Appropriate Purposes, Learning Targets and Appropriate Methods

50 Question-and-Answer flashcards covering classroom assessment purposes, roles, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.

What are the three main purposes of classroom assessment?

Assessment of Learning, Assessment for Learning, and Assessment as Learning.

Which purpose of classroom assessment focuses on measuring learning outcomes?

Assessment of Learning.

Which purpose of classroom assessment emphasizes improving learning during the process?

Assessment for Learning.

Which purpose of classroom assessment involves learner self-regulation and reflection?

Assessment as Learning.

In Assessment for Learning, what is the teacher’s primary role?

Guide and adjust instruction based on evidence of student progress.

In Assessment as Learning, what is the learner’s role?

Active participant who monitors and evaluates personal learning through self-assessment.

Which type of classroom assessment is typically summative in nature?

Assessment of Learning.

Give one reason teachers conduct formative assessment before instruction.

To gather information on prior knowledge and strengths so lessons can be planned to meet learner needs.

What is the main goal of diagnostic assessment?

To identify specific learner weaknesses or difficulties that hinder achievement of learning outcomes.

Which classroom assessment role involves measuring performance for grading purposes?

Evaluative role.

How can classroom assessment act as facilitative?

It supplies feedback that helps teachers improve instruction and students refine learning strategies.

Give one way classroom assessment can be motivational for students.

Providing effective feedback and scaffolding tasks so progress is recognized and encouraged.

Why should teachers strive to use all three assessment purposes?

Using all three provides a balanced approach that measures, informs, and supports learning comprehensively.

Who developed the original Bloom’s Taxonomy, and in what year?

Benjamin Bloom in 1956.

List the six cognitive levels of the original Bloom’s Taxonomy from lowest to highest.

Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation.

Which original Bloom level involves using abstract ideas in concrete situations?

Application.

Provide two illustrative verbs for the Comprehension level of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Explain and summarize (also accept describe, discuss, translate).

What does the Analysis level in Bloom’s Taxonomy focus on?

Breaking concepts into parts and examining relationships among the elements.

Which Bloom level involves creating new structures by combining elements?

Synthesis.

Give the sample objective provided for the Evaluation level of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Evaluate the congruence between learning targets and assessment methods.

Why is Bloom’s Taxonomy a useful tool for teachers?

It provides a structured guide for writing learning targets and matching assessments to desired cognitive levels.

What shift in language occurred between the original and revised Bloom’s Taxonomy?

The categories changed from nouns to active verb forms.

Name the six cognitive process categories in the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create.

Which two psychologists led the 2001 revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy?

Lorin Anderson and David Krathwohl.

What is the highest-order thinking skill in the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy?

Create.

List the four knowledge types in the revised taxonomy’s knowledge dimension.

Factual, Conceptual, Procedural, and Metacognitive.

Provide an example of a factual-knowledge question from the notes.

“What is the capital city of the Philippines?”

Which knowledge type addresses processes and steps needed to perform tasks?

Procedural knowledge.

Which knowledge dimension requires reflective strategies about one’s own thinking?

Metacognitive knowledge.

Give two illustrative verbs for the Apply level in the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Implement and use (also apply, employ, practice, relate, carry out, solve).

What sample objective was given for the Analyze level in the revised taxonomy?

Classify the following chemical elements based on some categories/areas.

At which revised level would you "propose a program of action"?

Create level.

What hierarchical change occurred between the original and revised taxonomies?

Create replaced Evaluation at the top, and Evaluation moved below Create.

Why can grades sometimes demotivate learners, according to the motivational role of assessment?

An overemphasis on grades may shift focus away from progress and constructive feedback, reducing engagement.

What is formative assessment used for before instruction begins?

To determine learners’ prior knowledge and strengths to inform instructional planning.

How can diagnostic assessment lead to differentiated instruction?

By pinpointing specific needs, teachers can tailor interventions or individualized learning plans.

What is the focus of Assessment of Learning in the aspect table?

Measuring learning outcomes.

Name three roles of classroom assessment other than formative.

Diagnostic, Evaluative, Facilitative (also Motivational).

Which original Bloom level aligns with verbs such as "judge," "recommend," and "rate"?

Evaluation.

Provide one illustrative verb for the Remember category in the revised taxonomy.

List (also identify, name, recall, retrieve, locate, underline).

What sample objective corresponds to the Remember level in the revised taxonomy?

Name the 7th president of the Philippines.

How does the facilitative role of assessment benefit teachers specifically?

It gives feedback that helps teachers refine instruction and improve learning experiences.

Which classroom assessment purpose is described as reflective and formative?

Assessment as Learning.

What does it mean when an assessment is described as summative?

It is conducted after instruction to evaluate final achievement.

In the aspect table, what is the learner’s role under Assessment for Learning?

Active recipient of feedback to improve performance.

Which original Bloom level includes verbs like "design" and "invent"?

Synthesis.

Which levels are considered higher-order thinking skills in the revised taxonomy?

Analyze, Evaluate, and Create.

How does the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy better align with instructional practice?

By using active verbs to describe cognitive processes and adding a knowledge dimension for specificity.

Why should teachers identify expected levels of expertise when designing assessments?

The level dictates the assessment method required to properly measure student learning.

Which knowledge dimension answers "why" questions in the revised taxonomy?

Metacognitive knowledge.