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Praxis II PLT 5-9 Test Prep

Category - PRAXIS Principles of Learning and Teaching 5-9

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Ms. Moniz teaches a class on study skills to students entering the 9th grade. In her first class she asks students to complete a learning style inventory. The purpose of the learning style inventory is to determine what type of learner each student is - visual, auditory, or kinesthetic. She uses this to tailor instruction. Which of the following type of assessment would a learning style inventory be classified as?
  1. Formative Assessment
  2. Diagnostic Assessment
  3. Summative Assessment
  4. Criterion-based Assessment
Explanation
Answer: B - Diagnostic Assessment. The purpose of a diagnostic assessment is to discover what students know and can do, and where there may be areas of difficulty. A learning style inventory can provide data with which to determine best instructional practices based on a no-stakes assessment tool.
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