Assessment in Learning - Key
Assessment in Learning - Key
I. Multiple Choice. Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
2. Mr. Fernandez is judging the accuracy of these statements. Which statements will
he consider as correct?
I. Test is a tool to measure a trait.
II. Measurement is the process of qualifying a given trait.
III. Assessment is the gathering of quantitative and qualitative data.
IV. Evaluation is the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for decision
making
A. I and II only
b. III and IV only
c. I, II, and III
d. I, III and IV
4. After doing the exercise on verbs, Ms. Borillo gave a short quiz to find out how well
students have understood the lesson. What type of assessment was done?
a. Summative Assessment
b. Formative Assessment
c. Diagnostic Assessment
d. Placement Assessment
4. Ms. Ortega tasked her students to show how to play basketball. What learning
target is she assessing?
a. Knowledge
b. Reasoning
c. Skills
d. Products
5. 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 essay test is easier to construct than objective test.
b. Yes, because essay test can measure any type of objective.
c. No, he should have conducted oral questioning.
d. No, he should have prepared an objective test.
6. 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 essay.
b. No, such method of assessment is inappropriate because essay is difficult.
c. Yes, essay test could measure more than what other tests could measure.
d. Yes, essay test is the best in measuring any type of knowledge.
7. What type of validity does the Pre-board examination possess if its results can
explain how the students will likely perform in their licensure examination?
a. Concurrent
b. Predictive
c. Construct
d. Content
8. Ms. Aviz wants to determine if the students' scores in their Final Test is reliable.
However, she has only one set of test and her students are already on vacation. What
test of reliability can she employ?
a. Test-Retest
b. Kuder Richardson Method
c. Equivalent Forms
d. Test-Retest with Equivalent Forms
To assess the attainment of the objectives, Teacher A required the students to construct a
bar graph for the given set of data then she asked them to interpret this using a set of
questions as guide. Teacher B presented a bar graph then asked them to interpret this
using also a set of guide questions.
11. In the context of the Theory of Multiple Intelligence, which is a weakness of the
paper-pencil test?
a. It puts non-linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage.
b. It is not easy to administer.
c. It utilizes so much time.
d. It lacks reliability.
12. 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 sitting.
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 evidences of learning
13. Ms. del Rosario rated her students in terms of appropriate and effective use of some
laboratory equipment and measurement tools and the students 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
14. 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.
III. 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.
15. If a teacher has set objectives in all domains or learning targets and which could
be assessed using a single performance task, what criterion in selecting a task
should she consider?
a. Generalizability
b. Fairness
c. Multiple Foci
d. Teachability
16. 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
17. Mrs. Catalan allowed the students to develop their own portfolio in their own style
as long as they show all the non-negotiable evidences of learning. What principle in
portfolio assessment explains this practice?
a. Content Principle
b. Learning Principle
c. Equity Principle
d. Product Principle
18. How should the following steps in portfolio assessment be arranged logically?
I. Set targets
II. Select evidences
III. Collect evidences
IV. Rate Collection
V. Reflect on Evidences
a. I, II, III, IV, V
b. I, III, II, V, IV
c. I, II, III, V, IV
d. I, III, V, II, IV
19. 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
20. The pupils are to be judged individually on their mastery of the singing of the
national anthem so their teacher let 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 in evaluating her 20 pupils?
a. Analytic
b. Holistic
c. Either holistic or analytic
d. Both holistic and analytic
21. 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
b. Measuring
c. Evaluating
d. Assessing
23. 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
24. Ms. Camba aims to measure a product of learning. Which of these objectives will
she most likely set for her instruction?
a. Show 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
25. The pupils are to be judged individually on their mastery of the singing of the
national anthem so their teacher let 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 in 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
b. Measuring
c. Evaluating
d. Assessing
28. 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
29. Ms. Camba aims to measure a product of learning. Which of these objectives will
she most likely set for her instruction?
a. Show 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
30. The students of Mrs. Valino are very noisy. To keep them busy, they were given any
test available in the classroom and then the results were graded as a way to punish
them. Which statement best explains if the practice is acceptable or not?
a. The practice is acceptable because the students behaved well when they were
given a test.
b. The practice is not acceptable because it violates the principle of reliability.
c. The practice is not acceptable because it violates the principle of validity.
The practice is acceptable since the test results are graded
31. 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
32. 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
33. The grade six pupils were given a diagnostic test in addition and subtraction of whole
numbers to find out if they can proceed to the next unit. However, the results of the test
were very low. What should the teacher do?
a. Proceed to the next lesson to be able to finish all the topics in the course.
b. Construct another test parallel to the given test to determine the consistency of the
scores.
c. Count the frequency of errors to find out the lessons that the majority of students need
to relearn.
d. Record the scores then inform the parents about the very poor performance of their
child in mathematics.
35. Mr. Cartilla developed an Achievement Test in Math for her grade three pupils.
Before she finalized the test she examined carefully if the test items were constructed
based on the competencies that have to be tested. What test of validity was she trying
to establish?
a. Content-validity
b. Concurrent validity
c. Predictive validity
d. Construct validity
36. Mrs. Robles wants to establish the reliability of her achievement test in English.
Which of the following activities will help achieve her purpose?
38. 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
39. 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 from the three?
I. Give them a placement test.
II. Interview them on why they want to apply in the school.
III. Let them demonstrate how to teach a particular lesson.
IV. Study their portfolios to examine the qualities of the students' outputs when they
were in College.
a. I and II.
b. II and III.
c. I and III, IV
d. II, III and IV
40. 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 in scoring the task.
d. Prepare a scoring rubric.
42. Who among the teachers below gave the most authentic assessment task for
the objective "Solve word problems involving the four basic operations"
a. Mrs. Juliano who presented a word problem involving four fundamental
operations and then asked the pupils to solve it.
b. Mrs. Mandia who asked her pupils to construct a word problem for a given number
sentence that involves four fundamental operations and then asked them to solve the
word problem they constructed.
c. Mrs. Malang who asked her pupils to construct any word problem that involves the
four fundamental operations and then asked them to show how to solve it.
d. Mrs. Pontipedra who asked her pupils to construct any word problem that involves
the four fundamental operations then formed them by twos so that each pair
exchanged problems and help solve each other's problem.
47. When planning for portfolio assessment, which should you do first?
a. Set the targets for portfolio assessment.
b. Exhibit one's work and be proud of one's collection
c. Select evidences that could be captured in one's portfolio
d. Reflect on one's collection and identify strengths and weaknesses
48. Which kind of rubric is best to use in rating students' projects done for several
days?
a. Analytic
b. Holistic
c. Either holistic or analytic
d. Both holistic and analytic
49. Which is not true of an analytic rubric?
a. It is time consuming
b. It is easier to construct than the holistic rubric
c. It gives one's level of performance per criterion
d. It allows one to pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of one's work.
51. In a positively skewed distribution, the following statement are true except
a. Median is higher than the mode.
b. Mean is higher than the Media.
c. Mean is lower than the Mode.
d. Mean is not lower than the Mode.
53. What is the performance of a student in the National Achievement Test (NAT) if he
obtained/got a stanine score of 5?
a. Between average and above average
b. Between average and below average
c. Below average
d. Average
57. Which of the following situations may lower the validity of test?
a. Mrs. Josea increases the number of items measuring each specific skill from
three to five.
b. Mr. Santosa simplifies the language in the directions for the test.
c. Miss. Lopeza removes the items in the achievement test that everyone would be able
to answer correctly.
d. None of the above.
59. In a negatively skewed distribution, the following statements are true EXCEPT?
a. Mean is not higher than the median
b. Median is lower than the mode.
c. Mean is lower than the mode.
d. Mode is less than the median.
60. Miss Cortez administered a test to her class and the result is positively skewed.
What kind of test do you think Miss Cortez gave to her pupils?
a. Post test
b. Pretest
c. Mastery test
d. Criterion-referenced test
61. The result of the test given by teacher A showed a negatively skewed
distribution. What kind of test did Teacher A give?
a. The test is difficult
b. It is not too easy nor too difficult
c. It is moderately difficult
d. It is easy
62. When the distribution is skewed to the right, what kind of test was
administered?
a. Difficult
b. Easy
c. Average/moderately difficult
d. Partly easy- partly difficult
63. In a negatively skewed distribution, what kind of students does Teacher B have?
a. Very good
b. Very poor
c. Average
d. Heterogeneous
70. Goring performed better than 65% of the total number of examinees in the
district achievement test. What is his percentile rank?
a. P35
b. P65
c. P66
d. P75
72. Mr. Reyes, an elementary school teacher in Science found out that many of his pupils
got very high scores in the test. What measure of central tendency should he use to
describe their average performance in the subject?
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Range
73. Which of the following indicates how compressed or expanded the distribution of
scores is?
a. Measures of position
b. Measures of central tendency
c. Measures of correlation
d. Measures of variability
74. The proportion passing the upper and lower group is .80 and .95, respectively. What
is the index of difficulty?
a. .38
b. .40
c. .58
d. 1.02
75. Mr. Gringo tried to correlate the scores of his pupils in the Social studies test with
their grades in the same subject last 3rd quarter. What test validity is he trying to
establish?
a. Content validity
b. Construct validity
c. Concurrent validity
d. Criterion related validity
76. If a test item has a difficulty index of 0.06, how would you describe the test item?
a. It is very easy.
b. It is moderately difficulty.
c. It is very difficult
d. It is difficult
77. Two sections have the same mean but the standard deviation of section 2 is
higher than section 1. Which of the two sections is more homogeneous?
a. Section 1
b. Section 2
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
78. Miss Corteza administered a test to her class and the result is positively
skewed. What kind of test do you think Miss Corteza gave to her pupils?
a. Posttest
b. Pretest
c. Mastery test
d. Criterion-referenced test
79. In his second item analysis, Mr. Gonzales found out that more from the lower
group got the test item 15 correctly. What does this mean?
a. The item has become more valid
b. The item has become more reliable
c. The item has a positive discriminating power
d. The item has a negative discriminating power
89. In conducting a parent- teacher conference, which of the following is NOT true?
a. Be friendly and informal
b. Be a know-it-all person
c. Be willing to accept suggestions
d. Be careful in giving advice
90. In a frequency distribution, what is the midpoint of the class interval whose lower
and upper limits are 99.5 and 109.5?
a. 107.0
b. 105.0
c. 104.5
d. 102.5
91. In a frequency distribution, what is the interval size of the class whose lower and
upper limits are 9.5 and 19.5?
a. 11.0
b. 10.0
c. 9.0
d. 5.0
92. Given a mean of 55 and a standard deviation of 8, what two scores include one
standard deviation below and above the mean?
a. 46 and 63
b. 47 and 64
c. 47 and 63
d. 46 and 64
93. Given the same mean of 55 and standard deviation of 8, what score
corresponds to two standard deviation above the mean?
a. 70
b. 71
c. 72
d. 73
94. What principle of test construction is violated when one places very difficult items at
the beginning; thus creating frustration among students particularly those of average
ability and below average?
a. All the items of particular type should be placed together in the test.
b. The items should be phrased so that the content rather than the form of the
statements will determine the answer.
c. All items should be approximately 50 percent difficulty.
d. The items of any particular type should be arranged in an ascending order of
difficulty.
95. Mrs. Reyes would like to find out how well her students know each other.
What assessment instrument would best suit her objective?
a. Self-report instrument
b. Sociometric technique
c. Guess-who technique
d. All of the above
96. Mr. Reyes asked his pupils to indicate on the piece of paper the names of
their classmates whom they would like to be with for some group activity, what
assessment technique did Mr. Reyes use?
e. Self-report technique
f. Guess-who technique
g. Sociometric technique
h. Anecdotal technique
98. If the proportion passing for the upper and lower group is .90
and .30 respectively, what is the discrimination index?
m. .40
n. .50
o. .60
p. .70
100. Mr. Mirasol who is a high school teacher in English conducted an item
analysis of her test. She found out that four of the items of the test obtained the
following difficulty and discrimination indices and as follows:
Item Number Difficulty Index Discrimination Index
1 .58 .49
2 .92 .72
3 .09 .32
4 .93 .15