Assessment

51. This is the largest annual survey of rural children every year.

A. PEAS
B. NEAS
C. ASER
D. SAFE

Ans: C. ASER

52. It is a Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education that offers qualifications in both English and Urdu.

A. PEAS
B. FG
C. BISE
D. AKU-EB

Ans: D. AKU-EB

53. PEC is an abbreviation for:

A. Punjab Education Commission
B. Punjab Examination Commission
C. Punjab Evaluation Commission
D. Pakistan Education Commission

Ans: B. Punjab Examination Commission

54. Before the establishment of PEC, the examinations were organized by:

A. DPI
B. ASER
C. NEAS
D. PEAS

Ans: A. DPI

55. National Testing Service was established in:

A. July 2002
B. June 2002
C. July 2003
D. July 2004

Ans: A. July 2002

56. Most assessment and evaluation agencies follow the:

A. Bloom’s taxonomy
B. SOLO taxonomy
C. Both A and B
D. DOK

Ans: A. Bloom’s taxonomy

57. Which is not an international testing and assessment agency:

A. ETS
B. IAEA
C. ASER
D. CFAS

Ans: C. ASER

58. Educational Testing Service develops various standardized tests primarily in the United States for:

A. K-12 education
B. Higher Education
C. Both A and B
D. None

Ans: C. Both A and B

59. A test is __________ if no group of students is either advantaged or disadvantaged due to factors such as the language or content of the questions.

A. Fair
B. Valid
C. Reliable
D. Standardized

Ans: A. Fair

60. It is one of 51 “Fulbright Commissions” located throughout the world.

A. IAEA
B. USEFP
C. CFAS
D. ETS

Ans: B. USEFP

61. It’s a World Bank initiative to benchmark learning assessment policies and systems in developed and developing countries around the world.

A. USEFP
B. CFAS
C. SABER
D. None

Ans: C. SABER

62. READ is a major program executed by the World Bank in close consultation with:

A. Russia
B. Japan
C. America
D. Australia

Ans: A. Russia

63. NEAS sets its assessment designs on:

A. Norm-referenced tests
B. Criterion-referenced tests
C. Both A and B
D. None

Ans: B. Criterion-referenced tests

64. ASER is a __________ assessment organization in nature.

A. Public
B. Private
C. Autonomous
D. NGO

Ans: B. Private

65. PEC is a public assessment organization which promotes quality and equity in education by providing fair and valid information about students of:

A. V, VIII grade
B. V, VII grade
C. VI grade only
D. None

Ans: A. V, VIII grade

66. The process of creating test specification guides detailed test development activities in a:

A. Brief way
B. Systematic way
C. Complete aspects
D. None

Ans: B. Systematic way

67. Test specifications and test blueprints are sometimes used almost:

A. Differently
B. Interchangeably
C. Simply
D. Both A and C

Ans: B. Interchangeably

68. The production and creation of effective test questions, designed to measure important content at an appropriate level is one of the greatest challenges for test developers.

A. Cognitive
B. Psychomotor
C. Affective
D. All of the above

Ans: A. Cognitive

69. The choice of item format is a major source of:

A. Validity evidence of the test
B. Reliability
C. Objectivity
D. Subjectivity

Ans: A. Validity evidence of the test

70. Training of item writers is an important validity issue for:

A. Assessment
B. Objectivity
C. Test developers
D. Subjectivity

Ans: C. Test developers

71. The word test is derived from the Latin word:

A. Testum
B. Testus
C. Testo
D. Assess

Ans: A. Testum

72. Holistic approaches to assessment have become popular because they promise economy of effort from the assessment side but they are not easy to:

A. Design
B. Assess
C. Validate
D. None

Ans: A. Design

73. There is increasing reference to the use of authentic assessment in:

A. Primary education
B. Secondary education
C. Tertiary education
D. Both A and B

Ans: D. Both A and B

74. An advantage of authentic assessment is that it allows:

A. Observation of problem-solving
B. Indication of a student’s level of functioning across a range of situations
C. Tasks as real-life problems
D. All of the above

Ans: D. All of the above

75. If the learning outcomes are cognitive or knowledge-based, then the first choice of assessment is:

A. Short question
B. True/false
C. Questioning
D. MCQs

Ans: C. Questioning

76. It is viewed as a means of assessment that encourages learning and student participation.

A. Performance-based assessment
B. Practical assessment
C. Portfolios
D. None

Ans: C. Portfolios

77. Portfolios offer students the freedom to construct their own assessment and enhance:

A. Critical analysis
B. Comprehension
C. Confidence
D. Consistency

Ans: A. Critical analysis

78. Portfolios still serve as a form of:

A. Diagnostic assessment
B. Formal assessment
C. Summative assessment
D. Informal assessment

Ans: C. Summative assessment

79. Alternative assessment, often called authentic, comprehensive, or performance assessment, is usually designed by the:

A. Teachers
B. Schools
C. Teachers and students
D. None

Ans: A. Teachers

80. Alternative assessments are designed so that the content of the assessment matches to the content of the:

A. Syllabus
B. Curriculum
C. Instructions
D. Both A and C

Ans: C. Instructions