Assessment & Evaluation Methods Flashcards
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A teacher uses a rubric that lists specific criteria and performance levels with descriptive language for each level. This type of rubric is best described as:
Answer: Analytic rubric
An analytic rubric breaks performance into distinct criteria, each scored separately with descriptors for each level.
Which statistical measure is most useful for determining whether an AP exam reliably measures the same construct each time it is administered?
Answer: Reliability coefficient
A reliability coefficient (such as Cronbach's alpha) quantifies the consistency of a test across administrations or items.
When scoring AP free-response questions, readers are trained to apply a scoring guideline uniformly across all student responses. This process is primarily designed to ensure:
Answer: Inter-rater reliability
Training scorers to apply guidelines consistently increases inter-rater reliability, meaning different readers assign similar scores.
A student performs significantly better on multiple-choice questions than on constructed-response questions covering the same content. This discrepancy most likely reflects a difference in:
Answer: Response format demands
Different response formats (recognition vs. production) place different cognitive demands on students, which can produce performance gaps.
Which practice best supports the alignment between daily classroom instruction and AP exam preparation?
Answer: Mapping unit assessments to the AP course and exam description
Using the AP course and exam description as an alignment guide ensures instruction and assessment both target the same skills and content.
A teacher notices that nearly every student answered item 14 incorrectly on a unit test. The most appropriate first response is to:
Answer: Reteach the concept assessed by item 14
When nearly all students miss an item, it signals a gap in instruction that should be addressed through reteaching before the next assessment.
Portfolios are considered a form of authentic assessment primarily because they:
Answer: Collect evidence of student performance on real-world tasks over time
Authentic assessments, including portfolios, capture student performance on meaningful, real-world tasks rather than isolated test items.