Foundations of Technology

Name:_______________________________
Unit 3 Lesson 6 Quiz
Selected Response Items
1. Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via
1. Written communication
2. Verbal communication
3. Print communication
4. Electronic communication
2. Which of the following situations is not considered part of telemedicine?
1. Videoconferencing
2. Word processing
3. Transmission of still images
4. Remote monitoring of vital signs
3. Telemedicine allows hospitals to optimize the use of their personnel by
1. Allowing outside specialists to view patient x-rays
2. Cross training doctors, nurses, and maintenance workers
3. Allowing doctors and nurses to take more vacation days
4. Outsourcing all possible work
4. Making medical-related images and simulations available to educate patients is an
example of?
1. Nursing call centers
2. Remote monitoring of vital signs
3. Videoconferencing
4. Continuing medical education
5. Healthcare workers in remote areas of the world can communicate with specialists using
webcams and ________________
1. Network security systems
2. Fiber optics
3. Satellites
4. Electrocardiograms
Assessment Instrument - Brief Constructed Response (BCR)
Students are expected to respond to one of the questions described below. Students should
provide examples to clarify their response.
1. Telemedicine reflects the convergence of technological advances in a number of fields,
including medicine, telecommunications, virtual presence, computer engineering,
informatics, artificial intelligence, robotics, materials science, and perceptual psychology.
Discuss how those topics overlap, while citing specific examples of how telemedicine has
been used to serve a community.
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2. New medical techniques, efficient health care delivery systems, improved diet and
sanitation, and a fuller understanding of the nature of health and disease create a better
chance of staying healthy. Compare and contrast the availability of medicine today versus
another period in technological history.

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Brief Constructed Response Item Rubric
Category
Below Average
Response
demonstrates an
implied, partial, or
Understanding
superficial
understanding of the
text and/or the
question.
Response lacks
transitional
information to show
the relationship
between the content
Focus
and the support to
the question.

Use of Related
Information

Response uses
minimal supporting
information to clarify
or extend meaning.

Average
Response is written
technically and
precisely. The answer
demonstrates
understanding of the
topic.
Response addresses
the question,
includes pertinent
information, and
remains focused on
the topic.

Response uses
expressed and/or
implied supporting
information that
clarifies or extends
meaning.

Excellent
Response is written
technically and
precisely. The answer
demonstrates
understanding of the
topic and cites
specific examples.
Response addresses
the question, cites
specific examples,
includes pertinent
information, and
remains focused on
the topic. Details are
clearly stated and do
not detract from the
response.
Response uses clear
and concise examples
as well as supporting
information that
clarifies or extends
meaning.