EDU 295 Flashcard terms

SLO: Provide five examples of how to accommodate and modify assessments for diverse learners

-eliminate sections of the curriculum

-reduce material

-A third way to modify your lesson is to give your student an alternative assignment or project.

-Another strategy you can use to modify your lesson is to change tests and assessments. For instance, use recognition tests such as true or false, multiple choice, and matching rather than essay or short answer.

-Allow open-book or open-note tests.

SLO: What does the FERPA Acronym stand for?

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

SLO: Explain the purpose of FERPA and why it is important for classroom teachers

(1) to grant parents (and students 18 or older) access to information in the student’s education record, and

(2) to protect that information from disclosure to third parties without parental consent.

SLO: List 5 elements of well-constructed teacher-made assessments

1-give students some choice in the questions they select

2-Incorporate the vocabulary and concepts of the state standards in your test question

3- give student sufficient time to finish (the teacher should be able to work through the test in one-third to one-half the time given)

4- Make allowances for students with special needs

5- Vary the question types (true-false, fill in the blank, multiple choice, essay, matching)

SLO: List 3 rules for writing fill-in-the-blank items

1-structure clearly in order to get a brief and specific answer for each item

2-avoid ambiguous stems, such as “abraham Lincoln was born in_____”

3- position the blank at the end of the stem statement

SLO: List 3 rules for writing multiple-choice items

1- use plausible distracters

2-make options the same length

3- ask a question in the stem for which there is either one correct or best answer

1. SLO: List 3 rules for writing True/False items

1- place only one idea in the true-false statement

2- avoid absolute words such as all, never, and always

3-consider asking students to make false questions true to encourage critical thinking

SLO: List 3 rules for writing matching items

1- use homogenous lists (don’t mix names with dates)

2- keep the matching set short

3- order items in a logical manner

SLO: List 3 rules for writing constructed response items

1. structure items so that only single, brief answers are required

2. use direct questions whenever possible

3. use only one blank for completion items

SLO: List 2 rules for test instructions

1.Teachers should decide what types of items are consistence with the lessons, learning objectives, and cognitive processes in the table of specification.

2. These items may be considered selected-response or constructed-response.

1. SLO: List 2 rules for test format (the Assessment as a Whole)

1. Ensure that the directions in the stem are clear, and that wording lets the examinee know exactly what is being asked.

2. Include the central idea and most of the phrasing in the stem.

SLO: What is a Table of Specifications (sometimes called a Test Blueprint)

a matrix which specifies the number and type of items to include on a test given the number of learning objective and the class time spent on each of the objectives.

SLO: Describe Grading based on Ability, Growth, and Effort

Grades based on ability would see to reward those who are particularly adept at a given set of tasks.

grades based on growth would reward those who are perceived to have made the furthest improvements.

grades based on effort serve to encourage hard work, no matter the final result. Still, as this lesson will demonstrate, there are serious problems with basing grades off any of those guidelines.

SLO: What does it mean to explain your grading policies to students and parents

An effective grading policy will answer questions like, 'Will you accept late work?' and 'Will you allow for retests?' What about missed work? How long do students have to make it up? What happens if a student's grade is borderline? Do they get the 'A,' or do they keep the 'B+?' Even more important, what parameters will you use to make this call?