Mid – Term Examination in Ed 227 - Assessment of Learning
Name: _______________________Course/Section: ______________ Date: _________ Score: ________
Direction: Select the correct answer among the four choices. Write only the letter on your answer sheet.
1. Who among the teachers below performed a diagnostic assessment?
A. Ms. Santos who asked questions when the discussion was going on among her students understood what she
was trying to emphasize.
B. Mr. Colubong gave a short quiz after discussing thoroughly the lesson to determine the programs of learning.
C. Ms. Ventura gave a 10-item test to find out the specific lessons which the students failed to understand.
D. Mrs. Lopez administered a readiness test to the incoming grade one pupil.
2. You are assessing for learning. Which of these will you likely do?
A. Giving grades to students
B. Reporting to parents the performance of their child.
C. Recommending new policies in grading students.
D. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students.
3. Ms. Saplan is planning to do an assessment of learning. Which of these should she include in her plan
considering her purpose for an assessment?
A. How to give immediate feedback on students’ strengths
B. How to determine the area of interest of learners
C. How to certify student’s achievement
D. How to design one’s instruction
4. James was given a module by his teacher to catch up with the lessons he missed. The module includes a
series of objective-type test items after each lesson for James to check and monitor his progress as he
moves to the next lesson. What form of assessment is being applied by the teacher?
A. Assessment of learning
B. Assessment for learning
C. Assessment of and for learning
D. Assessment as learning
5. A learning outcome in the Grade 12 research subject reads ‘At the end of the lesson, the students will
be exposed to various research designs’. Is this a good target for the assessment?
A. Yes, the action is observable.
B. Yes, the action can be measured.
C. No, the action is not done by the students.
D. No, the action is not attainable.
6. Teacher Anne asks her students to submit a portfolio that showcases their best literary works from all
their finished compositions. What type of portfolio is teacher Anne asking?
A. Display Portfolio
B. Working Portfolio
C. Documentation Portfolio
D. Growth Portfolio
7. Which of the following is the advantage of portfolio assessment?
A. Learners are assessed based on a wide range of evidence of learning.
B. Learners are assessed objectively.
C. Learners are assessed in a manner that is from the teachers’ biases.
D. Learners can demonstrate what they can do without any evidence of learning.
8. Which of the following test is considered to be relatively less reliable for scoring and grading?
A. Completion B. Alternative Response C. Essay D. Matching Type
9. Teacher Vivian is asking her students to identify the equipment in the Chemistry Laboratory. Under
the cognitive domain, in which assessment level is this?
A. Remembering B. Understanding C. Analyzing D. Creating
10. Who among the teachers described below is doing the assessment?
A. Mrs. Bautista is administering a test to her students.
B. Mr. Ferrer is counting the scores obtained by the students in his test.
C. Ms. Leyva is computing the final grade of the students after completing all their requirements.
D. Prof. Cuevas is planning for remedial instruction after knowing that students perform poorly on her test.
11. If I have to use the most authentic method of assessment, which of these procedures should I
consider?
A. Traditional Test B. Performance-based Assessment C. Written Test D. Objective Assessment
12. After doing the exercise on verbs, Ms. Borillo gave a short quiz to find out how well students
understood the lesson. What type of assessment was done?
A. Summative Assessment B. Formative Assessment
C. Diagnostic Assessment D. Placement Assessment
13. You targeted that after instruction, your students should be able to show their ability to solve
problems with speed and accuracy. You then designed a tool to measure this ability. What principle of
assessment did you consider in this situation?
A. Assessment should be based on clear and appropriate learning targets or objectives.
B. Assessment should have a positive consequence on student’s learning
C. Assessment should be reliable.
D. Assessment should be fair.
14. Ms. Ortega tasked her students to show them how to play basketball. What learning target is she
assessing?
A. Knowledge B. Reasoning C. Skills D. Products
15. Mr. Ravelas made an essay test for the objective “Identify the planets in the solar system”. Was the
assessment method used the most appropriate for the given objective? Why?
A. Yes, because an essay test is easier to construct than an objective test.
B. Yes, because essay tests can measure any type of objective.
C. No, he should have conducted oral questioning.
D. No, he should have prepared an objective test.
16. Mr. Cidro wants to test students’ knowledge of the different places in the Philippines, their capital,
and their products and so he gave his students an essay test. If you were the teacher, will you do the
same?
A. No, the giving of an objective test is more appropriate than the use of an essay.
B. No, such a method of assessment is inappropriate because the essay is difficult.
C. Yes, essay tests could measure more than other tests could measure.
D. Yes, an essay test is the best for measuring any type of knowledge.
17. Mr. Umayam is doing a performance-based assessment for the day’s lesson. Which of the following
will most likely happen?
A. Students are evaluated in one setting.
B. Students do an actual demonstration of their skill.
C. Students are evaluated in the most objective manner.
D. Students are evaluated based on varied evidence of learning.
18. Ms. del Rosario rated her students in terms of appropriate and effective use of some laboratory
equipment and measurement tools and the student’s ability to follow the specified procedures. What
mode of assessment should Miss del Rosario use?
A. Portfolio Assessment B. Journal Assessment
C. Traditional Assessment D. Performance-based Assessment
19. Mrs. Hilario presented the lesson on baking through a group activity so that the students will not just
learn how to bake but also develop their interpersonal skills. How should this lesson be assessed?
I. She should give the students an essay test explaining how they baked the cake.
II. The students should be graded on the quality of their baked cake using a rubric.
Ill. The students in a group should rate the members based on their ability to cooperate in their group activity.
IV. She should observe how the pupils perform their tasks.
A. I, II, and III only B. I, III, and IV only C. I, II, and IV only D. I, II, III, and IV
20. James was given a module by his teacher to catch up with the lessons he missed. The module includes
a series of objective-type test items after each lesson for James to check and monitor his progress as he
moves to the next lesson. What form of assessment is being applied by the teacher?
A. Assessment of learning B. Assessment for learning
C. Assessment of and for learning D. Assessment as learning
21. A learning outcome in the Grade 12 research subject reads ‘At the end of the lesson, the students will
be exposed to various research designs’. Is this a good target for the assessment?
A. Yes, the action is observable.
B. Yes, the action can be measured.
C. No, the action is not done by the students.
D. No, the action is not attainable.
22. Which term refers to the collection of students’ products and accomplishments in a given period for
evaluation purposes?
A. Diary
B. Portfolio
C. Anecdotal record
D. Observation report
23. How should the following steps in portfolio assessment be arranged logically?
I. Set targets
II. Select evidence
III. Collect evidence
IV. Rate Collection
V. Reflect on Evidence
A. I, II, III, IV, V
B. I, III, II, V, IV
C. I, II, III, V, IV
D. I, III, V, II, IV
24. Which could be seen in a rubric?
I. Objective in a high level of cognitive behavior
II. Multiple criteria in assessing learning
III. Quantitative descriptions of the quality of work
IV. Qualitative descriptions of the quality of work
A. I and II only
B. II, III, and IV only
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, III, and IV
25. The pupils are to be judged individually on their mastery of the singing of the national anthem so
their teacher lets them sing individually. What should the teacher use in rating the performance of the
pupils considering the fact that the teacher has only one period to spend evaluating her 20 pupils?
A. Analytic
B. Holistic
C. Either holistic or analytic
D. Both holistic and analytic
26. Mrs. Pua is judging the worth of the project of the students in her Science class based on a set of
criteria. What process describes what she is doing?
A. Testing
C. Evaluating
B. Measuring
D. Assessing
27. Ms. Ricafort uses alternative methods of assessment. Which of the following will she not likely use?
A. Multiple Choice Test
B. Reflective Journal Writing
C. Oral Presentation
D. Developing Portfolios
28. Ms. Camba aims to measure the product of learning. Which of these objectives will she most likely
set for her instruction?
A. Show a positive attitude towards learning common nouns
B. Identify common nouns in a reading selection
C. Construct a paragraph using common nouns
D. User a common noun in a sentence
29. Ms. Delos Angeles advocates assessment for learning. Which will she NOT likely do?
A. Formative Assessment
B. Diagnostic Assessment
C. Placement Assessment
D. Summative Assessment
30. At the beginning of the school year, the 6-year-old pupils were tested to find out who among them can
already read. The result was used to determine their sections. What kind of test was given to them?
A. Diagnostic
B. Formative
C. Placement
D. Summative
31. Mrs. Nogueras is doing an assessment of learning. At what stage of instruction should she do it?
A. Before instruction
B. After instruction
C. Prior to instruction
D. During the instructional process
32. Mrs. Robles wants to establish the reliability of her achievement test in English. Which of the
following activities will help her achieve her purpose?
A. Administer two parallel tests to different groups of students.
B. Administer two equivalent tests to the same group of students
C. Administer a single test but two different groups of students.
D. Administer two different tests but to the same group of students.
33. If Mr. Paraiso will have to make a scoring rubric for the student’s output, what format is better to
construct considering that the teacher has limited time to evaluate their work?
A. Analytic Rubric
B. Holistic Rubric
C. Either A or B
D. Neither A nor B
34. The school principal has 3 teacher applicants all of whom graduated from the same institution and
are licensed teachers. She only needs to hire one. What should she do to choose the best teacher of the
three?
I. Give them a placement test.
II. Interview them about why they want to apply to the school.
III. Let them demonstrate how to teach a particular lesson.
IV. Study their portfolio to examine the qualities of the students’ outputs when they were in college.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, III, and IV
D. II, III, and IV
35. What should be done first when planning for a performance-based assessment?
A. Determine the “table of specifications” of the tasks.
B. Set the competency to be assessed.
C. Set the criteria for scoring the task.
D. Prepare a scoring rubric.
36. Authentic assessments are _____.
a. multiple choice
b. true or false
c. requires realistic application
d. requires both text and numbers
37. Authentic assessments require that the students _____.
a. fill out forms
b. take some sort of action
c. be able to speak well
d. be good at math
38. Which of the following describes TRADITIONAL ASSESMENT?
a. Provide a case study of a patient and ask students to assess and create a plan of care.
b. Develop a business/marketing/sales plan for an imaginary (or real) company in a student's area of interest.
c. Provides limited ways for students to demonstrate what they have learned;
d. Develop a website/app to solve a particular problem and/or meet a set of criteria.
39. Miss Violet is exercising Authentic Assessment, which of the following Not likely to do?
a. Provide a case study of a patient and ask students to assess and create a plan of care.
b. Develop a business/marketing/sales plan for an imaginary (or real) company in a student's area of interest.
c. Provides limited ways for students to demonstrate what they have learned;
d. Develop a website/app to solve a particular problem and/or meet a set of criteria.
40. Which of the following describes Traditional Assessment?
a. Provides indirect evidence of learning/competency;
b. Direct demonstration of knowledge and skills by performing relevant tasks.
c. Tests and strengthens the students’ ability to reason and analyze, synthesize, and apply knowledge acquired.
d. To apply the skills and knowledge they have mastered”.
41. Which assessment is it when you apply what you have just learned?
a. Performance Assessment
b. Formative Assessment
c. Authentic assessment
d. Summative assessment
42. Which assessment requires students to demonstrate their knowledge through performing specific
tasks?
a. Performance Assessment
b. Formative Assessment
c. Authentic assessment
d. Summative assessment
43. Which target area is generally assessed using a rubric?
a. knowledge
b. reasoning
c. performance
d. disposition
44.Which of the following describes Analytic Rubrics?
a. Takes more time to create and use.
b. Feedback is a simple process wherein an instructor only must select one description that best fits the student's
work, and students generally have an easy time understanding the category in which they were placed.
c. It is where all elements of a student’s work are evaluated together using a single scale.
d. They are useful when a teacher wants to grade a student’s general progress and performance and doesn’t need
the specificity that would come with a different type of rubric.
45. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. It consists of a single scale with all criteria to be included in the evaluation being considered together (e.g.,
clarity, organization, and mechanics).
b. The rater assigns a single score (usually on a 1 to 4 or 1 to 6 point scale) based on an overall judgment of the
student work.
c. Criterion can be weighted to reflect the relative importance of each dimension.
d. These are useful when teachers are scoring simple skills or behaviors that do not have many components.
46. These are particularly useful for problem-solving or application assessments because a rubric can list
a different category for each component of the assessment that needs to be included, thereby accounting
for the complexity of the task. This statement describes:
a. Holistic rubrics
b. Analytic rubrics
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
47. Which of the following statements describes Product-Based Assessment?
a. Recite the sonnet from memory without referring to notes.
b. Refers to something produced by students providing concrete examples of the application of knowledge.
c. Create ambiance of the poem through appropriate rising and falling intonation.
d. Use appropriate hand and body gestures in delivering the piece.
48. Maintain eye contact with the audience while reciting the sonnet. This statement is an example of:
a. Process-based assessment
b. Product-based asses
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
49. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Students set their targets, actively monitor, and evaluate their own learning in relation to their set target.
b. Examples are pre – test, written assignment, quizzes, concept maps, focused questions, among others.
c. It employs task or activities that provide students with an opportunity to monitor and further their own
learning.
d. It involves metacognitive process like reflection, and self-regulation to allow students to utilize their strength
and work and work on their own weaknesses by directing and regulating their learning.
50. What assessment is it when a teacher asks their students if they understand the information?
a. Summative Assessment
b. Formative Assessment
c. Performance Assessment
d. Authentic Assessment
51. Which assessment is it when you apply what you have just learned?
a. Performance Assessment
b. Formative Assessment
c. Authentic assessment
d. Summative assessment
52. Which assessment requires students to demonstrate their knowledge through performing specific
tasks?
a. Performance Assessment
b. Formative Assessment
c. Authentic assessment
d. Summative assessment
53. Which target area is generally assessed using a rubric?
a. knowledge
b. reasoning
c. performance
d. disposition
56. Which target area is generally assessed using a rubrics?
a. knowledge
b. reasoning
c. performance
d. disposition
54. Which of the following statements describes Assessment for Learning?
a. Students are given on-going and immediate descriptive feedback concerning their performance.
b. Provides foundation for decisions on student`s placement and promotion.
c. Unit test and final projects are typical example.
d. Students are responsible and accountable for their own learning.
55. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. This implies that assessment is done to improve and ensure learning.
b. This is associated with self – assessment.
c. By assessing the students own learning, they are learning at the same time.
d. The students assess their own work and/or with their peers with the use of scoring rubrics, they learn, on their
own.
56. What is the primary purpose of assessments?
a. Inform parents about the students progress.
b. Provide feedback to help students to succeed
c. schools to compare progress
d. Enable teachers to test strategies
57. In GRASPS model, R stands for ______________.
a. Respect
b. Reliability
c. Role
d. Rehearse
58. This refers to the acquisition of facts , concepts, and theories.
a. Knowledge b. Comprehension c. Application d. Analysis
59. Essays when properly planned can test the students grasp of the higher-level cognitive skills
particularly in areas of application, analysis, synthesis, and judgement. This statement is:
A True b. False c. Both A and B d. None of the above
60. It is concerned with the actual task performance rather than the output or product of an activity. It
evaluates the actual task performance. It does not emphasize on the output or product of the activity.
This assessment aims to know what processes a person undergoes when given a task(Pesidas,2014).
a. Process-based
b. Product-based
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
Prepared by:
DR. DANILO T. PANGATUNGAN
Instructor
