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According to Molbæk (2023), institutional development is: A way to improve classroom and school functionality. A method to reduce curriculum load. A temporary project. A punishment system for weak teachers.

What is the Institutional Educational Plan (PEI)?. A financial document. A teacher recruitment policy. A roadmap for institutional vision and goals. A plan for sports activities.

Which of the following is an element of the PEI?. Random activities. Uniform design. Vision, objectives, goals, and strategies. Teacher salaries.

What is one principle in creating the Code of Coexistence?. Encourage authoritarian practices. Promote punishment only. Consider values and rights. Ignore students’ voices, but listen to parents.

What does the Supporting Teacher Effectiveness Project (STEP) focus on?. Identifying teacher mistakes. Removing underperforming schools. Hiring external consultants only. Finding and scaling teacher strengths (“bright spots”).

What is a collaborative team’s advantage in PLCs?. They ignore common assessments. They respond more effectively to student needs. They require fewer meetings. They reduce teacher accountability.

What is the main purpose of pre-assessment?. To assign final grades. To know students’ preparedness and learning differences. To replace lesson planning. To eliminate weaker students.

Which of the following is a feature of formative assessment?. Conducted only at the end of instruction. Independent of learning targets. Used to identify students’ learning difficulties during instruction. Focused solely on grades.

Which taxonomy revision is often duplicated during assessment planning?. Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences. Thorndike’s Laws of Learning. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Anderson & Krathwohl’s Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy.

What do summative assessments measure?. Students’ daily participation. The level of retention at the end of instruction. How well students are learning in real time. Teachers’ instructional quality only.

Which statement defines school improvement according to St. Gregory Academy (2024)?. Implementing random changes. Ignoring student development. Lowering academic standards. Raising standards through strategic actions.

What does OECD (2019) define as professional development?. Avoiding new methods. Activities that develop teacher skills and expertise. Designing final exams. Strict classroom discipline.

What does the continuous improvement process involve?. Ignoring data. Replacing teachers annually. Limiting stakeholder engagement. Routine collaboration and action plans.

What is a Professional Learning Community (PLC)?. A team of educators sharing ideas to improve teaching and learning. A parents’ committee for fundraising. A government agency controlling schools. A group of students sharing study notes.

What is the first step in the continuous improvement process?. Focus only on student discipline. Determine what is working and what needs to change. Ignore practices which doesn’t come from the leaders. Eliminate weak schools to strength others.

What is the first step in planning a common formative assessment?. Ask students to design the exam. Only evaluate favorite topics. Choose learning objectives and determine thinking levels. Randomly select test items.

Which of the following best defines rigor in assessments?. Making tests harder without purpose. Adding more questions. Reducing instructional support. Linking the difficulty of goals with appropriate assessments.

Which framework connects rigor with real-world application of knowledge?. SOLO Taxonomy. Gagné’s Nine Events. Bloom’s Original Taxonomy. Rigor/Relevance Framework.

What is the main purpose of formative assessment?. To check how well students are learning while instruction is ongoing. To punish students for errors. To replace teachers’ evaluations. To summarize learning at the end of the course.

Why is hypothesizing important when students struggle?. It eliminates teamwork. It identifies why students did not meet learning goals. It helps guess without evidence. It avoids further assessment.

What is the main goal of the STEP framework?. To standardize testing. To reduce teacher collaboration. To improve teacher effectiveness. To limit professional growth.

Why is the PEI important?. It replaces assessments and reduces anxiety on students. It focuses only on discipline. It guides school management and improvement. It reduces teacher workload.

What is COLMENA?. A private assessment company. A student competition. A new grading system. A system of school management tools in Ecuador.

When is the PEI created?. During institutional planning stages. At the end of each course. Only after national exams. Whenever a teacher request.

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the STEP initiative?. Encourage continual learning. Identify effective practices. Eliminate teacher collaboration. Build teacher leadership ability.

According to Black & Wiliam (1998), when used effectively, assessment is: Neutral in its impact. Only a measure of performance. Harmful for student learning. One of the most effective tools to improve learning.

Which of the following ensures formative assessment validity?. Random unrelated questions. Using only multiple-choice items. Allowing students to skip objectives. Items closely aligned with material taught.

Which practice helps students who need more support?. Ignoring learning differences. Differentiating instruction and accommodations. Only offering summative tests. Providing identical tasks to all.

Which is NOT an example of accommodation or modification?. Modifying curriculum tasks. Adjusting assessment practices. Ignoring student needs. Enlarging print for visually impaired students.

What is a key feature of effective summative assessment?. Determines pacing, strategies, and curriculum alignment. Conducted daily in class. Focused only on behavior. Designed without standards.

A school principal wants teachers to make an important curriculum decision together after discussing different viewpoints until everyone supports the final decision. Which decision-making approach is being used?. Consultation. Consensus. Command. Voting.

Which classroom practice best reflects the purpose of lesson planning discussed in the presentation?. Preparing activities only minutes before class. Repeating exactly the same lesson every year. Reflecting on previous lessons to improve future instruction. Eliminating assessments to save time.

Following a pre-assessment, a teacher realizes that students have different learning needs and adjusts instruction accordingly. Which instructional principle is being applied?. Standardization. Memorization. Teacher-centered instruction. Differentiation.

Which statement best defines the purpose of an educational center evaluation?. To assess the quality, effectiveness, and performance of an educational institution. To replace the school's strategic plan. To determine teachers' salaries. To compare schools based only on students' grades.

Which situation best represents the purpose of educational evaluation related to improvement?. Publishing school rankings only. Increasing tuition fees. Reducing curriculum content. Using evaluation results to strengthen teaching and learning processes.

A proficiency scale provides more information than a single learning objective because it: Describes different levels of student mastery and progress. Eliminates formative assessment. Focuses only on struggling students. Measures only final exam scores.

According to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), what is the main purpose of the anchor standards?. To replace grade-specific standards. To establish expectations for college and career readiness across grade levels. To organize school schedules. To assess teachers' performance.

A teacher writes the objective: "Students will learn English." According to SMART objectives, what is the main weakness?. It is time-based. It is measurable. It is relevant. It is not specific or measurable enough.

A school leadership team regularly analyzes student performance data before introducing new instructional strategies. Which principle of continuous improvement is being applied?. Teacher autonomy without evidence. Decision-making based on intuition. Standardized instruction for all learners. Data-informed decision-making.

An educational institution decides to evaluate its programs without first defining what it expects to improve. According to the presentation, what is the main consequence of this decision?. Stakeholders will participate more actively. The evaluation becomes faster. Accreditation is automatically guaranteed. The results may not be useful for achieving institutional goals.

A student says, "I'm at Level 2 because I can identify the idea, but I can't explain it with evidence." What advantage of proficiency scales does this statement demonstrate?. Grades become less objective. Students become aware of their own learning progress. Students memorize grading criteria. Teachers no longer need assessments.

Which characteristic best distinguishes an effective lesson plan from an ineffective one?. It contains many unrelated activities. It focuses only on finishing the textbook. It avoids real-life examples. Every activity contributes to achieving a clear learning objective.

When developing a proficiency scale, why should teachers first "unwrap" the standards?. To reduce lesson preparation time. To replace formative assessment. To identify the specific knowledge and skills students must master. To simplify classroom management.

Which practice best reflects effective project management in educational institutions?. Monitoring results only after the project finishes. Establishing clear objectives, allocating resources effectively, and monitoring progress continuously. Focusing exclusively on infrastructure improvements. Assigning goals without consulting stakeholders.

Why is identifying potential risks during project planning considered essential in the Logical Framework Approach?. Because anticipating possible obstacles improves project implementation and monitoring. Because risks eliminate the need for evaluation. Because risks determine the project budget. Because projects should only focus on successful outcomes.

According to the presentation, why should teachers analyze student data before making instructional decisions?. To rank students publicly. To compare teachers' salaries. To identify learning needs and adapt instruction effectively. To eliminate classroom assessments.

A teacher designs a lesson directly from a textbook without reviewing the national learning standards. According to the presentation, what is the main limitation of this approach?. Students will always perform better. Standards are optional when using textbooks. The instruction may not align with the expected learning outcomes. The lesson will automatically become easier.

A teacher asks students to solve a community problem by working in groups, discussing ideas, and presenting a digital solution. Which category of 21st-century skills is being promoted most directly?. Life skills only. Learning skills (The Four Cs). Assessment skills. Literacy skills only.

According to the presentation, what does "Preview the end in mind" mean in an educational evaluation?. Waiting until the evaluation is completed before setting objectives. Focusing on accreditation requirements. Establishing clear goals and expected outcomes before beginning the evaluation process. Conducting the evaluation before planning.

Why is educational center evaluation commonly conducted by independent organizations or accrediting bodies?. To ensure an objective assessment based on established quality standards. To eliminate institutional autonomy. To replace school administrators. To reduce teachers' responsibilities.

According to Marzano's proficiency scale, which level represents mastery of the expected learning target?. Level 4.0. Level 1.0. Level 2.0. Level 3.0.

A teacher believes that educational reforms are temporary trends and decides to continue using the same teaching strategies every year. According to the presentation, what is the greatest risk of this attitude?. Students may not develop the competencies needed for future challenges. Lesson planning becomes easier. Students will memorize content more effectively. Students will become more independent.

Why is digital literacy considered essential in 21st-century education?. Because students must distinguish reliable information from misinformation. Because textbooks are no longer useful. Because technology replaces teachers. Because students need to memorize more online information.

Which situation best demonstrates the purpose of a logframe?. Recording attendance during meetings. Summarizing objectives, activities, resources, risks, and indicators in a structured format. Writing the school's annual budget only. Listing teachers' responsibilities without defining objectives.

According to the presentation, what is feedback in the context of educational evaluation?. A list of disciplinary actions for teachers. Information about an institution's strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. A financial report prepared by administrators. A final examination administered to students.

After receiving an evaluation report, a school immediately develops an action plan with measurable objectives. Which stage of responding to evaluation findings is being demonstrated?. Responding strategically to evaluation results. Ignoring stakeholder participation. Completing accreditation. Conducting a new external evaluation.

A school changes its instructional practices simply because another institution does so, without considering its own evaluation results. Which drawback of evaluation does this reflect?. Pressure to conform. Accountability. Continuous improvement. Institutional autonomy.

A school wants to implement a bilingual education program. Before defining activities, the principal organizes meetings with students, teachers, and parents to identify their needs. Which principle of the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) is being applied?. Top-down decision-making. Evaluation after project completion only. Stakeholder participation from the beginning of the project. Resource allocation before planning.

A foreign language project includes student exchanges and cultural immersion activities. According to the presentation, what additional benefit does this provide besides language learning?. It reduces instructional time. It guarantees higher examination scores. It eliminates communication barriers immediately. It promotes intercultural understanding and appreciation of diversity.