The 1983 report A Nation at Risk made five recommendations for education: 1) Five basics added to secondary school curriculum, 2) rigorous and measurable standards, 3) school year be extended, 4) enhanced preparation and professionalism for educators, 5) accountability. What education policy corresponds to these recommendations?
a. Academics and Accountability Act
b. Cardinal Principal of secondary education
c. National Defense Education Act
d. No Child Left Behind
ANS: D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Participants are provided with details of the research prior to the research commencing. This includes why the research is being carried out, what the research will be used for, what the participants are expected to do and for how long, how the data will be recorded and stored, who will see the data and their right to withdraw from the research. Participants are asked to sign a form to accept these conditions. What is this process known as?
A. Informed consent B. Validity C. Transparency D. Reliability
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a. Psychological b. Psychomotor c. Cognitive d. Affective
The effective teacher using a diagnostic approach
a. is concerned only with detecting needs to be improved. b. combines diagnosis and instruction within authentic reading experiences. c. helps students gain an appreciation of and interest in reading. d. does both b and c.