Define the term validity as it relates to standardized testing
What will be an ideal response?
Validity refers how accurately a test measures what its users want it to measure. The degree of validity a test is judged to have depends on both the type and quality of supporting evidence that can be generated. This evidence allows those who give the tests to draw accurate inferences about the nature of the test taker.
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In helping students develop positive relationships with their peers, it is crucial that teachers
a. intervene swiftly and severely when any student expresses a concern about treatment by others. b. set conditions so students from all cultural groups feel valued and accepted in class and in school. c. are of the same ethnic/cultural heritage of their students. d. allow students to choose their own seating assignments and grouping assignments.
To help students use content-area textbooks more effectively, teachers should:
a) model narrative text-reading strategies b) model expository text-reading strategies c) teach elements of story structure d) encourage use of open-mind portraits
Which of the following is okay for a teacher to use when working with young adolescent students in the classroom?
(a) frown (b) nagging (c) threats and ultimatums (d) loud talk, yelling, and screaming (e) all or any of the above (f) none of the above is okay for the teacher to use
Albert believes that since he is a boy he is supposed to be strong and in charge, but he isn't supposed to reveal uncertainties about himself. This belief is best described as:
a. gender stereotyping. b. gender-role identity. c. gender self-efficacy d. gender-specific behavior.