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What is the primary purpose of assessment, evaluation, and testing in an educational setting?
What is the primary purpose of assessment, evaluation, and testing in an educational setting?
- To provide instructors with information for scoring or grading
- To measure how much students are mastering the assigned materials
- To simplify the learning process
- To assess students' learning and how well they are meeting goals and objectives (correct)
Which term is used in the tutorial to refer to the process of measuring what students know and have learned?
Which term is used in the tutorial to refer to the process of measuring what students know and have learned?
- Measurement
- Evaluation
- Assessment (correct)
- Testing
What misconception might arise about assessments in an educational setting?
What misconception might arise about assessments in an educational setting?
- Assessments are primarily for instructors' benefit
- Assessments do not help students assess their own learning
- Assessments are only used for scoring and grading (correct)
- Assessments are not relevant outside the classroom
What do education professionals typically distinguish between in an educational setting?
What do education professionals typically distinguish between in an educational setting?
Why is assessment important according to the text?
Why is assessment important according to the text?