What is a major problem associated with the content area strengths and weaknesses approach in diagnostic assessment?
a. It cannot be used as a pretest.
b. It gives faulty information on students' weak areas.
c. It does not give enough detail about a student's difficulties.
d. It must be administered individually.
c
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One characteristic of an effective integrated middle school curriculum includes:
a. a central problem is collaboratively identified by teachers and students for study and exploration. b. the teacher selects the issue or problem for study since she or he knows students' academic ability. c. students use traditional paper and pencil assessment devices rather than authentic means of assessment. d. the curricular boundary lines continue because achievement in single curricular areas is essential for effective learning to occur.
Jason is a biology teacher who has noticed that Umae, who has very high standardized test scores, is not doing well in his class. She sits at the back of the room and has minimal interaction with the other students. When it is time to take out the microscopes for observation she always chooses the oldest one that does not function particularly well. Recent research shows that in order to try and
help her performance, the most important thing he can do is to A) make certain that she gets the best microscope. B) assign the student with the highest biology grade to be her partner. C) assist her in developing social relationships with the other students. D) move her to the front where she will feel more at the center of classroom activities.
In order to ensure that all students receive the free appropriate public education mandated by IDEA, collaboration should involve each of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. effective communication B. cooperation C. shared problem solving D. differentiated instruction
A teacher cannot state with certainty in advance what will or will not be a positive reinforcer for a particular
student. Explain. What will be an ideal response?