Which one of the following is the best example of high-stakes testing?
a. A teacher uses test scores from the students in her class to make decisions about what content she will teach during the second semester.
b. A teacher awards over 50% of the students in his class an âFâ based on their scores on a midterm exam.
c. An administrator uses student test scores from one school to better understand student achievement and make a teaching style recommendation to teachers.
d. An administrator uses test scores from a sample of students to draw conclusions about district-level teacher performance and make a recommendation to change teacher pay.
d. An administrator uses test scores from a sample of students to draw conclusions about district-level teacher performance and make a recommendation to change teacher pay.
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a. ?100% of parents use spanking on toddlers b. ?80% of parents use spanking on preschoolers c. ?50% of parents use spanking on toddlers d. ?40% of parents use spanking on preschoolers
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A. Occurring at regular intervals B. More likely to be learned C. Sensitive to light/dark patterns D. Generated from within
What female sexual structure secretes a few drops of fluid during sexual excitement?
A) Bartholin's glands B) Cowper's glands C) Hymen D) Mons pubis
The textbook describes an experiment conducted by Bargh and Pietromonaco (1982) in which participants viewed a list composed mainly of hostile words or a list composed mainly of nonhostile words. Consistent with the argument that ______________ stimuli influence schemas, results showed that those exposed to the hostile list ________________.
a. subliminal; subsequently rated a target person more negatively. b. consciously experienced; were friendlier during a subsequent conversation. c. subliminal; remembered fewer hostile words on a memory test. d. consciously experienced; enjoyed the experiment to a greater degree