Question 1
The largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas is known as:
◦ the PISA
◦ the TIMSS
◦ the PIRLS
◦ the NAEP
Question 2
Two types of preassessment are suggested:
◦ one to determine if the content of the class was learned by the pupil, and the other to determine whether the teacher needs to reteach the concepts
◦ one to evaluate the pupils' possession of prerequisite knowledge and/or skills to begin study of the new subject matter, and the other to determine whether pupils have already mastered the subject matter to be presented
◦ one to assess the need for remedial action based on the data, and the other to create a posttest that will determine student mastery of the subject matter that was presented
◦ None of these