Michael Apple fears the push for standards and tests runs the risk of affixing _________ on children at-risk and their teachers:

a) Time pressures
b) Labels
c) Early promotions
d) Achievement


B

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Changes that occur in the sample in a longitudinal study over time that make it less representative than it was at the start of the study create

A. a cohort effect. B. perceptual bias. C. sample bias. D. generalization deficits.

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Three of the following strategies should foster the development of students' social skills. Which strategy, although possibly beneficial in other ways, will not foster more appropriate social skills?

a. When Ms. Ackerman sees two students having a disagreement they can't resolve by themselves, she meets with them and asks each of them to look at the situation from the other person's perspective. b. Mr. Brightman conducts cooperative learning activities at least once a week. c. During an important district-wide achievement test, Ms. Chambers reminds her students to keep their eyes on their own papers. d. Mr. Dunn will not tolerate sexist or racist jokes in his classroom and openly tells his students so.

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What is one advantage of using a pin board in the classroom?

A. They enable users to organize photos, video, and other information onto digital boards by lesson, unit, grade-level, or subject area. B. They allow students to learn independently. C. Pin boards are not affected by cyber-bullying issues. D. None of the above.

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Why must assessment be based on the child's work over time?

A. So that both the teacher and student can point to the growth of the child's writing in specific terms and with sample writings that illustrate that growth. B. So that the teacher can give the student a letter grade for each writing assignment. C. So that the child will feel good about the writing progress he has made. D. So that the teacher and the student can have a conference about the students writing progress.

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