Three of the following teachers are providing scaffolding to help their students learn. Which one is not necessarily providing scaffolding?
a. Ms. Applegate gives her students a structure to follow when they write their first essay.
b. Mr. Bernardo teaches students how to perform an overhand throw by gently guiding each student through the correct movement a few times.
c. Ms. Chen gives her class some hints about how to solve an especially difficult word problem.
d. Mr. Donaldson takes his students on an all-day field trip to the art museum.
d
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The t-test can be characterized as a regression (linear) model if
A. The outcome variable is categorical. B. The groups have equal sample sizes. C. The experimental groups are represented by a binary variable (i.e. coded 0 and 1). D. A t-test is always different from regression.
Which of the following characteristics is an advantage of using norm-referenced tests to assess academic achievement?
A. the ability to compare achievement levels across students B. linking assessment with classroom instruction C. measuring monthly progress
In 2011, about 7% of all teenagers aged 16 to 24 dropped out of high school. The dropout rate is more than twice as high among __________ youth.
A. Black B. Hispanic/Latino C. Asian American D. White
What is the major drawback of using percentile ranks to describe students' performance on a standardized test?
a. Even many low-achieving students tend to get above-average percentile scores. b. Percentiles tend to underestimate how much students have actually learned. c. Because most students get fairly low scores, they become easily discouraged and their self-efficacy decreases. d. Students in the middle range can be quite similar in achievement and yet have scores that are somewhat dissimilar.