71.Which of the following is not considered to be a performance-assessment format?

a.A written completion question

b.A collaborative group project

c.A simulation

d.An exhibition of work

72.Which of the following would be considered a performance assessment?

a.Matching items

b.True-false items requiring higher-level thinking

c.Fill-in-the-blank items on new material

d.Audiovisual presentations

73.Which of the following statements most accurately describes research on the reliability of performance assessments?

a.Acceptable levels of reliability are not possible.

b.Acceptable levels of reliability are possible but rarely accomplished.

c.Performance assessments tend to be more reliable than traditional formats.

d.Acceptable reliability is achieved when well-defined criteria are used.

74.Collections of work that are reviewed against preset criteria in order to judge a student’s progress over time are called:

a.checklists.

b.portfolios.

c.rating scales.

d.criterion-referenced tests.

75. According to your text, portfolios are a form of:

a.standardized assessment.

b.formal assessment.

c.norm-referenced assessment.

d.high-stakes assessment.

76.Of the following, the primary advantage that portfolios have over other authentic assessments is that they:

a.provide the teacher with more control over the evaluation process.

b.increase validity and reliability.

c.involve the learner in the evaluation process.

d.are less time-consuming to evaluate.

77.Which of the following are distinguishing features of effective portfolios?

1.Portfolios demonstrate students’ writing skills.

2.Portfolios reflect developmental changes over time.

3.Portfolios represent only student work of the highest quality.

4.Portfolios involve students in design, selection, and evaluation of samples.

a.  3, 4       b.  2, 4       c.  1, 2, 3       d.  1, 2

78.Of the following, the best description of the main purpose of portfolios is:

a.to evaluate and assign grades to student work.

b.to document teacher observations of student performance.

c.to help students evaluate their own progress.

d.to communicate preset criteria to parents.

79.According to research, of the following, what is the most important disadvantage of performance assessments and portfolios?

a.Achieving adequate levels of reliability has been difficult.

b.Students don’t like being placed in assessment situations where authentic assessments are used.

c.They tend to lack real-world application.

d.They tend to focus on relatively low-level learner behaviors.