LU Tests and Measurements Final UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
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The president of the school board announced that your district will begin an intense war on
mediocrity in our school district. Within five years our foremost goal is for all our students to
move above average on th...
LU Tests and Measurements Final
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The president of the school board announced that your district will begin an intense war on
mediocrity in our school district. Within five years our foremost goal is for all our students to
move above average on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills...Over the last decade about
half the students in your district have been above average. ....Why is the board president's
statement unrealistic? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It is not statistically possible for all
students to score above average in your district.
Recent trends and current trends all suggest that the use of testing and assessment in the
schools is likely to... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- increase
Joan, a third-grade teacher, decides to complete her lesson on "math Facts-Addition" and
move on to "Math Facts Subtraction. This is an example of ___________ decision. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- instructional
According to the authors, test misuse and abuse are most likely to occur whenever... -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Test users are unaware of the factors that influence test scores.
As a teacher the main advantage of knowing the lay language of validity and reliability is to
... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- communicate test results to the parents
This type of test has uniform administration and scoring procedures... - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Standardized
____________ decision is usually made based on standardized test data. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Selection
Ms. Palmer's main motive to suggest Ms. Wilson to include the essay items was... -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- to test students' higher order thinking
,For the upcoming test, Ms. Palmer will create... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Criterion-
Referenced Test (CRT)
Who determines whether students with disabilities take the same annual academic assessment
required under NCLB? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Individual Educational Plan Team
The major distinction between testing and assessment is that assessment is a process that is...
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- broader than testing
Which is the most appropriate marking system to communicate students' grades with the
parents? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Letter grades A, B, C, D, E, F
Which of the following is NOT a factor that can affect a test's usefulness? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Education Reform
Increased use of portfolio and performance assessment techniques in the schools has been
suggested to... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- reduce pressure to test only for facts and specific
skills.
Which of the following best describes the current status of performance-based assessment? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A currently popular idea that awaits further debate and
development.
What is Ms. Palmer's main reasoning for utilizing the Promotion and Graduation Test (PGA)?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- For the students to graduate.
Both IDEIA and NCLB represent example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- educational
reform initiatives
The first thing that Ms. Wilson should have done prior to writing the test items for the
upcoming exam is to... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Assessment that is intended to inform day to day instructional decision making in the
classroom is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
, A teacher has a new foreign student and wishes to obtain an estimate of the student's math
skills. What kind of test should she use? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Non-verbal
What is Ms. Palmer's reasoning for creating the criterion referenced test in the mid-semester?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- She wants to test students' more specific knowledge of the
topics covered.
Robert, a 9th grader, has just been told, "The reason you're having so much trouble with
division is that you have never mastered multiplication. The Math Basic Skills Tests have
indicated this quite clearly. We are going to provide you with instruction in multiplication
immediately. Roberts teacher made what kind of a decision relative to his skill level? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Diagnostic
You receive a packet in the mail from Dr. Smith, a psychologist in private practice, who is
completing an evaluation of a child suspected of having learning disabilities. It contains a
number of checklists and forms and will take 45-60 minutes to complete. The special ed
supervisor tells you Dr. Smith will be presenting his findings at the child's special education
eligibility meeting at the end of the month. What should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-
As a result of the recent passage of the 2004 Reauthorization of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-04) the involvement of general education teachers in the
education, testing and assessment of special education students is expected to... - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- increase
When selecting a test, which of the following factors should be considered? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The cultural/linguistic background of those being tested.
Why is it important to specify what we want to measure before we begin to test? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To avoid interpretive errors
This type of test has uniform administration and scoring procedures - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-
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