NITTT Practice Quiz

Question 1

A faculty member wants to assess students’ laboratory reports using a rubric. Which feature most directly makes the assessment rubric-based rather than impressionistic?

Accepted Answer

Using predefined criteria with performance level descriptions before scoring

Question 2

Which statement best distinguishes an analytic rubric from a holistic rubric in performance assessment?

Accepted Answer

An analytic rubric scores separate criteria individually, while a holistic rubric gives one overall judgment

Question 3

Which revision would best improve the validity of a rubric intended to assess problem-solving in engineering design?

Accepted Answer

Add criteria for reasoning process, feasibility, and justification of design choices

Question 4

A department wants to use one rubric score to certify whether student teachers are classroom-ready. Which concern is most important if the rubric combines many criteria into a single total without reporting subscores?

Accepted Answer

It may mask critical weaknesses in specific competencies despite an acceptable total

Question 5

While designing a rubric for a design project, a teacher writes a criterion called “good work.” Why is this problematic?

Accepted Answer

It is too broad and vague to support consistent scoring

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