Which one of the following types of assessment items would be most appropriate for encouraging originality, creativity, and divergent thinking?

(a) essay
(b) matching
(c) True/False
(d) multiple choice


a

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Allsion's teachers say, "Block stacking can be hard, can't it? That blue block sure doesn't want to fit anywhere. I wonder if it would fit on the bottom of the stack better." What teacher-mediated strategy is Allison's teacher using?

A. redirection B. prompt C. praise D. directive

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Research seems to indicate that general literacy skills

A. are a significant contributor to workers' success in the labor market. B. are not as important in getting employment as specific vocational skills. C. are desirable, but they won't help you get a job. D. All these answers are correct.

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Causal-comparative research is used to describe experimental research with a categorical independent variable.

a. True b. False

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A student with a z-score of 2.5

a. got three-fourths of the answers correct. b. scored at the 75 percentile. c. scored in the highest 1 percent of the cases. d. None of these are true.

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