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Question 1:

At the start of a new year or term, your first step in your instructional journey should be ________.
a) to assess knowledge and skills in all domains
b) to make assumptions about your students and their abilities
c) to develop the curriculum for the year or term
d) to conduct a diagnostic assessment to determine what students already know and what stills they possess

Question 2:

According to Stiggins's taxonomy of achievement targets, the knowledge target involves the process of answering questions through analytical problem solving.
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

The How People Learn (HPL) framework outlines all of the following "mini-theories" that educators tend to have about teaching EXCEPT ________.
a) knowledge-centredness
b) assessment-centredness
c) educator-centredness
d) learner-centredness

Question 4:

Direct instruction is an instructional method that prescribes the teaching of small amounts of information and providing lots of student practice to attain mastery of basic facts and skills.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

Students will be more inclined to work and study more effectively if they know ________.
a) that one low mark does not mean they are a poor student
b) exactly how things are graded
c) that they can maintain a good average even if they forget an assignment or have one bad test or project
d) all of the above

Question 6:

Summative assessment takes place during instruction, and formative assessment takes place after instruction.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

Selected-response questions include all of the following types of questions EXCEPT ________.
a) fill-in-the-blank
b) true/false
c) multiple-choice
d) matching

Question 8:

When grading constructed-response questions, teachers should give students the benefit of the doubt for answers that are close to the intended answer but not necessarily word perfect
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

A ________ is a set of specific criteria that describe and qualify various levels of student performance on some sort of educational product.
a) rubric
b) rating scale
c) checklist
d) performance review

Question 10:

One of the most accepted methods of assessment in education is the use of standardized tests to measure student achievement.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Educational Foundations in Canada: Chapter 04