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C) Time-activity samples
D) Portfolio
D) Portfolio
Today Amata had an incident report in her backpack, stating that she pushed another girl on the
playground. Her mother says, "You are always pushing people," but Amata insists that she
hardly ever pushes. The most useful way to assess how often Amata pushes her peers would
be a

C) Tally
D) Self-evaluation
C) Tally
Self-evaluations are
A) Never reliable or useful with preschool-age children
B) Reliable ways of assessing children's current self-perception
C) Reliable ways of assessing children's general self-concept
D) Reliable ways of assessing children's ability
B) Reliable ways of assessing children's current self-perception
To provide a good and reliable assessment of children's mastery of the curriculum, portfolios
should
A) Focus on a single subject at multiple times during the school year
B) Focus on the child's best work (e.g. ability at the end of the year) in
many subjects
C) Be organized according to the programs stated instructional goals
D) None of the above are important in designing a good portfolio
C) Be organized according to the programs stated instructional goals
Which of the following is true of electronic portfolios? They

B) May facilitate sharing information among teachers and parents
After reading the textbook, you now recognize that
Reporting to parents
A) Is a good idea, as long as it does not take time away from teaching
B) Is a necessary part of teaching
C) Is sometimes a good idea, but can sometimes cause problems for
teachers
D) Should only be done with the child's permission
B) Is a necessary part of teaching
In traditional report cards, children are assigned letters or numbers.
Some schools now use report cards that list a continuum of increasingly advanced skills, and
mark the child's current subject mastery on the continuum at the end of each reporting period.
The first approach is an example of ________ assessment and the second an example of
______ assessment.

How would you evaluate the effectiveness of these two styles of report cards in communicating
with parents?