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Summative assessment is also described by which phrase?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of assessment is often high stakes, with a high point value?Read the answer and worked solution →A midterm exam in mathematics is an example of which assessment type?Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher asks pupils to name one thing they learned as they leave class. This is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →In the traffic card method, what does a green card tell the teacher?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the central function of formative assessment?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Black and Wiliam's 1998 review find about formative learners?Read the answer and worked solution →Which result was found when teachers gave pupils longer wait time?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of formative assessment gives the strongest evidence of learning gains?Read the answer and worked solution →What does research say about writing comments next to a grade on pupils' work?Read the answer and worked solution →In formative assessment, what should take precedence over concerns for reliability?Read the answer and worked solution →Inconsistent answers are 'error' in summative evaluation. What are they in formative?Read the answer and worked solution →Why might a maths class use peer assessment?Read the answer and worked solution →One purpose of formative assessment is to move focus away from what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which gain is a listed purpose of formative assessment?Read the answer and worked solution →Which remark is best formative feedback for a pupil stuck on equations?Read the answer and worked solution →When is classroom practice formative, per Black and Wiliam?Read the answer and worked solution →For Scriven and Bloom, an assessment is formative only if it is used for what?Read the answer and worked solution →For formative gains, which feedback must be given?Read the answer and worked solution →Why should a maths teacher study how pupils approach problems?Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher begins class with a quick question on yesterday's lesson. What is this called?Read the answer and worked solution →Asking pupils to draw a concept map of a topic in class is an example of what?Read the answer and worked solution →How do administrators use summative assessment data?Read the answer and worked solution →Used to assess teachers, summative assessment mainly meets which need of schools?Read the answer and worked solution →Which task is a summative method that synthesizes what pupils have learned?Read the answer and worked solution →Continuous assessment is often used as an alternative to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which benefit does continuous assessment offer pupils early in a course?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a stated disadvantage of continuous assessment?Read the answer and worked solution →As homework counts more, which risk can rise under continuous assessment?Read the answer and worked solution →Studying for long hours just before a final exam is described by which word?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Summative assessment is also described by which phrase?

  1. Assessment for learning
  2. Assessment as a game
  3. Assessment of learning
  4. Assessment without scores
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Correct answer: C. Assessment of learning

1. Summative assessment judges what has been learned at the end of a unit or program. 2. That is why it is called assessment of learning. 3. Assessment for learning is the label for formative assessment. _Source: Wikipedia, Summative assessment, Lead section_

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Which kind of assessment is often high stakes, with a high point value?

  1. Peer
  2. Formative
  3. Diagnostic
  4. Summative
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Correct answer: D. Summative

1. Summative assessments judge learning at the end of a unit. 2. Their grades are weighed more heavily, so they are often high stakes. 3. Formative and peer checks are usually low or no stakes. _Source: Wikipedia, Summative assessment, Lead section_

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A midterm exam in mathematics is an example of which assessment type?

  1. Formative
  2. Informal
  3. Observational
  4. Summative
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Correct answer: D. Summative

1. A midterm exam sums up learning after a block of teaching and gives a grade. 2. Such graded, weighty tests are summative. 3. Formative checks are ungraded and used to adjust teaching. _Source: Wikipedia, Summative assessment, Lead section_

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