Valdosta State University Department of Psychology PSY310  Educational Psychology Instructor: John H. Hummel, Ph.D.

PRACTICE QUIZ #1 Teacher Assessments

PSY 310 Qz. 5: Tchr. Assessments             Name _________________       37 pts. 

1. In the text (and study guide) SIX purposes of student evaluations were described. Describe FOUR of the remaining five. (8)

A. Feedback to the student.

2. Define each of the following terms (5):

FORMATIVE EVALUATIONS:

SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS:

NORM-REFERENCED EVALUATIONS:

CRITERION-REFERENCED EVALUATIONS:

WYMIWYG

3. Describe the remaining 5 of Gronlund's principles of effective teacher made achievement tests. (10)

A. ASSESSMENT ITEMS SHOULD BE DIRECTLY LINKED TO OBJECTIVES COVERED IN THE CURRICULUM.

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4. Explain which of Gronlund's six principles is most directly related to WYMIWYG? (2)

5. There are three general approaches to assigning a grade to students' performance: ABSOLUTE, ____________________, and ALTERNATIVE (e.g., mastery and continuous) grading standards. (1)

A. Your grade on this quiz reflects which of the grading standards? (2)

6. Which level of the taxonomy of instructional objectives CANNOT be measured/"tapped" using select questions? (2) ______________________. Why? (1)

7. Describe ONE reason why grades on a report card often are not effective as incentives. (2)

8. List the names of 3 types of objective/select items (3).

9. What is one advantage supply questions compared to select?(1)

Last Updated: May 20, 1997