Grading Question Paper

1. Grading is assigning a score to a test or a composite set of recorder assessments, usually by means of a letter (A through F).

a) True*

b) False

2. It is advisable for teachers to use triangulation principle because _____.

a) teachers can get better understanding of TTs´ achievements and abilities using multiple measures*

b) they will assess not only tests but also participation and attendance

c) grading will be less time consuming

3. While incorporating non-achievement factors in the grading scheme (or criteria), teachers should not _____.

a) inform students about all criteria

b) evaluate if all criteria are measurable

c) getting familiar with institutional philosophy

d) grade primarily based on effort, motivation and behavior*

4. Imagine that you gave students a test and a priori provided grade rubric to them. You assigned an A for points 90-100, a B for points 80–89, etc. This means that you used ________ grading.

a)

You gave students a test. You see that all of them scored under 85 points (out of 100). You have decided to take the top 10 % of students and give them A, the next 20 % = B, the middle 40 % = C, the next 20 % = D, and the lowest 10 % = F. You used _____ grading, sometimes known as grading “on the curve”.

a) Relative*

b) Absolute

c) Fixed

6. Which of the following definitions describes a grade inflation?

a) adding a narrative evaluation to a numerical/letter grade

b) when higher grades like an A or a B are difficult to receive because a very small number of those grades can be given out

c) a rise in the number of “high” grades assigned to students (usually based on teacher´s empathy for students) *

7. Which of the following options is not an advantage of narrative evaluation?

a) Individualization

b) Face validity

c) Washback potential

d) Less time