One reason why school psychologists use intelligence tests to help them determine whether a student is eligible for special education services is because such tests have evidence of
a. construct validity.
b. predictive validity.
c. user validity.
d. internal consistency.
b
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To what does the alphabetic principle refer?
A. Understanding the relevance of phoneme position in words and phrases B. Understanding the sequence of letters in written words represents the sequence of sounds in spoken words C. Understanding the use of word order and context to determine the meanings of unknown words D. Understanding the guidelines for breaking words into smaller parts in order to decode their meanings
Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of effective assessments?
a. The assessment is aligned with the teacher's learning objectives. b. The assessment is a form of positive reinforcement for students. c. The assessment provides information about students' thinking. d. The assessment promotes learning in students.
Interpretative action research is understanding phenomena in schools and providing interpretation to the meaning. Which are the following support this action?
a. Implementation of a new curriculum b. Interactions between teachers and students on controversial issues c. Inquiry on school culture d. All of these
The history of slavery and the slave trade in the Western Hemisphere shows that
A. When the legal slave trade ended in the United States, over 95 percent of enslaved Africans had been taken to South America and the Caribbean. B. Prior to the Civil War, between 25 and 30 percent of the African American population were freedmen and women. C. Free people of color could not own real estate, were denied the right to bear arms without a permit, and were excluded from the militia and from carrying U. S. mail. D. The majority of Southern Whites earned low incomes and but most owned one or more slaves.