Assigning marks and ratings

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Other than the numerical grades found in student's report cards, teachers are asked to give remarks. On
which belief is this practice based?

Choose one answer.

Numerical grades have no meaning.

Giving remarks about each child is part of the assessment

task of every teacher.
Remarks, whether positive or negative, motivate both
parents and learner.
Grades do not reflect all developments that take place in Correct!
every learner.
Correct
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Question2
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Which statement holds TRUE to grades? Grades are _______.

Choose one answer.

exact measurement of intelligence and achievement

necessarily a measure of student's intelligence

intrinsic motivators for learning

a measure of achievement Correct!

Correct
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Question3
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Which CANNOT enhance the comparability of grades?

Choose one answer.

Determining factors for rating by individual teachers.

Using common conversion table for translating the test

scores to ratings.
 Formulating tests that very among teachers. Correct!

Giving weights to factors considered for rating done

individually by teachers.
Correct
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Question4
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With grading practice in mind, what is meant by teacher's severity error? A teacher ________.

Choose one answer.

tends to look down on student's answers

uses tests and quizzes as punitive measures

tends to give extremely low grades Correct!

gives unannounced quizzes

Correct
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Question5
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Comparability of grades could be improved by:

Choose one answer.

A. Individual teachers giving weights to factors

considered for rating
B. Using a common conversion table for translating test
scores into ratings
C. Allowing individual teachers to determine factors for Incorrect! The correct answer is B
rating
D. Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to
another
Incorrect
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Question6
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Is it wise practice to orient our students and parents on our grading system?
Choose one answer.

No, this will court a lot of complaints later.

Yes, but orientation must be only for our immediate

customers, the students.
Yes, so that from the very start student and their parents Correct!
know how grades are derived.
No, grades and how they are derived are highly
confidential.
Correct
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Question7
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Which error do teachers commit when they tend to overrate the achievement of students identified by
aptitude tests as gifted because they expect achievement and giftedness to go together?

Choose one answer.

A. Generosity error Correct!

B. Central tendency error

C. Severity error

D. Logical error

Correct
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Question8
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Which process enhances the comparability of grades?

Choose one answer.

Determining the level of difficulty of the test

Constructing departmentalized examinations for each subject Correct!

area

Using table of specifications

Giving more high-level questions

Correct
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Question9
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Which is described by norm-referenced grading?

Choose one answer.

A. The performance of the group Correct!

B. What constitutes a perfect score

C. The students' past performance

D. An absolute standard

Correct
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Question10
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In the context of grading, what is referred to as teacher's generosity error? A teacher _____.

Choose one answer.

rewards students who perform well

is overgenerous with praise

has a tendency to give high grades as compared to the Correct!

rest

gives way to students' bargain for no more quizzes

Correct
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