Which One of the Following Illustrates How Classroom Assessment Practices

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following illustrates how classroom assessment practices might affect students' epistemic beliefs?

• A) Susan thinks that "art appreciation" means memorizing paintings and their artists because every test in her art appreciation class asks her to label a series of paintings and identify the painter of each one.
• B) Because Geraldine consistently receives low marks on assignments in her history class, she is convinced that her teacher is "out to get her."
• C) Duncan mistakenly believes that how well he does on his weekly spelling tests will be the determining factor in whether he gets promoted to fourth grade.
• D) Martin has heard that "Mr. Stewart's tests are really picky," so he is very anxious when he prepares for his first test in Mr. Stewart's class.

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