30%
- Product and Performance – 30%
Which conclusion can be derived from the K to 12 assessment practice?
a. Assessment puts emphasis on knowledge and processes and skills
b. Assessment practice makes use of multiple sources
c. Assessment emphasizes most on comprehension
d. Assessment requires critical thinking and disregards recall.
