Identify three advantages to the decentralization of new course development.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: (1) Greater teacher involvement in textbook selection, (2) greater teacher participation in the development of lesson plans, and (3) greater teacher involvement in the implementation of teaching strategies. (Any order.)
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The results of an experimental study were statistically significant (p<.01). The researcher rejected the null hypothesis and accepted the alternative. In reality, there was no difference between the groups. The researcher
a. made a Type I error. c. made a correct decision . b. made a Type II error. d. rejected a false null hypothesis.
The school board has passed a resolution requiring all male teachers to wear a tie while teaching, except during physical education classes, shop classes, or other classes where legitimate health or safety reasons make wearing a tie problematic. Several teachers have objected that this dress code infringes on their free speech rights by denying them an opportunity to express themselves through
their dress, and that the regulation discriminates on the basis of gender. They refuse to wear ties, are charged with insubordination, and suspended until they comply with the school's dress code. The teachers sue the school. please answer Plaintiff (P) or Defendant (D) according to which of these parties is most likely to prevail (the school is the Defendant (D) in each case):
Benchmarks are
A. a type of scoring in which the teacher assigns a single score to students' work. B. a system which reports an independent score for each of the criteria of the assessment. C. examples of student work that illustrate each scoring level. D. written descriptions that detail each level of achievement.
One disadvantage of using standardized achievement tests is that
A. procedures for their administration are strictly established and must be followed. B. scoring procedures are ambiguous. C. many tests assume that all students have been exposed to the content that has been tested. D. many tests can't be used for screening and monitoring progress.