How has high-stakes testing changed the educational expectations of students with intellectual disabilities?
What will be an ideal response?
Recent law requires many students with intellectual disabilities to participate in district and statewide assessments, which means that many students with intellectual disabilities are expected to learn the same curriculum as other students.
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One reason why colleges use the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is to determine how well students will do during their first year in college. Which of the following is necessary for a test to be used for this purpose?
a. high construct validity b. high predictive validity c. high internal consistency d. high test-retest reliability
At the conclusion of a parent-teacher conference, a parent remarks, "Both my husband and I have multiple jobs, so time is very limited. Can you suggest just one thing that we can do with our daughter that would help her with reading?" Which of the following is the best advice?
a. "Do literacy activities while doing something else. For example, have her practice words posted on the refrigerator with magnets while you are preparing food. Take advantage of otherwise wasted time, such as waiting at the doctor's office or sitting in traffic, by bringing along a bag of books and a whiteboard and marker." b. "Give your child books well above her reading level to challenge her thinking." c. "It sounds as though you just don't have time so leave it to us here at school to teach your daughter to read." d. "Buy a workbook and see to it that your child completes one page every day."
Which type of evaluation is performed to check on how well students are doing while engaged in a lesson or unit?
A. Summative B. Formative C. Formal D. Informal