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1.       Which of the following factors is NOT a significant advantage of a standardized test over-to-day teacher-made test?
A.      The standardized test is cost-effective.
B.      The standardized test is more valid.
C.      The standardized test is more reliable.
D.      The standardized test is based on national norms.
E.       The standardized test provides standard scores and percentage score.
Answer: A
In many districts, the cost of standardized tests makes them unaffordable for frequent use as measures of achievement in the content areas. Therefore, teacher-made test tend to be used on a daily basis.

2.       A teacher is concerned about sixth-grade students who have problem in inter personal relations. Which of the following devices should she use with these students?
A.      A sociodrama
B.      A poetry-writing assignment
C.      A sociogram
D.      An interest interview
E.       A personality questionnaire
Answer: A
Social learning are based on examples and experiences. The sociodrama and the role-play are particularly effective ways to focus such learning. Children can both participate in and discuss interaction they have experienced in the classroom, home, or playground.

3.       Some parents object to the administration of intelligence tests to their children on the ground(s) that:
A.      Such tests are inaccurate measurements of ability.
B.      Such tests discriminate against children from a lower socio-economic background.
C.      The vocabulary in these tests is unfamiliar.
D.      Such tests do not measure aptitude or creativity.
E.       All of the above.
Answer: E`
Parents object to testing on many grounds.

4.       Interest inventories are valuable for counseling secondary school students because the results are given:
A.      In percentiles.
B.      In the form of career advice.
C.      In the form of a psychological profile.
D.      In stains scores.
E.       To prospective employers.
Answer: A
Interest inventories are useful because they indicate the testee’s percentile rank by comparison with occupational and professional groups sharing similar interests. A student’s career choice can be aided by such information.

5.       The ratio of “exceptional” children in general population is about
A.      1 : 8
B.      1 : 20
C.      1 : 4
D.      1 : 10
E.       1 : 100
Answer: A

About one out of every eight children in the general population is classified as “exceptional”

6.       Care must be taken when evaluating the capabilities of any child who may be labeled “handicapped” because:
A.      It costs too much to educate such a child in the public schools.
B.      The child and the parents may not understand the meaning of the label “handicapped.”
C.      Such a label could be emotionally damaging to a child.
D.      A and C above.
E.       B and C above.
Answer: E
Labeling children has an emotional impact so it must be done by the school with caution, and explained. Parents and children do not like to be classified as different from others, even though needed assistance may be a consequence of the appropriate classification.

7.       Instructors often think the intellectually gifted children does not need special attention because such a child:
A.      Has more assets than the other children.
B.      Should be able to help him-or herself.
C.      Probably knows more than the teacher.
D.      Usually doesn’t want help.
E.       Would resent teacher “interference.”
Answer: B
Gifted children are often neglected because they seem self-directed. They may appear busy, but may not be operating at the level of challenge appropriate to their talents.

8.       Under which of the following conditions is a child’s IQ more likely to increase?
A.      If the emotional climate in the classroom improves.
B.      If the children is given a large “research” project.
C.      If the child enjoys problem solving and is given ample opportunity for it.
D.      If all of the above are true.
E.       If A and C are true.
Answer: E
If the emotional climate of the home or the classroom improves, a child’s IQ may increase by a few points. Nurturing a child’s curiosity and interest in solving problems can have the same effect. In and of itself, though, a research assignment will not spur an increase in IQ.

9.       The teacher who writes a summative academic evaluation would probably derive the appropriate information from:
A.       A surprise qulz
B.      A weekly test
C.      Personal observation
D.      A  final examination
E.       A parent conference
Answer: D
A summative report requires more information about the child’s productivity than a single test or short quiz can yield.

10.   High school that require minimum competency testing for graduation base their pupil evaluation on:
A.      The proficiency levels set for certain courses such as English, social studies, and/or mathematics.
B.      The mean of scores obtained by the upper 10 percent of the class
C.      The percentile ranking of students in the junior class.
D.      The mean of the scores obtained by the upper half of the senior class.
E.       The student’s ability to read at the tenth-grade level.
Answer: A
The mastery learning concept requires that a child perform according to certain proficiency standards. If these qualifications are not met, he or she cannot go on to the next lesson. Competency testing based on the mastery concept is sometimes used for promotion or graduation requirements.

11.   The movement toward accountability in education is significant because it holds:
A.      Pupils responsible for their own learning.
B.      Parents and pupils responsible for the children’s annual progress.
C.      Administrators and teachers responsible for students’ learning outcomes.
D.      School principal responsible for their students’ achievement of national norms.
E.       Local boards of education responsible for setting standards for competency testing.
Answer: C
Under “accountability”, teachers and administrators are responsible for the learning outcomes in their school. Communities are increasingly concerned about achievement-test scores, placement of seniors on the SAT, and other indices of achievement by their graduates. Some parents have sued teachers or school districts because their children were given diplomas, even though they could not read.

12.   Which of the following is useful for a teachers involved in a “mastery learning” program?
A.      Summative testing over several units.
B.      Formative testing during instruction.
C.      Diagnostic testing.
D.      Smaller classes and individual instruction.
E.       All of the above.
Answer: E
Mastery learning requires many kinds of evaluation. Diagnostic, formative, and summative reports are very useful to both the teacher and the pupil as they plan continuing progress.

13.   When constructing a teacher-made test, it is most important for the teacher to:
A.      Develop one-fourth of the questions at the level of challenge appropriate for the tested.
B.      Ask questions based on both factual and conceptual leanings.
C.      Ask students to express their point of view.
D.      Stress the objectives used during the lesson.
E.       Have one question to test pupils’ integrative abilities
Answer: D
Every examination should be related to the objectives of the course, unit, or lesson. Otherwise trhe test results will not be valid.

14.   when teaching concepts at the elementary grade level, it is most helpful to provide pupils with
A.      examples and non-examples of the concept
B.      a cluster of concepts at one time
C.      a definition of the concept
D.      disjunctive concepts
E.       a story to illustrate the concept
Answer: A
Examples and non-examples help children classify and discriminate as they place objects, ideas, principles, and concepts into categories.

15.   A junior high school principal wants to evaluate the science program. What is the first steps he should take?
A.      Analyze pupil achievement scores
B.      Look at national norms for achievements in the sciences.
C.      Confer with parents
D.      Review and, if necessary, revise objectives for the program.
E.       Give standardized test
Answer: D
Local needs a may differ from national test emphases, so evaluation of the science program should with the needs of pupils in the school. From this, objectives can be set be benefit each and all. Then the national norms should be utilized to determine what is being thought in the sciences and what is appropriate at the local level.

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