MTEL Assessment and Evaluation Methods 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher uses a checklist to observe whether students can correctly perform each step of a lab procedure. This is best described as which type of assessment?
- Portfolio assessment
- Performance-based assessment (Correct answer)
- Selected-response assessment
- Norm-referenced assessment
Correct answer: Performance-based assessment
Performance-based assessment requires students to demonstrate skills through direct observation using tools like checklists or rubrics.
Question 2: Which statistical measure best describes the spread or variability of student scores on a classroom test?
- Mean
- Median
- Standard deviation (Correct answer)
- Mode
Correct answer: Standard deviation
Standard deviation measures how much individual scores vary from the average, indicating the spread of data.
Question 3: A school wants to determine whether students have mastered grade-level reading standards before moving to the next unit. Which assessment purpose is being served?
- Predictive validity check
- Summative program evaluation
- Criterion-referenced mastery determination (Correct answer)
- Norm-referenced ranking
Correct answer: Criterion-referenced mastery determination
Criterion-referenced assessment judges student performance against a defined standard or learning target rather than against peers.
Question 4: When interpreting a student's score on a standardized test, a teacher notices the score falls at the 70th percentile. What does this mean?
- The student answered 70% of items correctly
- The student scored higher than 70% of the norm group (Correct answer)
- The student is 70% proficient in the subject
- The student needs 30% more instruction to pass
Correct answer: The student scored higher than 70% of the norm group
A percentile rank of 70 means the student performed better than 70% of students in the norm group used to standardize the test.
Question 5: A teacher wants to reduce subjectivity when grading student essays. Which approach would BEST accomplish this?
- Grading all essays at one sitting
- Using a detailed analytic rubric with defined criteria (Correct answer)
- Removing student names before grading
- Averaging scores from two separate readings
Correct answer: Using a detailed analytic rubric with defined criteria
An analytic rubric with clearly defined performance criteria directly reduces scorer subjectivity by providing explicit standards for each dimension.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of convergent validity evidence for a new math assessment?
- The assessment produces consistent scores when given twice to the same students
- Scores on the assessment correlate highly with scores on an established math test (Correct answer)
- Math teachers agree the assessment covers important content
- Students score higher on the assessment after receiving math instruction
Correct answer: Scores on the assessment correlate highly with scores on an established math test
Convergent validity is supported when scores on a new measure correlate highly with scores on an established measure of the same construct.
Question 7: A district administers a universal screening tool to all students three times per year to identify those at risk of reading failure. This practice is most closely associated with which framework?
- Backward design
- Response to Intervention (RTI) (Correct answer)
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Mastery learning model
Correct answer: Response to Intervention (RTI)
RTI uses universal screening at multiple intervals throughout the year to identify students who may need additional support and to monitor the effectiveness of interventions.
MTEL Assessment and Evaluation Methods 2
A teacher uses a checklist to observe whether students can correctly perform each step of a lab procedure.
This is best described as which type of assessment?