Cuestionario - Catedra 9no C1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?. a. Assessment skills. b. Literacy skills only. c. Life skills only. d. Learning skills (The Four Cs).

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?. a. Students will always perform better. b. The lesson will automatically become easier. c. The instruction may not align with the expected learning outcomes. d. Standards are optional when using textbooks.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?. a. Voting. b. Consultation. c. Command. d. Consensus.

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

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?. a. Pressure to conform. b. Continuous improvement. c. Accountability. d. Institutional autonomy.

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?. a. The evaluation becomes faster. b. The results may not be useful for achieving institutional goals. c. Stakeholders will participate more actively. d. Accreditation is automatically guaranteed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?. a. Responding strategically to evaluation results. b. Conducting a new external evaluation. c. Completing accreditation. d. Ignoring stakeholder participation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?. a. Students will become more independent. b. Students may not develop the competencies needed for future challenges. c. Students will memorize content more effectively. d. Lesson planning becomes easier.

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

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?. a. Stakeholder participation from the beginning of the project. b. Resource allocation before planning. c. Top-down decision-making. d. Evaluation after project completion only.

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

A project team defines measurable indicators before implementing an educational program. What is the primary purpose of these indicators?. a. To replace teacher observations. b. To reduce project costs. c. To motivate students only. d. To verify whether project objectives are being achieved.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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