Explain the implication of No Child Left Behind for students with disabilities
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Answers should indicate that the law was not written specifically for students with disabilities. The law required that all children be tested in grades 3 through 8, in reading and math, by tests developed by the state. Response should include a discussion of Adequate Yearly Progress and testing accommodations.
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A teacher constructed a math test and found that it correlates highly with grades students are receiving in their math class. She also learns that students who scored high on the test also made the best grades in the following math course. These findings provide ____ evidence of the test's validity
a. predictive c. predictive and concurrent b. concurrent d. divergent and concurrent
Jane and John were assessed in reading. The standard error of measurement (SEM) for the scores is 3.5. Jane obtained a score of 80 and John obtained 78 on the reading assessment. Is it reasonable to conclude that Jane and John have the same reading ability?
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
To help your first graders understand the concept of living things, you bring a pet hamster to class and have your first-graders pet it and feel it breathing. You also show your students two different bean plants, one that they planted a week ago, and a second that they planted two weeks ago, and pictures of other plants and animals. You guide the students with questions, such as noticing that
the bean plant they planted two weeks ago is taller than the one planted one week ago, as well as others to help them to the idea of living things. Your actions best illustrate which phase of instruction? a. Planning for instruction b. Implementing instruction c. Assessing learning d. Diagnosing students
The main reason why science learning is so difficult to assess is:
a. science is more difficult than other domains b. science vocabulary is challenging c. there are many subdomains to consider d. students do not learn important procedural skills