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Question

A teacher administers targeted tasks to identify the specific prerequisite skills and misconceptions responsible for a learner’s repeated errors, so that remedial teaching can be planned. Which type of test serves this purpose?

The correct answer is

diagnostic assessment

A diagnostic test identifies specific learning difficulties, prerequisite gaps and misconceptions to guide remediation. Diagnostic purpose is determined by this use of evidence, not by a universal requirement that items be very difficult or cover a very wide content area.

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Important Questions from Assessment

  1. In classical test theory an obtained score, which comprises a person's true score and error score is

  2. Teachers often use which type of testing to guide - "what and how to teach"?

  3. Which among the following are not considered Assessment as Learning?

    A. Teacher gives a unit test and assigns marks.

    B. Teacher asks students to grade the assignment of their peers.

    C. Teacher asks the students to do self assessment on a rubric

    D. Teacher asks students to write a reflective journal.

    E. Teacher gives grades and asks students to divide themselves into two groups based on their marks.

    Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  4. The key competencies to be assessed by a teacher in language assessment are _______.

    I. Reading with Comprehension

    II. Listening and Speaking

  5. Which of the following statement is NOT correct?

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