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  1. Question 1

    Assessors should always use best practice when planning and carrying out assessments. Which one of the options explains why this is necessary?
    • It will produce consistently effective assessments and reliable assessment results.
    • It will result in consistently effective assessments and the highest pass rates.
    • It will reduce the time taken for assessments and effectively minimise costs.
    • It will always produce higher candidate grades.

  2. Question 2

    Different types of oral question can be used to test different levers of cognitive skills. Which of the types given in the options is best suited to test understanding?
    • Divergent questions that require deductive reasoning.
    • Divergent questions, each with a small number of possible correct answers.
    • Convergent questions, each with a small number of probable correct answers.
    • Convergent questions, each with a unique correct answer.

  3. Question 3

    How can learning objectives and performance criteria be used to ensure that assessment is relevant and that all of them are covered within the assessment?
    • By forming each of the learning objectives and performance criteria into tasks and/or questions.
    • By having the same number of questions as there are learning objectives and performance criteria in the programme of learning.
    • By writing a learning objective and performance criteria for each question in the assessment.

  4. Question 4

    In relation to assessment of a candidate by direct observation, which of the following statements best describes the environment that the candidate should be required to perform the assessment task in?
    • Wherever possible the assessor should ensure that the condition of the environment is as close as possible to that in which the candidate would normally perform the work activity.
    • The assessor should ensure that the environment is warm and well ventilated so as to make the candidate as comfortable as possible.
    • The assessor should ensure that the environment is as quiet as possible to avoid distractions for the candidate.

  5. Question 5

    In relation to assessment of a candidate by direct observation, which one of the following statements best describes how an assessor should, wherever possible, select a task for the candidate to perform?
    • The assessor should select a task which would be a normal work activity for the candidate.
    • The assessor should select a task which is a simulation of a normal work activity.
    • The assessor should select a task which is based on an unusual work activity.
    • The assessor should select a task which is not based on a normal work activity.

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About this CBT test

Onboard Assessment is a CBT test with 44 questions and verified answers. Common topics include: direct observation, performance criteria, assessment candidate, main reason, work activity, assessor, relation, oral.

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