Theodore Sizer and Deborah Meier are

a. trying to demonstrate that progressivism can work in today's public schools
b. progressives who have had great success in middle-class suburban, schools but not yet in poverty-level, central-city schools
c. working politically to pass state laws that mandate a progressive magnet school in every urban school district
d. a and c


A

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Rick Hanushek found that all other things equal, a child with a high-quality teacher will achieve a learning gain of 1.5 grade level equivalents whereas a student with a low-quality teacher achieves a gain of only .5 grade equivalents

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A. The survey is meaningless because of voluntary response bias. B. Nothing can be inferred as nothing is known of the personalities of the respondents. C. To improve the significance of the study, a random sample of respondents should have been carried out. D. The survey would be more significant is respondents were called to a focus group.

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To assess the writing ability of their intermediate students at the beginning of the school year some teachers ask students to

A. write a letter to them about themselves. B. bring a box of artifacts about themselves to share with the class. C. create a short report about themselves to share with the class. D. All of the above.

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