FIRE INSTRUCTOR 1 PRACTICE EXAM, ACTUAL EXAM AND

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FIRE INSTRUCTOR 1 PRACTICE EXAM, ACTUAL EXAM AND

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Fire instructor 1 practice questions and answers Which of the following examines a student's knowledge and measures the level of skill or knowledge that has been reached.

• evaluation
• testing
• scoring
• grading - ANSWER-d.

Test that compare individual student performance to the performance of others who have taken the same test

• prescriptive
• summative
• Critical-referenced
• Norm-referenced - ANSWER-d
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Prescriptive, formative, and summative tests fall under:

• Purpose classification
• Administration classification
• Criterion-referenced assessments
• Norm-referenced assessments - ANSWER-a

An example of a subjective test is:

• multiple choice
• True/False
• Essay
• Fill-in-the-blank - ANSWER-c

When administering a performance test, the instructor should:

• Ensure there is an alignment between the skill and the course content
• Not allow time to practice before the test
• Administer the test to each student in a manner that best suits the student 2 / 4

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• Post test score in a public location - ANSWER-a

Which of the following is a method to minimize dishonesty during a testing situation

• Score test in front of student
• Use different versions of the test within one class or different classes
• allow students to use any reference material during the test
• allow students to take a copy of the test with them after class - ANSWER-b

Feedback to students should be

• focused to the student, not the action
• vague
• timely and prompt
• given only when requested - ANSWER-c

Gilberta is a firefighter in your department. She is a good firefighter, but you are concerned about her ability to complete the physical ability entrance exam and drag the dummy out of the building; after all, she is a woman. What evaluation error must be guarded against in this situation? 3 / 4

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• recency effect
• Central tendency effect
• Personal bias effect
• none of the above - ANSWER-c

James just aced the skills item requiring him to inspect a SCBA. Because you are short on time, you determine that James clearly knows all there is to know about SCBA's and decide to give him an automatic pass on all other SCBA skills. What evaluator error has just been made?

• Personal bias
• Leniency effect
• Halo effect
• Central tendency effect - ANSWER-c

A test may be biased when

• regional jargon is used in the questions
• Gender references encompass both genders
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