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True or false
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True or false: A classroom quiz is formative simply because it takes place during instruction.
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20 questions
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Choose one
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A science learning goal asks students to explain why a phenomenon occurs. Which assessment task would best reveal whether students have met that goal?
- A
Give students a passage with complex vocabulary and ask them to recall its details.
- B
Ask students to explain the idea and show their reasoning.
- C
Grade students on how quickly they complete a set of unrelated questions.
- D
Ask students to copy a definition of the idea.
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
Formative assessment uses evidence gathered during learning to learning or teaching.
04
Written response
1 point
A teacher checks students' prior knowledge and misconceptions before beginning a new unit. What assessment purpose best describes this check?
05
Choose all
1 point
Which features make feedback useful for helping a learner improve? Select all correct answers.
- A
It is connected to the learning target.
- B
It gives a vague judgment about the learner's personal ability.
- C
It is specific enough to guide an action.
- D
It is given only after the learner can no longer apply it.
- E
It arrives when the learner can still use it.
06
True or false
1 point
True or false: If a grade is intended to communicate academic achievement, including attendance and behavior in that grade can make it harder to tell what the student has learned.
- A
True
- B
False
07
Choose one
1 point
An exit ticket shows that many students can calculate with fractions but do not understand why denominators must match. What is the most appropriate next instructional step?
- A
Continue with the planned independent practice because the class has already taken an exit ticket.
- B
Record the incorrect answers as a final grade and move on.
- C
Pause, model the concept with a visual representation, and check understanding with a new problem.
- D
Give the entire class more problems of the same kind without explaining the concept.
08
Fill in the blank
1 point
In the formative feedback cycle, after interpreting evidence about what students understand, the teacher should .
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Written response
1 point
A teacher evaluates students' learning at the end of a period of instruction, often to report achievement. What assessment purpose is this?
10
Choose all
1 point
A student gives an incorrect answer on one task. Which steps can help a teacher interpret the evidence carefully before choosing a response? Select all correct answers.
- A
Compare evidence across more than one task.
- B
Treat every incorrect answer as proof of a misconception.
- C
Ask students to explain their thinking when that would clarify the evidence.
- D
Consider whether a response could reflect a slip or an unclear question.
- E
Ignore the possibility that several students share a misconception.
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Choose one
1 point
A teacher wants an explanatory-writing grade to communicate both how the work was judged and what the student can improve. Which approach best supports that purpose?
- A
Use a single overall score with no criteria so students can interpret it for themselves.
- B
Use clear criteria for relevant dimensions and pair the score with brief comments on strengths and next steps.
- C
Score students on effort alone and provide no explanation.
- D
Use different criteria for each student to make the score more individualized.
12
Open ended
1 point
A teacher notices that several students missed the same learning goal on an assessment, while other students appear ready to extend their learning. Explain how the teacher should use this evidence to plan next steps for both groups and determine whether each response was effective.
13
Choose one
1 point
Which activity best enables students to contribute useful evidence through self-assessment?
- A
Students rank one another without using criteria.
- B
Students guess their grade before the teacher explains the learning goal.
- C
Students exchange work and give personal judgments about one another's ability.
- D
Students compare their work with clear criteria, identify a strength, and select a next step.
14
True or false
1 point
True or false: A unit test can provide a summative grade and also help a teacher decide what to review next.
- A
True
- B
False
15
Choose one
1 point
A teacher wants to assess whether students can explain a scientific idea. Which task would provide the most relevant evidence of that learning?
- A
Ask students to memorize and list scientific vocabulary from the unit.
- B
Ask students to explain the scientific idea and show how they reached their conclusion.
- C
Ask students to read a long passage on an unrelated topic and answer comprehension questions.
- D
Ask students to report how much they enjoyed the unit.
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Written response
1 point
Before beginning a unit, a teacher checks what students already know and which misconceptions they may have. What is the purpose of this assessment?
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Choose one
1 point
A student has made a clear claim in an explanatory paragraph but has not supported it with evidence. Which comment is the most useful feedback?
- A
You are naturally talented at writing.
- B
Good job; keep it up.
- C
Your claim is clear; add a quotation and explain how it supports your reason.
- D
You need to try harder next time.
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Choose one
1 point
A teacher collects short responses during a lesson and uses them to choose whether to model a concept again or move on. What makes this a formative use of assessment?
- A
It is formative because the teacher gives students a quiz.
- B
It is formative because the teacher uses the results to decide what to teach or practice next.
- C
It is formative because the teacher records a score for each student.
- D
It is formative because it takes place at the end of a lesson.
19
Written response
1 point
A teacher wants students to see the expectations for an assignment and wants scoring to be more consistent. Name one tool that can help.
20
Choose one
1 point
A student gives one incorrect answer on an assessment. Before deciding that the student has a misconception, what is the most appropriate next step?
- A
Assume the student has a lasting misconception and reteach the whole unit.
- B
Ignore the response because individual errors never provide useful evidence.
- C
Lower the student's grade without checking how the question was understood.
- D
Gather more evidence, such as another response or an explanation of the student's thinking.