GAPSC GAPSC Assessment, Data & Differentiated Instruction

Question 1

Which type of assessment is administered during instruction to monitor student understanding and adjust teaching in real time?

Accepted Answer

Formative assessment

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Summative assessment

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Norm-referenced assessment

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Diagnostic assessment

Question 2

A Georgia teacher reviews pre-assessment data and finds that 8 of 25 students already mastered the upcoming unit's objectives. The best response is to:

Accepted Answer

Compact the curriculum and provide enrichment tasks for those students

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Reteach the unit to all students anyway

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Skip the unit entirely for the class

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Assign the same work to all students regardless of readiness

Question 3

Which term describes the process of adjusting instruction based on ongoing assessment data to meet diverse learner needs?

Accepted Answer

Differentiated instruction

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Direct instruction

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Whole-group instruction

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Scripted instruction

Question 4

A norm-referenced test compares a student's performance to:

Accepted Answer

A representative sample of peers at the same grade level

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A fixed set of learning standards

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The student's own previous scores

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The teacher's personal grading rubric

Question 5

Georgia's state standardized assessment for students in grades 3–8 is known as:

Accepted Answer

Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS)

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CRCT

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ITBS

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NAEP

Question 6

Which assessment strategy involves students evaluating their own work against clear criteria to build metacognitive skills?

Accepted Answer

Self-assessment

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Peer assessment

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Portfolio assessment

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Summative assessment