QA4ODFL2/Certification/Assessment

Quiz

• Which of the following statements is true about open schools?
  • Open schools only offer the curriculum that is offered in the formal school system.
    • Incorrect answer: Open schools can also offer subjects not offered in formal schools
  • Open schools do not offer a curriculum that is offered in the formal school system.
    • Incorrect answer: Open schools offer curriculum that is offered in formal schools, in addition to other offerings
  • Open schools offer vocational and technical courses in addition to the curriculum that is offered in the formal school system.
    • Correct answer: Open schools offer curriculum offered in formal schools as well as technical and vocational courses
  • Open schools are only established in countries where the quality of school education is very poor.
    • Incorrect answer: Open schools are offered even in countries with good education
• Which of the following is not an advantage of having open schooling in a country?
  • Open schooling provides a second chance for learners who fail in the formal school system.
    • Incorrect answer: Providing a second chance is an advantage of having open schools
  • Open schooling is flexible enough to accommodate learners who have passed formal school-going age.
    • Incorrect answer: Flexibility of accommodating learners who are above formal school-going age is an advantage of having open schools
  • Open schooling has potential to enrol larger numbers of learners than the traditional schooling system.
    • Incorrect answer: One of the advantages of open schools is that they have the potential to enrol larger numbers of learners than formal schools
  • Open schooling does not make use of technology.
    • Correct answer: Not making use of technology in an open school is not an advantage of having this type of education
• Which of the following statements is not true?
  • Subjects like plumbing, house electrification, automotive mechanics can be included in the open school curriculum.
    • Incorrect answer: Vocational and technical subjects can be included in open school curriculum
  • Open school offerings should be informed by contextual analysis data.
    • Incorrect answer: Open school curriculum should be informed by contextual analysis
  • Open school learners do not sit for end of year examinations.
    • Correct answer: Open school learners sit for examinations at the end of the year, just like formal school learners
  • Once they enrol in open schools, learners cannot move back to the formal school system.
    • Incorrect answer: Open school learners can proceed to tertiary level without going back to the formal school system
• All of the following are natural phenomena that can disrupt formal schooling except
  • Volcanic eruptions.
    • Incorrect answer: Volcanic eruptions can disrupt formal schooling
  • Tsunamis.
    • Incorrect answer: Tsunamis can disrupt formal schooling
  • Flooding.
    • Incorrect answer: Flooding can disrupt formal schooling
  • Waterfalls.
    • Correct answer: No waterfalls can disrupt formal schooling
• Which of the following statements is true of Blue economies?
  • Blue economy refers to the sustainable exploitation of ocean resources for economic growth.
    • Correct answer: Blue economies involves sustainable use of ocean resources to grow country economies
  • Blue economy refers to improving the livelihoods of people from water resources without preserving the ocean ecosystem.
    • Incorrect answer: Blue economies involve using resources whist at the same time preserving them
  • Blue economy refers to avoiding using oceanic waters because they are polluted.
    • Incorrect answer: Blue economies involve using ocean resources wisely enough to keep them sustainable
  • Blue economy refers to the sinking of as many mines in oceans as possible in order to provide employment.
    • Incorrect answer: Blue economies does not only refer to mining
• Which of the following is an advantage of using tablets over desktops in teaching and learning?
  • Tablets are portable and therefore can be used by the learner away from school.
    • Correct answer: Tablets can be used anywhere because they are portable
  • Tablets have bigger screens than desktops.
    • Incorrect answer: Tablets have smaller screens than desktops
  • Tablets have Wi-Fi connection all the time.
    • Incorrect answer: It is not true that tablets have Wi-Fi connections all the time
  • Tablets are small and therefore more vulnerable to thefts
    • Incorrect answer: That tablets are small and vulnerable to thieves is not an advantage of using them over desktops
• For your open school learners to access learning resources on Moodle, they need to have stable Wi-Fi.
  • True.
    • Correct answer: Accessing Moodle requires stable Wi-Fi
  • False.
    • Incorrect answer: You cannot access Moodle resources without stable Wi-Fi
• Assessment for learning is important because
  • It always involves shorter tasks.
    • Incorrect answer: It is not true that assessment for learning always involves shorter tasks
  • It consists only of authentic tasks.
    • Incorrect answer: Assessment for learning does not always involve authentic tasks
  • It is easy for the teacher to do the marking.
    • Incorrect answer: Assessment for learning is not always easy to mark
  • It supports learning.
    • Correct answer: Assessment for learning is important because it supports learning
• One of the reasons why assessment raises intense emotions in learners is because:
  • learners associate it with grading and placement.
    • Correct answer: Learners become emotional about assessment because they associate it with grading and placement
  • learners love assessment.
    • Incorrect answer: It is not true that assessment raises intense emotions because leaners love it
  • it is rarely administered in schools.
    • Incorrect answer: It is not true that assessment raises emotions because it is rarely administered in schools
  • it is always used for teaching and not for grading.
    • Incorrect answer: It is not true that assessment raises emotions because it is used for teaching and not for grading. In many schools, assessment is used for grading
• As a teacher, you would want to make use of peer and self-assessment because:
  • It increases student responsibility and autonomy.
    • Correct answer: Peer and self-evaluation increases responsibility and autonomy
  • You want to avoid marking.
    • Incorrect answer: Teachers do not use peer and self-evaluation because they want to avoid marking
  • You can’t afford to mark all the assignments for your learners.
    • Incorrect answer: Teachers don’t use peer and self-evaluation because they can’t mark all their learners’ work
  • You can’t meet your learners physically because they are distant.
    • Teachers don’t use peer and self-evaluation because they don’t meet their distance learners
• For formative assessment to be effective,
  • It must always be done by the teacher.
    • Incorrect answer: Formative assessment does not need to be administered by the teacher all the time for it to be effective
  • It must be done every week.
    • Incorrect answer: Formative assessment does not to be done every week for it to be effective
  • There must always be timely feedback to students.
    • Correct answer: Formative assessment is only effective if there is timely feedback
  • It should not be based on what learners have learned.
    • Incorrect answer: Formative assessment should be based on what learners learned
• Assessment as learning:
  • Promotes self-directed learning.
    • Correct answer: Assessment as learning promotes self-directed learning
  • Is only possible in a face-to-face learning environment.
    • Incorrect answer: Assessment as learning is not only confined to face-to-face learning
  • Cannot be encouraged through learning design.
    • Incorrect answer: Assessment as learning can be encouraged learning design
  • Is applicable only at tertiary level.
    • Incorrect answer: Assessment as learning is not only used at tertiary level
• In open schooling, where there is more independent learning than in face-to-face schooling,
  • Teachers should not assess learners.
    • Incorrect answer: Teachers should assess learners in open schooling, even if there is more independent learning
  • There should only be assessment of and not assessment for learning.
    • Incorrect answer: Both forms of assessment should be used in open schooling).
  • All three forms of assessment (assessment for, assessment of and assessment as learning) should be used.
    • Correct answer: All forms of assessment should be used in open schooling
  • There should be no recording of assessment results.
    • Incorrect answer: Assessment results should be recorded in open schooling
• Which of the following is a typical characteristic of authentic assessment?
  • Learners recall facts learnt.
    • Incorrect answer: Recall of facts is not authentic assessment
  • There is a call for indirect evidence.
    • Incorrect answer: In authentic assessment, there is direct evidence of what know and what one can do
  • The learner solves a practical, real-life problem as part of assessment.
    • Correct answer: In authentic assessment, learners solve real-life problems
  • The learner is not aware of how they will be assessed.
    • Incorrect answer: In authentic assessment learners know how they will be assessed because the rubric is shared in advance?
• You cannot give open school learners a project task for assessment
  • True.
    • Incorrect answer: You can give open school learners a project task for assessment
  • False.
    • Correct answer: It is not true that you cannot give open school learners a project task for assessment
• Which of the following activities would be at the highest level of the Bloom’s Taxonomy?
  • Remembering the year the COVID -19 pandemic occurred in a country.
    • Incorrect answer: Remembering is not at the highest level of the Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Identifying all the neighbouring countries of one’s country.
    • Incorrect answer: Identifying neighbouring countries is not at the highest level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Distinguishing between the different modes of transporting learners.
    • Incorrect answer: Distinguishing is not at the highest level of the Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Design a strategy for alleviating negative effects of flooding on schooling.
    • Correct answer: Designing a is at the highest level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
• All of the following factors can be potential threats for an open school except
  • The absence of a funding policy for open schooling in your country.
    • Incorrect Answer: Lack of a funding policy is a potential threat for open schooling
  • The acute shortage of schools in your country.
    • Correct answer: Acute shortage of schools is not a potential threat for open schools. On the contrary, it is an enabling factor for establishing them
  • Lack of personnel with ODL expertise in your country.
    • Incorrect answer: Lack of ODL expertise is a potential threat for open schools
  • Negative perceptions of distance education by the public.
    • Incorrect answer: Negative perceptions of distance education by the public is a potential threat of open schooling
• Which of the following measures would not be useful in retaining qualified staff in your organisation?
  • Supporting staff development initiatives, including providing study grants.
    • Incorrect answer: Supporting development initiatives helps retain staff
  • Appreciating the contribution staff play in the organisation.
    • Incorrect answer: Appreciation staff contributions helps retain staff
  • Providing employees with access to free or affordable grievance and other dispute resolution mechanisms.
    • Incorrect answer: Providing staff with access to free and affordable grievance and dispute resolution mechanisms is a way of retaining staff
  • Keeping information about opportunities away from staff.
    • Correct answer: Keeping information about opportunities away from staff is not a way of retaining staff
• Which of the following communication methods would be least suitable for open school learners?
  • Putting up notices on the school notice board.
    • Correct answer: Notice board notices are the least suitable method of communicating with open school learners because they hardly come to the offices
  • Sending a WhatsApp or Short Message Service (SMS).
    • Incorrect answer: This is one way of communicating with open school learners, depending on the technology they have easy access to
  • Making a radio announcement.
    • (Incorrect answer: This is one of the ways of communicating with open school learners
  • Using a courier system.
    • Incorrect answer: Use of couriers is a suitable way of communicating with open school learners
• All of the following should be considered when giving assignment feedback to open school learners except
  • The timing of feedback.
    • Incorrect answer: Timing of feedback should be considered when giving assignment feedback to open school learners
  • Clarity of feedback.
    • Incorrect answer: Clarity of feedback should be considered when giving assignment feedback to open school learners
  • The language used in giving the feedback.
    • Incorrect answer: Language should be considered when giving assignment feedback to open school learners
  • The weight of the learner
    • Correct answer: The weight of the learner should not be considered when giving assignment feedback to open school learners)