The legislature of the state in which you teach decides to adopt a set of learning standards for all K-12 school districts. In order to determine whether students have achieved these standards, it commissions a private testing company to create a set of achievement tests. Furthermore, the legislature decides that student promotions and graduations and financial rewards for school districts will

be determined by students' scores on the tests. This approach to testing is typically referred to as

a. norm-referenced testing.
b. criterion-referenced testing.
c. high-stakes testing.
d. performance testing.


C

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A) Talk. B) Track the Talker. C) Tell a Partner. D) Time to Learn.

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Define content enhancements and describe types of content enhancements.

What will be an ideal response?

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Because he wanted to follow the Common Core guidelines, fourth grade teacher Mike Marker required students to develop oral presentations. The teacher did not give guidelines and did not help with the assignment. The principal correctly reminded the teacher that to follow the Common Core, teachers should:

a) encourage informal conversations rather than presentations b) require students to read their speeches from note cards c) help students organize information for presentations d) make certain that students have a large audience for their presentations

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In adult employment, assistive technology services are likely provided by

a. PK-12 school. b. Institutions of Higher Education. c. Vocational rehabilitation. d. parent.

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