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Assessment for Lesson 4:
Preparing Students for Testing and Assessment
Multiple Choice
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1.
Which situation best describes assessment literacy?
A.
A teacher passes out the tests booklets and observes the students´ reactions.
B.
A student is able to read the directions in a test.
C.
A special education teacher reads the directions and the passages aloud to an identified student with learning disabilities.
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D.
A teacher works with students to help them understand their scores from state and district tests.
Correct.
2.
Which effects performance and behavior, found in the Pygmalion and Hawthorne effect?
A.
Education
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B.
Expectations
Correct.
C.
Comments
D.
Time constraints
3.
´Proficient,´ ´beginner,´ and ´beyond proficient´ are all good examples of which of the following?
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A.
Proficiency-level scores
Correct.
B.
Standardized test scores
C.
Norm-referenced test scores
D.
Grade level scores
4.
Which vocabulary is most important to teach to the student for test taking?
A.
General test vocabulary terms such as ´contrast´ and ´most accurate´
B.
Specific content area terms
C.
Spelling words and their meaning
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D.
All of the above
Correct.
5.
Which situation could best relieve a likely cause of stress during the administration of a test?
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A.
A teacher informs students prior to the test of the testing administration procedures.
Correct.
B.
A teacher provides a student with a candy mint on the day of the test.
C.
The school gives the students orange juice the morning of the test.
D.
The student studies for the test directly before the test is administered.
6.
What is one instructional method that can be used for teaching test taking skills?
A.
Direct instruction.
B.
Using questions from the classroom textbook for practice.
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C.
Adapting learning strategies to test taking situations.
Correct.
D.
Memorizing content.
7.
The test taking strategy ´SCORER´ developed by Ritter and Idol-Maestas focuses on which two important personal strategies for test takers?
A.
Memorization and pacing.
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B.
Self-regulation and time management.
Correct.
C.
Reading and writing.
D.
Skimming and scanning.
8.
Which best describes the function of some test taking strategies for students with disabilities?
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A.
Students must have strategies written in their IEPs to use as accommodations.
Correct.
B.
Teachers should only teach the strategies to large groups of students.
C.
Students with disabilities could use modifications to test taking before using the strategies.
D.
The strategies may only be used in classroom teaching situations.
9.
What is one strategy often used by athletes that can be applied to testing situations by students?
A.
Listening to other people´s comments, whether positive or negative.
B.
Focusing on scoring higher than anyone else in the class.
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C.
Visualizing themselves as good test takers.
Correct.
D.
Studying the day of the test.
10.
Which is another important skill related to effective test taking that can be part of the IEP and taught in school to students with disabilities?
A.
Mentoring.
B.
Coaching.
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C.
Self-Advocacy.
Correct.
D.
Directed reading.
