A parent of a 3rd grader wants their child to be moved up a grade level due to her scoring at a grade equivalency of 4.0 on a standardized measure. Would you move this child up based on the grade equivalency?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should include:
No, grade equivalencies should be interpreted with considerable caution. That test score indicates that her performance was comparable to a beginning fourth grader but that test does not reflect all the skills and competencies that is expected of a student in the fourth grade.
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a. priming b. synesthesia c. levels of processing d. phonological processing
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a. Independent variable b. Dependent variable c. Extraneous or confounding variable d. Controlling variable
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a. differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. b. differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior. c. differential reinforcement of lower rates. d. differential reinforcement of other behavior.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false