Why is standardized assessment such an important component of American education today?
What will be an ideal response?
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The following statements concerning learning classified as Type 1 are true except:
A) include facts, rules and action sequences B) represent behaviors at the lower levels of complexity C) can be answered through memorization and practice D) include concepts, patterns and relationships
Jennifer is writing an introduction to her qualitative study about parents of children with rare diseases. Which of the following rationales might she add?
a. Understand what led to the disease. b. Determine the prevalence of such diseases. c. Give voice to under-represented groups. d. Test whether existing theories explain this group.
Occasionally people have false memories, "recalling" events that never actually happened. Three of the following false memories are consistent with research findings regarding when false memories are likely to form. Which one is inconsistent with research findings?
a. After seeing a photo of a girl who looks like her riding an elephant, 10-year-old Sally says, "Oh, yes, I remember that elephant ride." b. Eighteen-year-old Mark recalls attending a Jewish Bar Mitzvah when he was 13, even though he isn't Jewish and doesn't have any friends who are Jewish. c. Four-year-old Carmen is asked to imagine herself going to Disney World and meeting Snow White. Several months later she claims she actually did meet Snow White. d. As a requirement for his psychology class, 20-year-old Damion participates in a research study in which he's asked to read a group of 10 interrelated words (e.g., bed, pillow, dream). Afterward he claims that one of the words was sleep, even though it wasn't included in the list.
It's important for children with visual impairments to learn not to fear new experiences or injury so that they
a. feel comfortable communicating with others. b. enjoy school and perform well academically. c. are able to read braille accurately and quickly. d. develop a sense of control of themselves and their environments.