1. Where can student reasoning be facilitated to more advanced levels through interaction with more capable others (peers or teachers)?_proximal development
2. What type of assessment makes use of portfolios and exhibitions?
3. What type of assessment is designed to compare and rank students in relation to one another?
4. What is the term for test score data that is broken down by group (grade level, gender, ethnicity, etc.)?
5. What is the term used for a plan to increase school performance?
6. Which learning theory bases student motivation to learn on external rewards?
7. What is the procedure that helps teachers determine whether their individual test questions are too easy or overly difficult?
8. Which learning theory’s fundamental goal is to change society rather than explain it?
9. Which type of research is sometimes referred to as “Eduneering.”
10. Which tool can increase the reliability of scoring on certain assessments?
II. Short Answer (Respond to each of the following questions with a few sentences. (3 pts. each, 15 pts. Total)
11. Explain the difference between formative and summative assessment and name an example of each.
12. What was the No Child Left Behind Program and why was it considered a flawed policy?
13. Explain the significance of reliability and validity in testing.
14. Look at the test item below. Is it well- designed? Explain why or why not.
The Stanford Binet Test yields an
a. IQ score
b. Reading level.
c. Vocational preference
d. Mechanical aptitude
15. Look at the question below. Is it well-designed? Explain why or why not?
T/F Siberia is believed to have a cold climate.
III. Essay: Chose one of the following three questions and write an essay response (approximately 3-5 paragraphs), drawing on information from the readings, power point presentations and videos. (25 pts.)
A. We have been studying best practices for teachers in designing assessments. If you were a teacher getting ready to plan for the next semester, what kinds of assessments would you use in your classroom?
Explain why these assessment approaches you have chosen are the most appropriate for your students and the subject you teach? Be sure to include the following in your response:
a. How will you make use of the 7 key concepts when designing assessments?
b. How will you make sure your tests are fair and unbiased?
c. Be sure to discuss some different forms and types of assessments in your response.
B. We have been learning about data-based decision making at the school level. You are a principal who would like to increase the amount of parent participation at your school. Explain how you can use data to increase parental involvement.
What type of data will you use? Be sure to discuss the following in your response:
a. Why is data important for decision making?
b. How you will take this data through the 5-step process (as outlined in the article by Flowers and Carpenter).
C. We have been discussing Learning Sciences and its relation to theory. What is LS and how is it different from traditional experimental research on learning?
On which learning theories is LS based, and what are its limitations for schools and communities? Be sure to include the following in your response:
a.The role of contexts and settings such as classrooms and community centers.
b. An example of one LS experiment discussed in the article/in class.
